Maperton is a Town in the county of Somerset.

Retail in Maperton

There are great places to visit near Maperton including some great cities, historic buildings, towns, ancient sites, hills, ruins, historic monuments, lakes, villages, airports, beaches, islands, rivers and streams, hiking areas and caves.

Cities to visit near Maperton include Bath, and Wells.

The area around Maperton features a number of interesting historic buildings including Beckford's Tower, Tropicana, Grand Pier (Weston-super-Mare), and Wells Cathedral.

The area around Maperton boasts some of the best towns including Glastonbury, Langport, Bridgwater, and Weston-super-Mare.

There are a several good ancient sites in the Maperton area like Glastonbury Tor, and Chalice Well.

Glastonbury Tor is one of Maperton's best, nearby hills to visit in Maperton.

Maperton is near some unmissable ruins like Glastonbury Abbey,

Maperton has some unmissable historic monuments nearby like Chalice Well, and Cheddar Market Cross.

Lakes to visit near Maperton include Cellophane Ponds, and Marine Lake - Weston-super-mare.

There are a number of villages near Maperton including Withycombe, Uphill, Cheddar, and Wookey Hole.

Maperton is near some unmissable airports like Bristol Airport,

Weston-super-Mare Beach is a great place to visit close to Maperton if you like beaches.

The area around Maperton's best islands can be found at Knightstone Island.

There are a number of rivers and streams near to Maperton including River Axe.

Places near Maperton feature a number of interesting hiking areas including Cheddar Gorge.

Maperton has some unmissable caves nearby like Cheddar Gorge, and Wookey Hole Caves.

Maperton History

There are some historic monuments around Maperton:

• Bowl barrow on Charn Hill
• Roman building 600yds (549m) SW of Lower Sutton Farm
• The Conduit Cross
• Prospect tower 230m south of King's School
• Village cross
• Hillfort at Fox Covert, 550m north east of Lamyatt Lodge
• A motte with two baileys immediately north of Park Pond
• The Round House
• Cross in the churchyard of St John the Baptist 15m south east of the church door
• Medieval standing cross near the junction of the High Street and Gold Street, 240m south east of St Mary's Church
• Promontory fort on Barrow Hill
• Sherborne Old Castle
• Roman building at Lamyatt Beacon, Creech Hill
• Augustinian priory, later abbey and associated pillow mound, at King's School
• Lower Woolston medieval settlement
• Large multivallate hillfort and associated earthworks at South Cadbury
• Deserted medieval site W of Lower Batch Farm
• Early Medieval and Medieval urban remains, Milborne Port
• Medieval bridge 100m south west of Wyke House
• Sherborne Abbey, remains of
• Roman site by Pinford Lane
• Maperton medieval settlement
• The Packhorse Bridge 100m north west of the Church of St Mary
• Bolter's Bridge, Hornblotton