Visit Ashwick Places

Welcome to Visit Ashwick Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Ashwick

  

Ashwick Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Ashwick

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Ashwick history

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Ashwick is the older settlement, dating back to Anglo-Saxon times. It appears in the Domesday book as a settlement called Escewiche, which translates as ‘the hamlet or farmstead by the ash trees’ The parish of Ashwick was part of the Hundred of Kilmersdon.

You can visit Ashwick places with Walkfo Ashwick to hear history at Ashwick’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Ashwick has 33 places to visit in our interactive Ashwick map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Ashwick, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Ashwick places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Ashwick & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 33 audio facts unique to Ashwick places in an interactive Ashwick map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Ashwick Places Map
33 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Ashwick tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Ashwick

  

Best Ashwick places to visit

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Ashwick has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Ashwick’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Ashwick’s information audio spots:

Church of the Holy Trinity, Binegar The Anglican Church of the Holy Trinity, Binegar, Somerset, is a Grade II* listed building. It is Norman but has been rebuilt and restored several times since.

Emborough Quarries Emborough Quarries (grid reference ST623505) is a 1 hectare (2.5 acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest at Emborough in the Mendip Hills, Somerset. The disused quarry has yielded a wide variety of remains of vertebrate fossils, amongst which the early reptiles are particularly well represented. Of special note is Kuehneosaurus latus which is one of the earliest-known flying vertebrates.

Blacker’s Hill Blacker’s Hill is an Iron Age hill fort at Chilcompton, 4.5km south west of Radstock, Somerset. It has been designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument. The hill fort is roughly rectangular and is a promentary type.

Christ Church, Downside Christ Church is a former Church of England church in Downside, Somerset. It was built in 1837–38 and closed in 1983. The church, now a private residence, is a Grade II listed building.

Maesbury Castle Maesbury Castle is an Iron Age hill fort within the parish of Croscombe on the Mendip Hills, just north of Shepton Mallet, Somerset. The area was a boundary between the Romano-British Celts and West Saxons during the period 577-652 AD, when the nearby Wansdyke fortification comprised part of the border. The enclosure has an area of 2.5 hectares (6.2 acres) and lies at a height of 292 m (950 ft) with views in many directions.

Harridge Wood From about 1300 AD part of the wood was the scene of coal mining, which continued until around 1800. Large areas were planted for timber in the mid-20th century, and this continues to be harvested. The nature reserve is steadily reintroducing the original flora.

Stoke Lane Slocker Stoke Lane Slocker is 2.18 km in length and reaches a depth of 30m. It was previously known as Stoke Lane Swallet, but now the local name is preferred. The origin of the word “Slocker” is obscure.

St. Dunstan’s Well Catchment St Dunstan’s Well Catchment (grid reference ST668475) is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. Formerly known as Stoke St Michael Slocker, it contains nine SSSI units. The site was notified in 1967.

Church of St Michael, Stoke St Michael The Anglican Church of St Michael in Stoke St Michael, Somerset, was built around 1400. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Shatter Cave Shatter Cave is a cave in Fairy Cave Quarry, near Stoke St Michael in the limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset. It falls within the St. Dunstan’s Well Catchment Site of Special Scientific Interest.

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