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Babington, Somerset Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Babington, Somerset

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Babington, Somerset history

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Babington Parish was part of the Kilmersdon Hundred, The village dates from medieval times. Its name derives from the Babington family, who were once associated with the village. Evidence of the medieval village was found during excavations carried out in 1997.

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Best Babington, Somerset places to visit

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

Haydon, Somerset Haydon is 1 mile (1.6 km) south-west of Radstock and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north-east of Kilmersdon.

Kingsdown Camp Kingsdown Camp is an Iron Age hill fort at Buckland Dinham 4.5 kilometres (3 mi) South East of Radstock, Somerset. It is a univallate fort with an area of 0.15 hectares (0.37 acres), and is approximately quadrilateral in shape.

Old Iron Works, Mells Old Iron Works, Mells (Fussells’ Lower Works) (grid reference ST738488) is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest, in the Wadbury Valley, south of the village of Mells in Somerset. The site is a ruined iron works, which mainly produced agricultural edge-tools that were exported all over the world. It is now, in addition to its unique and major importance in relation to industrial archaeology, used as a breeding site by horseshoe bats.

Wadbury Camp Wadbury Camp is a promontory fort in Somerset that protected the mining district of the Mendip Hills in pre-Roman times. It seems to have been an outwork of the larger Tedbury Camp.

Mells Village Hall Mells Village Hall in Mells, Somerset, was built in the 14th century as a tithe barn. It is a Grade II* listed building and is now the village hall.

Mells Manor Mells Manor at Mells, Somerset, was built in the 16th century for Edward Horner. The house, along with the garden walls, has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The gardens are listed, Grade I, on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of special historic interest.

Mells Park Mells Park is a country estate of 140 hectares (350 acres) near Mells, Somerset. It originated as a 17th-century deer park, probably created by the Horner family. It contains Park House, a Grade II* listed building, built in 1925 in neoclassical style by the architect Edwin Lutyens.

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