Holton, Somerset

The Anglican Church of St Nicholas in Holton, Somerset, England was built in the 14th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.

The Anglican Church of St John the Baptist in North Cheriton, Somerset, England was built in the 14th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.

North Cheriton is a small village and civil parish in South Somerset with a population of 208. It is located on the A357 south-west of Wincanton.

Maperton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated 3 miles (4.8 km) south west of Wincanton in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 140. However, this small number includes Elliscombe House care home which alone has an average of 40 residents.

Bratton Seymour is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on a tributary of the River Brue 4 miles (6.4 km) south-east of Castle Cary and 4 miles (6.4 km) north-west of Wincanton. The parish has a population of 104.

King Arthur's School is a smaller than average secondary school in Wincanton, Somerset, England. It had 350 students between the ages of 11 and 16 in 2017. Before April 2019 it was called King Arthur's Community School.

The Anglican Church of St Nicholas in Bratton Seymour, Somerset, England, was built in the 13th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Horsington is a village and Civil parish in Somerset, England, situated 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Wincanton and 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Templecombe in the South Somerset district. The village lies on the edge of Horsington Marsh, part of the Blackmore Vale. In 2011 the population of the Parish, which includes the adjoining hamlets of Peckholdsash and Wilkin Throop and the village of South Cheriton was 571.

The Anglican Church of St John the Baptist in Horsington, Somerset, England was built in the 15th century and rebuilt between 1885 and 1887. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Wincanton Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing venue located in Wincanton, Somerset, England. The steeplechase fences are large, making it a good test of a chaser. Three fences in quick succession in the second half of the home-straight make for exciting racing and often change the complexion of a finish dramatically; resulting in a great many close finishes.The track stages several big races, including the Kingwell Hurdle in February. The CGA Chase (previously the Jim Ford Challenge Cup, last run in 2012) was run on the same day; these races were significant trials for the Champion Hurdle and Cheltenham Gold Cup respectively. Several of the races at the course were shown on Channel 4 and are now occasionally shown on ITV.The track is located near to the yard of the trainer, Paul Nicholls and as such many of his young horses run here.

Wincanton railway station was a station in the county of Somerset, in England. It was located on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway. Sited on a double line stretch of the S&D, the station had two platforms with a station building. A goods yard, controlled from a signal box on platform one, gave access to sidings for the use of the horses from the local racecourse. The Cow & Gate creamery and dairy products factory had its own sidings, providing access for milk trains.

Horsington House is a country house in Horsington, near Templecombe in Somerset. It is a stone-built house with pillared porch, built in 1839. It is a Grade II listed building.The estate was the home of the Dodington family from around 1790 to 1922. The three-storey Doulting stone house built in 1839 has five bays on the front with a pediment supported by doric columns over the central porch.In 1939 the house and park were sold by Catherine Campbell Noyes to Malvern Girls' College. The charity Barnardo's used it as a children's home from 1946 until July 1972. Subsequently Horsington House became an hotel. It is now, once again, owned privately.