North Petherton
North Petherton is a Town in the county of Somerset.
There are great places to visit near North Petherton 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.
Bath, and Wells are great places to visit near North Petherton if you like cities.
There are a several good historic buildings in the North Petherton area like Beckford's Tower, Tropicana, Grand Pier (Weston-super-Mare), and Wells Cathedral.
Glastonbury, Langport, Bridgwater, and Weston-super-Mare are great places to visit near North Petherton if you like towns.
Glastonbury Tor, and Chalice Well are great places to visit near North Petherton if you like ancient sites.
Places near North Petherton feature a number of interesting hills including Glastonbury Tor.
There are a number of ruins near to North Petherton including Glastonbury Abbey.
North Petherton has some unmissable historic monuments nearby like Chalice Well, and Cheddar Market Cross.
North Petherton's best nearby lakes can be found at Cellophane Ponds, and Marine Lake - Weston-super-mare.
Withycombe, Uphill, Cheddar, and Wookey Hole are great places to visit near North Petherton if you like villages.
Airports to visit near North Petherton include Bristol Airport.
North Petherton is near some unmissable beaches like Weston-super-Mare Beach,
The area close to North Petherton boasts some of the best islands including Knightstone Island.
The area close to North Petherton boasts some of the best rivers and streams including River Axe.
Cheddar Gorge is one of North Petherton's best, nearby hiking areas to visit in North Petherton.
There are a number of caves near North Petherton including Cheddar Gorge, and Wookey Hole Caves.
North Petherton History
There are some historic monuments around North Petherton:
Places to see near North Petherton
History of North Petherton
King Henry II expanded the royal estate into the Royal Forest (hunting ground) of Petherton Park, which continued to exist until the 17th century. Geoffrey Chaucer (~1343-1400), author of The Canterbury Tales was appointed Deputy Forester of the Royal Forest of North Petherton towards the end of his life. The Royal Forest was probably similar in area to the Saxon Hundred of North Petherton. According to the late 13th century Hundred Rolls, King Henry II of England (d. 1189) gave William of Wrotham lands at North Petherton. Between 1513 and 1535 Sir William Courtenay (d.1535) of Powderham, Devon was the keeper of North Petherton Park.
