Barrington Court
Grade I listed historic house museum in South Somerset, England, UK.
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Nothing is mapped inside Shepton Beauchamp’s built-up area, but 3 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. They include a historic house, a garden and a museum. Our list counts one place looked after by the National Trust. If you have a day, head to Montacute House, 9.6 km away.
The rest of the best known are a garden and a museum.
Historic house · National TrustBarrington Court900 m outside town, to the northwestGardenGardenEast Lambrook Manor Gardens2.5 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumPerry's Cider Mill4.6 km outside town, to the southwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The outermost point is Perry's Cider Mill, at 5.2 km.
The dashed line is Shepton Beauchamp’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
It comes down to a historic house, a garden and a museum.
Green: inside Shepton Beauchamp. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Barrington Court).
The list runs to 3 places, all within 5 km of its edge.
Grade I listed historic house museum in South Somerset, England, UK.
Mill building in Dowlish Wake, South Somerset, England, UK.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
22 listed buildings are on Shepton Beauchamp’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Shepton Beauchamp →
The standout of the 12 is Montacute House, 9.6 km from town.
Historic house · National TrustMontacute House9.6 km east · 120K visitors a year (2011)
CathedralWells Cathedral32 km northeast
Abbey or prioryGlastonbury Abbey24 km northeast
Historic house · National TrustTreasurer's House5.9 km east
Fort · English HeritageMaiden Castle39 km southeast
FortAthelney13 km northwest
Historic house · English HeritageMuchelney Abbey8.2 km north
Castle · National TrustBurrow Mump14 km north
CastleForde Abbey13 km south
Historic house · National TrustPriest's House8.3 km north
Historic house · National TrustStoke sub Hamdon Priory7 km east
Castle · English HeritageSherborne Castle25 km eastPlaces well known beyond Shepton Beauchamp (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
No attraction is mapped inside Shepton Beauchamp itself. Within 5 km of it are Barrington Court, East Lambrook Manor Gardens and Perry's Cider Mill.
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Shepton Beauchamp: Perry's Cider Mill.
Yes. In or within 5 km of Shepton Beauchamp, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Barrington Court).
Within 40 km: Montacute House (9.6 km), Wells Cathedral (32 km), Glastonbury Abbey (24 km), Treasurer's House (5.9 km).
Shepton Beauchamp has 22 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Shepton Beauchamp when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
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