Wiveliscombe

Also known as Wiveliscombe, Somerset

Wiveliscombe (, ) is a town and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated west of Taunton. The town has a population of 2,893. The Square, fronted by several listed structures, held the former market. The parish includes the nearby hamlet of Maundown.

Key facts

UK place.static_image_name: Wiveliscombe houses.jpg
UK place.static_image_alt: Street scene with buildings and shops. The three storey building on the left has a sign saying The Courthouse.
UK place.static_image_caption: Court House, Wiveliscombe, built by the Hancock family (a local brewing family) in 1881
UK place.country: England
UK place.official_name: Wiveliscombe
UK place.population: 2,893
UK place.population_ref: (2011)
UK place.civil_parish: Wiveliscombe
UK place.unitary_england: Somerset Council
UK place.lieutenancy_england: Somerset
UK place.region: South West England
UK place.constituency_westminster

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History
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Geography
Demography
Churches
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==History== thumb|left|Wiveliscombe Town Hall Settlement in the neighbourhood is of long standing. The Neolithic hillfort at King's Castle is east of the town. North west of the town is Clatworthy Camp, an Iron Age hillfort. Nearby is Elworthy Barrows, an unfinished Iron Age hillfort, rather than Bronze Age barrows. A rectangular enclosure south of Manor Farm is the remains of a Roman fort; in the 18th century, vestiges of its fortifications and foundations were identified as being of Roman origin, and it was locally called "the Castle". In the 18th century a hoard of about 1600 Roman coins of third and fourth century dates was uncovered.