Visit Ash Priors Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Ash Priors

  

Ash Priors Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Ash Priors

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Ash Priors history

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The current house known as The Priory was probably built in the 17th century. It was owned by the Priory in Taunton before the Reformation, hence the name of the village. The parish of Ash Priors was part of the Kilmersdon Hundred.

Ash Priors geography / climate

Ash Priors Common, south of the village is a 21 hectares (52 acres) local nature reserve of unimproved neutral grassland, semi-natural deciduous woodland, wet heath, scrub, carr, stream, ponds and hedgerows. The plants to be found at the site include early marsh-orchid and twayblade orchid.

You can visit Ash Priors places with Walkfo Ash Priors to hear history at Ash Priors’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Ash Priors has 20 places to visit in our interactive Ash Priors 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 Ash Priors, 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 Ash Priors places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Ash Priors & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit Ash Priors Places Map
20 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Ash Priors places to visit

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

Church of St James the Great, Fitzhead The Anglican Church of St James the Great in Fitzhead, Somerset, was built in the 15th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Fitzhead Court and The Manor Fitzhead Court and The Manor in Fitzhead, Somerset, was built in the late 16th century. It has now been split into two buildings and is a Grade II* listed building.

Lydeard House Lydeard House was built in the mid 18th century. It is a Grade II* listed building in Somerset. The house is located in Bishops Lydeards, Somerset.

Sandhill Park Sandhill Park in the parish of Bishops Lydeard, Somerset is a derelict country house built in 1720. It was used in the 20th century as a prisoner of war camp, a home for handicapped children and later as a military and civilian hospital.

Church of the Holy Trinity, Ash Priors The Church of the Holy Trinity in Ash Priors, Somerset, was built in the 15th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Church of St John the Baptist, Heathfield The Church of St John the Baptist in Heathfield, Somerset, was built in the 13th century. It is a Grade II listed building with a tower from which the tower remains.

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