Church of St James

#2258 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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The Church of St James in Ashwick, Somerset, England, is a church dating from 1881. It is a Grade I listed building, adjacent to Ashwick Court. It also houses a tower that dates back from 1450. ()

Coordinates: 51°14'2"N, 2°31'16"W

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Church of St James – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kilver Court, Midsomer Norton, Fairy Cave Quarry, Scheduled monuments in Mendip.

3 miS
Garden, Park, Cafe
Kilver Court, Shepton Mallet
78 min walk • Kilver Court is an historic house and gardens in Shepton Mallet in the English county of Somerset. The River Sheppey powered textile mills and it later became a factory, the headquarters of the Showerings brewing business, and then the headquarters of a leather-goods manufacturer, Mulberry. It is now used as a shopping centre.
4 miNE
Town, Hotel, Church
Midsomer Norton
103 min walk • Midsomer Norton is a town near the Mendip Hills in Bath and North East Somerset, England, 10 miles south-west of Bath, 10 miles north-east of Wells, 10 miles north-west of Frome, 12 miles west of Trowbridge and 16 miles south-east of Bristol.
1.3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Fairy Cave Quarry
33 min walk • Fairy Cave Quarry is between Stoke St Michael and Oakhill in the limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. Quarrying was first started on the site in the early 1920s.
3.8 miS
Archaeological site
Scheduled monuments in Mendip
96 min walk • Mendip is a local government district of Somerset in England. The Mendip district covers a largely rural area of 285 square miles ranging from the Mendip Hills through on to the Somerset Levels. It has a population of approximately 110,000.
3.1 miS
Tours, Prison
HM Prison Shepton Mallet, Shepton Mallet
80 min walk • HMP Shepton Mallet, sometimes known as Cornhill, is a former prison located in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England. When it closed in 2013, it was the United Kingdom's oldest operating prison, and had been since the closure of HMP Lancaster Castle in 2011. Before closure Shepton Mallet was a category C lifer prison holding 189 prisoners.
3.6 miNE
Museum, Specialty museum
Somerset & Dorset Railway Heritage Trust
94 min walk • The Somerset & Dorset Railway Heritage Trust is a UK-registered charity which owns the museum and railway at Midsomer Norton railway station.
3.2 miS
Church
Church of St Peter and St Paul, Shepton Mallet
83 min walk • The Church of St Peter and St Paul in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England, dates from the 12th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.
3.9 miNE
Church
Church of St John the Baptist
100 min walk • The Anglican Church of St John the Baptist in Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England, is a Grade II* listed building. St. John's is part of the Diocese of Bath and Wells.
3.8 miSW
Church
Church of St Mary the Virgin
97 min walk • The Anglican Church of St Mary the Virgin in Croscombe, Somerset, England, is primarily from the 15th and 16th centuries with 19th-century restoration. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building.
1.9 miNE
Monastery
Downside Abbey
48 min walk • Downside Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in England and the senior community of the English Benedictine Congregation. Until 2019, the community had close links with Downside School, for the education of children aged eleven to eighteen.
1.9 miSE
Church
Church of St Michael
49 min walk • The Anglican Church of St Michael in Stoke St Michael, Somerset, England was built around 1400. It is a Grade II* listed building.