English Heritage sites near Shepton Beauchamp Parish
MUCHELNEY ABBEY
5 miles from Shepton Beauchamp Parish
Once a wealthy Benedictine house, Muchelney’s main buildings were demolished by Henry VIII in 1538. See the richly decorated cloister walk and thatched monks’ lavatory – the only one in Britain.
GLASTONBURY TRIBUNAL
15 miles from Shepton Beauchamp Parish
Fine, late 15th century stone townhouse, early Tudor façade and panelled interiors. Home to Glastonbury Lake Village Museum: discover life 2000 years ago when much of Somerset consisted of marshy sea.
SHERBORNE OLD CASTLE
15 miles from Shepton Beauchamp Parish
Built on a grand scale in the 12th century by the Bishop of Salisbury, Sherborne was coveted by churchmen and noblemen alike giving it a long, chequered history. Picnic, shop, light refreshments.
MEARE FISH HOUSE
15 miles from Shepton Beauchamp Parish
The only surviving monastic fishery building in England, this housed the Abbot of Glastonbury's water bailiff and provided facilities for fish-salting and drying.
WINTERBOURNE POOR LOT BARROWS
20 miles from Shepton Beauchamp Parish
A 'cemetery' of 44 Bronze Age burial mounds of varying types and sizes, straddling the A35 main road.
BLACKBURY CAMP
21 miles from Shepton Beauchamp Parish
An Iron Age hillfort in Devon with impressive ramparts, now surrounded by woodland.
Churches in Shepton Beauchamp Parish
St Michael's
Church Street
Shepton Beauchamp
Ilminster
(01460) 240228
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Pubs in Shepton Beauchamp Parish
Duke of York
North Street, Shepton Beauchamp, TA19 0LW
(01460) 240314
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