Visit Shipham Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Shipham

  

Shipham Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Shipham

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Shipham history

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Shipham was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Sipeham, meaning ‘The sheep home’ from the Old English scip and ham. The tenant-in-chief is shown as being Roger de Courcelles.

Shipham geography / climate

Shipham Hill is one of the highest points in the Mendips at 1,066 feet (325 m) The village has a panorama over Weston-super-Mare and the Bristol Channel. Near to the village is GB Cave.

Mining

Singing River Mine was worked in the 18th and 19th centuries for calamine (zinc carbonate) and galena (lead sulphide) In the 1920s it was used as an underground reservoir by the water authorities. A small stream flows through the mine in parts.

You can visit Shipham places with Walkfo Shipham to hear history at Shipham’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Shipham has 43 places to visit in our interactive Shipham 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 Shipham, 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 Shipham places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Shipham & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 43 audio facts unique to Shipham places in an interactive Shipham map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Shipham Places Map
43 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Shipham historic spots	Shipham tourist destinations	Shipham plaques	Shipham geographic features
Walkfo Shipham tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Shipham

  

Best Shipham places to visit

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

Max Bog Max Bog is a 10.6 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in North Somerset. The site is owned by North Somerset Council and managed by the Avon Wildlife Trust for the range of wetland plants that it supports.

Burrington Camp Burrington Camp, also known as Burrington Ham, is an Iron Age hill fort in the Mendip Hills. The name “Burrington Ham” was commonly used for the hill fort before the 20th century. The camp overlooks Burrington Combe, where there have been archaeological discoveries of cemeteries.

Goatchurch Cavern Goatchurch Cavern is a cave on the edge of Burrington Combe in the limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England.

Charterhouse Cave Charterhouse Cave, on the Mendip Hills in Somerset, is the deepest cave in southern England. The cave is located in a valley known as Charterhouse House in south-west Somerset.

GB Cave GB Cave is a cave between Charterhouse and Shipham in the Mendip Hills, in Somerset. The cave was first entered on 19 November 1939, after ten months of digging, by the University of Bristol Spelæological Society. The entrance to the cave is kept locked, and access is controlled by the Charterhouse Caving Company.

All Saints Church, Sandford All Saints Church is a Church of England church in Sandford, Somerset. It was built in 1883–84 and has been a Grade II listed building since 1983. The church is in a local ecumenical partnership with a Methodist church.

Yanal Bog Yanal Bog (grid reference ST424607) is a 1.6 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the southern edge of the North Somerset Levels. It was notified as an SSSI in 1988.

Cheddar Reservoir Cheddar Reservoir is an artificial reservoir in Somerset, England, operated by Bristol Water. Dating from the 1930s it has a capacity of 1350 million gallons (6,140,000 cubic metres) It is supplied with water taken from the Cheddar Yeo river in Cheddar Gorge.

Meat Research Institute Meat Research Institute was a research institute in North Somerset. It was founded in 1967 to provide research for the British meat industry. Founded in 1967.

Church of St Michael and All Angels, Rowberrow The Anglican Church of St Michael and All Angels at Rowberrow within the English county of Somerset dates from the 14th century, but parts were rebuilt in 1865. It is a Grade II* listed building.

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