Shapwick is a Village in the county of Somerset.

Retail in Shapwick

There are great places to visit near Shapwick 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.

Don't miss Bath, and Wells's cities if visiting the area around Shapwick.

Historic Buildings to visit near Shapwick include 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 Shapwick if you like towns.

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

Places near Shapwick feature a number of interesting hills including Glastonbury Tor.

Don't miss Glastonbury Abbey's ruins if visiting the area around Shapwick.

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

There are a number of lakes near Shapwick including Cellophane Ponds, and Marine Lake - Weston-super-mare.

There are a several good villages in the Shapwick area like Withycombe, Uphill, Cheddar, and Wookey Hole.

There are a several good airports in the area around Shapwick like Bristol Airport.

Don't miss Weston-super-Mare Beach's beaches if visiting the area around Shapwick.

The area close to Shapwick boasts some of the best islands including Knightstone Island.

The area around Shapwick's best rivers and streams can be found at River Axe.

The area around Shapwick's best hiking areas can be found at Cheddar Gorge.

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

Shapwick History

There are some historic monuments around Shapwick:

• Beckery Chapel and cemetery (site of)
• Prehistoric timber trackways, 670m SSE of Parchey Bridge
• Duck decoy, 590m south west of Rice Farm
• Low Ham Roman villa
• Timber trackways 850m east of Catcott Burtle Farm
• Bronze Age and Iron Age timber trackways, 700m north west of Coppice Gate Farm
• Roman villa N of Stowey Hill
• The easternmost of three duck decoys on Walton Moor
• Sections of the Sweet Track, the Post Track and associated remains 500m north east of Moorgate Farm
• Timber trackways at Moor Drove, 800m east of Brentsfield Bridge
• Duck decoy 1km south east of Manor Farm
• Tinney's trackways, west of Sharpham Bridge
• Duck decoy in Sharpham Park, 600m south west of Avalon Farm
• Burrow Mump: a motte castle, later chapel and associated earthworks
• Duck decoy, 950m south west of junction of Westhay Moor Drove and Lewis's Drove
• Roman briquetage mounds on Burtle Moor
• Section of medieval road, south of Pomparles Bridge, north of Street
• Manor house at Mudgley
• Bronze Age and Iron Age trackways 600m north east of Northbrook Farm
• Duck decoy east of Barrow Wood Lane
• Central of three duck decoys on Walton Moor, south of Lord Bath's Drove
• The Abbot's Fish House and fishponds
• Lake villages NW of Oxenpill
• Melbury Roman villa
• Section of the Abbot's Way trackway, 500m WSW of Honeygar Farm
• Wooden trackways on Chilton Moor, 300m west of Station Farm
• Duck decoy, 770m SSE of Gold Corner Bridge
• Duck decoy, 820m SSW of Little Huckham Farm: the western of three decoys on Walton Moor
• Timber trackway site, 700m west of Honeygar Farm
• Duck decoy on Middle Moor
• Early Christian settlement and monastic site at Marchey Farm
• Sections of the Sweet Track and Post Track, 250m ESE of Station House
• Compton Dundon hillfort with Dundon Beacon, east of Dundon
• Sections of the Sweet Track and Post Track, 240m south west of Sunnyside Farm
• Blackford Manor House Moat
• Village cross
• Sections of the Sweet Track and Post Track, 650m east of Canada Farm