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What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Somerset.
Downside Abbey in Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset, was founded in 1814 by the Benedictine Order, specifically by monks from France seeking refuge during the Napoleonic Wars. The abbey is significant as a centre of Catholic education and monastic life in England, and its architecture reflects 19th-century Gothic Revival style.
Places near here
Monastery of St Gregory the Great, with west, south and east cloister ranges, Downside AbbeyListed building · 7 yd
Abbey Church and Minor Basilica of St Gregory the Great and the north cloister, Downside AbbeyListed building · 46 yd
Old Milestone by A367, just South of Stratton on the Fosse WayMonument or public art · 1010 yd
Waterfall and bus shelter, ChilcomptonWaterfall · 1584 yd
Old Milestone by A367, Fosse Way, outside front of "The George at Nettlebridge" PHMonument or public art · 1.4 mi
Harridge Wood Nature ReserveForest or wood · 1.4 mi.jpg?width=1280)
Edford WoodWood · 1.5 mi
Father Christmas at Saint Dunstan's Well CaveCave or cavern · 1.8 mi
Cottages at Fairy Cave Quarry about 1969Cave or cavern · 1.9 mi
Ashwick New CemeteryChurch, cross or graveyard · 2.0 mi
Hyatt's HillMountain or hill · 2.1 mi
The Island Tea Rooms Garden, Midsomer NortonIsland · 2.1 miOther information
Photo: ChurchCrawler · CC BY-SA 2.0