Towns & cities · South West England
Ashcott
Ashcott — village and civil parish in Somerset, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Ashcott is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 1,169 people. Address: TA7. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Somerset, England". Coordinates: 51.1300°, -2.8070°.
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Protected designations
- National Nature Reserve: SOMERSET WETLANDS
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Ashcott is a small village and civil parish located in the Sedgemoor area of Somerset in the south-west of England. The village has a population of 1,186. The parish includes the hamlets of Ashcott Corner, Berhill, Buscott, Nythe and Pedwell. The village has five pubs and its own brewer, Moor Beer. It has a church, shop, a primary school and an all-through independent school. The annual Ashcott BeerFest is held on the Coronation playing fields at the end of June/beginning of July each year. It raises money for the Playing Fields, Cheeky Chimps Pre-School and the Ashcott Primary School PTA.
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Background
History
The parish of Ashcott was part of the Whitley Hundred. ]] The village was a stop for mail coaches running from Bath to Exeter, and later had a station on the Evercreech Junction to Burnham-on-Sea branch of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway. The station was two miles away from the village, and was originally called "Ashcott and Meare", reflecting the fact that Meare was also nearby (in fact, nearer). "Meare" was dropped from the official name in 1876, though the station "running board" – the large sign on the platform – continued to give the double name until the railway line closed in 1966 under the Beeching Axe. A narrow gauge railway operated by Eclipse Peat operated from 1922 to 1983…
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- Coordinates
- 51.1300, -2.8070
- District
- Somerset
- Parish
- Ashcott
- Postcode
- TA7
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills
- Population
- 1,169
- Official site
- www.somersetintelligence.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q724982 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Ashcott (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Ashcott.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ashcott?
- Ashcott is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TA7), in the parish of Ashcott.
- Is Ashcott a protected site?
- Yes — Ashcott is part of the SOMERSET WETLANDS National Nature Reserve.
- Is Ashcott free to visit?
- Yes, Ashcott is free to enter.
- How do I get to Ashcott?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode TA7. It sits within the Wells and Mendip Hills parliamentary constituency.