Visit Kingston St Mary Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Kingston St Mary

  

Kingston St Mary Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Kingston St Mary

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Kingston St Mary history

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Kingston was part of the Taunton Deane Hundred and was ceded to the Bishop of Winchester. The church’s dedication was added to the village in the 20th century. The name of the village comes from the kings of the West Saxons.

Kingston St Mary landmarks

The manor house on Lodes Lane dates from around 1560 and Tetton House dates from 1790 and was enlarged and mainly rebuilt in 1924-6 by Harry Stuart Goodhart-Rendel. The Grange was built around 1862, by Sir George Gilbert Scott for Mr Steele Perkins, and was visited by the future prime minister Anthony Eden during his holidays. Kingston St Mary, has long been home to a country & folk music festival located at Yarford Farm, named Yarstock.

You can visit Kingston St Mary places with Walkfo Kingston St Mary to hear history at Kingston St Mary’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Kingston St Mary has 14 places to visit in our interactive Kingston St Mary 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 Kingston St Mary, 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 Kingston St Mary places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Kingston St Mary & the surrounding areas.

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14 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Kingston St Mary places to visit

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

Roman Catholic Church of St Teresa of Lisieux, Taunton The Roman Catholic Church of St Teresa of Lisieux in Taunton, Somerset, dates from 1958–1959. It is the only known church design of Eric Francis, a Chepstow-born architect. St Teresa’s is a functioning parish church within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Clifton.

St Andrew’s Church, Taunton St Andrew’s Church is a Church of England church in Taunton, Somerset. Designed by J. Houghton Spencer, it was built in 1880–81 and has been a Grade II listed building since 2016.

Church of St Mary, Cheddon Fitzpaine The Anglican Church of St Mary in Cheddon Fitzpaine, Somerset, was built in the late 13th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Pyrland Hall Pyrland Hall is a Grade II* listed building in Somerset. It is a country house near Cheddon Fitzpaine in the English county of Somerset.

40 Commando 40 Commando RM is a battalion-sized formation of the British Royal Marines. It is subordinate unit within 3 Commando Brigade, the principal Commando formation, under the Operational Command of Commander in Chief Fleet. The unit’s first “winter” was 1991, when the unit was nicknamed the “Sunshine Commando”

Broomfield Camp Broomfield Camp is a univallate Iron Age hill fort in the Taunton Deane district of Somerset, England. The hill fort is situated approximately 0.6 miles (0.97 km) south-east from the village of Broomfields.

Tetton, Kingston St Mary Tetton is an historic estate in the parish of Kingston St Mary in the English county of Somerset. The present grade II* listed Tetton House dates from 1790 and was enlarged and mainly rebuilt in 1924-6 by Hon. Mervyn Herbert (1882-1929)

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