Alhampton
Alhampton is a small village 5 miles (8 km) south of Shepton Mallet, and 2 miles (3 km) north-west of Castle Cary, in Somerset, England.

Alhampton is a small village 5 miles (8 km) south of Shepton Mallet, and 2 miles (3 km) north-west of Castle Cary, in Somerset, England. It lies within the civil parish of Ditcheat.
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Worth seeing in and around Alhampton
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Church of All Saints, Castle Cary
All Saints Church in Castle Cary in the English county of Somerset dates from 1470 and is notable for its high steeple. It is a Grade II* listed building.
3 km · church in Castle Cary, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 02Church of St Peter
The Church of St Peter at Hornblotton in the parish of West Bradley, Somerset, England, was built in 1872–74 by Sir Thomas Graham Jackson, for the rector, Godfrey Thring replacing a medieval church on the same site. It is a Grade I listed building, The Victorian building is on the site of an earlier church which had fallen into disrepair, from which a stump of the tower remains in the churchyard.
3.6 km · church in Hornblotton, Mendip, UK · Wikipedia - 03Hadspen house and garden
Hadspen House of Hadspen, Somerset, England is built of Cary stone, mined from Hadspen Quarry. The stone is a soft limestone known for its deep burnt-orange colour.
3.7 km · building in Pitcombe, England · Wikipedia - 04The Abbey, Ditcheat
The Abbey, Ditcheat is a large house at Ditcheat in Somerset. Originally a rectory, now converted into a house, the Grade II* listed building dates from the 15th century.
1.4 km · building in Ditcheat, England · Wikipedia - 05Alhampton Mission Church
Alhampton Mission Church is a Church of England chapel in Alhampton, Somerset, England. The tin tabernacle was erected in 1892 and now forms part of the Fosse Trinity Benefice.
200 m · church in Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 06Market House
Castle Cary Market House, also known as Castle Cary Town Hall, is a municipal building in the Market Place in Castle Cary, Somerset, England. The structure, which accommodates the offices of Castle Cary Town council as well as the Castle Cary and District Museum, is a Grade II* listed building.
2.8 km · market hall in Castle Cary, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 07Church of St Andrew
The Church of St Andrew in Ansford, Somerset, England, was built in the 15th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.
2.2 km · church in Ansford, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 08Church of St Mary and St John
The Anglican Church Of St Mary and St John in Lamyatt, within the English county of Somerset, was built in the 13th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.
3.6 km · church in Lamyatt, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 09Church of All Saints, Alford
The Church of All Saints which is next to the River Brue in Alford, Somerset, England, dates from the 15th century, with minor 19th-century restoration. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building.
3.2 km · church in Alford, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 10Church of St Mary Magdalene, Ditcheat
The Church of St Mary Magdalene is the Church of England parish church for the village of Ditcheat, Somerset, England. There has been a church on the site since 824, and the present building owes much of its grandeur to the Abbots of Glastonbury.
1.5 km · church in Ditcheat, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Alhampton
- Airports
- Bristol (BRS), 33 km · Cardiff (CWL), 65 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 150 km
- Stations
- Castle Cary railway station, 1.5 km
- Cardiff → Alhampton61 km · quickest by road, 2h 38m · £10–14
- London → Alhampton173 km · quickest by road, 3h 20m · £18–24
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Alhampton158 km · quickest by road, 3h 18m · £16–22
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No local-transport research exists yet for Alhampton
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Alhampton. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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Next door to Alhampton
Alhampton is 38 km from Bristol, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Castle Carytown in Somerset, England, UK2.9 km
- Lamyattvillage and parish in Somerset, England.2.9 km
- Ditcheatvillage and civil parish in Somerset, England1.7 km
- Ansfordvillage and civil parish in Somerset, United Kingdom2.4 km