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.

The area around Shapwick features a number of interesting cities including Bath, and Wells.

Historic Buildings to visit near Shapwick include Beckford's Tower, Tropicana, Grand Pier (Weston-super-Mare), and Wells Cathedral.

There are a several good towns in the Shapwick area like Glastonbury, Langport, Bridgwater, and Weston-super-Mare.

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

The area around Shapwick's best hills can be found at Glastonbury Tor.

There are a several good ruins in the area around Shapwick like Glastonbury Abbey.

There are a number of historic monuments near Shapwick including Chalice Well, and Cheddar Market Cross.

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

The area around Shapwick boasts some of the best villages including Withycombe, Uphill, Cheddar, and Wookey Hole.

The area close to Shapwick boasts some of the best airports including Bristol Airport.

Beaches to visit near Shapwick include Weston-super-Mare Beach.

There are a number of islands near to Shapwick including Knightstone Island.

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

Hiking Areas to visit near Shapwick include Cheddar Gorge.

Cheddar Gorge, and Wookey Hole Caves are some of Shapwick best caves to visit near Shapwick.

Shapwick History

There are some historic monuments around Shapwick:

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