Visit Spaxton Places

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

  

Spaxton Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Spaxton

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Spaxton history

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Spaxton is one of the Thankful Villages – those villages that suffered no fatalities during the Great War of 1914–1918. The name of Spaxton originates from “Spakr”, a Dane who settled in the area in about the 9th century.

Spaxton geography / climate

Hawkridge Reservoir supplies water for Bridgwater, constructed between 1960 and 1962, and Ashford Reservoir which was constructed in 1932.

You can visit Spaxton places with Walkfo Spaxton to hear history at Spaxton’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Spaxton has 23 places to visit in our interactive Spaxton 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 Spaxton, 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 Spaxton places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Spaxton & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 23 audio facts unique to Spaxton places in an interactive Spaxton map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Spaxton Places Map
23 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Spaxton places to visit

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

Enmore Castle Enmore Castle is a Grade II listed building in the village of Enmore, Somerset, England. It is located on the outskirts of the village.

Peart Water Peart Water is a stream about 5 miles (8.0 km) long in Somerset, England. It rises in the Quantock Hills and flows in a generally northeast direction. Fish are raised in the Hawkridge Reservoir, and further downstream it powers two mills.

Church of St Michael, Enmore The Anglican Church of St Michael in Enmore dates mainly from the 15th century. Some of the fabric of the building from the 12th century, including an arched doorway, survives. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Nether Stowey The Anglican Church of St Mary the Virgin in Nether Stowey in Somerset has a 15th-century tower. The remainder of the church was rebuilt in 1851 by Richard Carver and Charles Edmund Giles. It is as a Grade II* listed building.

Church of St Martin, Fiddington The Anglican Church of St Martin in Fiddington, Somerset, dates from the 11th century. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building.

Cannington Court Cannington Court in the village of Cannington, Somerset, was built around 1138 as a lay wing of a Benedictine nunnery. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building.

Cannington Camp Cannington Camp is a Bronze Age and Iron Age hill fort near Cannington, Somerset. The small hill rises to 80 metres (260 ft) above low-lying land. The north side of the hill has been destroyed by quarrying during the 19th and 20th centuries. Flint tools, scrapers and flakes have been found on or near the hill.

Church of All Saints, Aisholt All Saints Church is the Anglican parish church for the ancient parish of Aisholt, Somerset. It is a Grade II* listed building and lying in the Civil Parish of Spaxton.

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