Muchelney
Muchelney is a clustered village and civil parish in Somerset, England, extending for 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the south bank of the River Parrett.

Muchelney is a clustered village and civil parish in Somerset, England, extending for 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the south bank of the River Parrett. The village lies about 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Langport and 4 miles (6.4 km) south west of Somerton. The hamlets of Thorney and Muchelney Ham are in the south of the parish.
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Worth seeing in and around Muchelney
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 St Peter and St Paul, Muchelney
The Church of St Peter and St Paul in Muchelney, Somerset, England, has Saxon origins, however the current building largely dates from the 15th century. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building.
0 m · church in Muchelney, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 02Muchelney Abbey
Muchelney Abbey is an English Heritage property in the village of Muchelney in the Somerset Levels, England. The site consists of ruined walls showing the layout of the abbey buildings constructed from the 7th to 16th centuries, and the remaining intact Abbot's House.
100 m · Grade I listed historic house museum in South Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 03Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Huish Episcopi
The Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Huish Episcopi, Somerset, England, has 12th-century origins but was largely rebuilt in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building.
1.7 km · church in Huish Episcopi, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 04The Priest's House
The Priest's House is a National Trust-owned property in Muchelney, in the English county of Somerset. It has been designated as a grade I listed building.
0 m · grade II listed historic house museum in Muchelney, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 05St Andrew's Church
The Church of St Andrew in Curry Rivel, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century and is designated as a Grade I listed building. It was included in Simon Jenkins England's Thousand Best Churches.
3.8 km · church in Curry Rivel, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 06Church of St Catherine, Drayton
The Church of St Catherine in Drayton, Somerset, England dates from the 15th century. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building.
2.4 km · church in South Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 07The Hanging Chapel
The Hanging Chapel, more formally known as the Chantry Chapel of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in Langport, Somerset, England, is a 13th-century archway, bearing a Perpendicular building known as the hanging chapel. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building, and a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
1.9 km · church in Langport, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 08The Town Hall
Langport Town Hall is a municipal building in Bow Street in Langport, Somerset, England. The building is managed by Landmark Langport.
2.1 km · building in Langport, South Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 09Church of All Saints, Langport
The Church of All Saints in Langport, Somerset, England, has 12th-century origins but was rebuilt in the late 15th century. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.
1.9 km · church in Langport, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 10Church of Saint John Baptist
The Anglican Church of St John Baptist in Pitney, Somerset, England, was built in the 13th and 14th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.
3.9 km · church in Pitney, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Muchelney
- Airports
- Bristol (BRS), 41 km · Cardiff (CWL), 56 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 171 km
- Stations
- Langport East railway halt, 2.3 km · Long Sutton and Pitney railway station, 3.4 km
- Bristol → Muchelney51 km · quickest by road, 1h 49m · £7–9
- Cardiff → Muchelney57 km · quickest by road, 2h 40m · £12–16
- London → Muchelney195 km · quickest by road, 3h 36m · £19–26
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No local-transport research exists yet for Muchelney
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 Muchelney. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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If you know how people move in Muchelney – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.
Next door to Muchelney
Muchelney is 51 km from Bristol, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Langporttown and civil parish in Somerset, United Kingdom2 km
- Long Suttonvillage and civil parish in Somerset, UK3.8 km
- Curry Rivelvillage in Somerset, England, UK3.5 km
- Pitneyvillage in Somerset, England, UK3.9 km
- Long Loadvillage in Somerset, England, UK3.8 km
- Huish Episcopivillage in Somerset, England, UK1.6 km