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Henley Plantation

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Henley Plantation

Old Milestone by A362, Buckland Down, North of Lodge to Ammerdown Park The Milestone is located on grass verge on the West of the road.  Parish of Hemington (Mendip District). Metal plate attached to stone post, Radstock iron plate design, erected by the Radstock turnpike trust in the 18th century. Re-erected after being uprooted in 2001; repainted by a member of the public. An earlier photograph can be found here: <a title="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6060915" href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6060915">Link</a>  Inscription reads:- FROME / 5 / RADSTOCK / 3 Grade II listed. List Entry Number: 1175774 <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1175774" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1175774">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> Milestone Society National ID: SO_FRRS05
Old Milestone by A362, Buckland Down, North of Lodge to Ammerdown Park Credit: Janet Dowding

Henley Plantation is a historic estate located in Somerset, England. Situated in a picturesque wood and forest area, the plantation spans over a vast expanse of land, offering breathtaking natural beauty and a peaceful ambiance.

The plantation is well-known for its rich history, dating back several centuries. It was originally established in the 17th century and has since been passed down through generations of the same family. The estate features a grand manor house, which serves as the centerpiece of the property. The manor itself is a stunning example of Georgian architecture and boasts elegant interiors and beautifully landscaped gardens.

The surrounding wood and forest area of Henley Plantation adds to its charm and allure. Lush greenery, towering trees, and vibrant flora create a serene atmosphere, making it a popular destination for nature enthusiasts and those seeking tranquility. The woodlands are home to a diverse range of wildlife, including deer, birds, and various species of plants and trees.

In addition to its natural beauty, Henley Plantation offers a range of outdoor activities for visitors to enjoy. The estate features walking trails that wind through the woodlands, providing opportunities for hiking, birdwatching, and photography. There are also picnic areas and designated spots for fishing in nearby rivers and streams.

Overall, Henley Plantation in Somerset is a captivating destination that seamlessly combines history, natural beauty, and recreational activities. Whether it's exploring the grand manor house, immersing oneself in the tranquility of the woodlands, or engaging in outdoor pursuits, visitors are sure to have a memorable experience in this idyllic setting.

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Images are sourced within 2km of 51.265135/-2.3714091 or Grid Reference ST7451. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Old Milestone by A362, Buckland Down, North of Lodge to Ammerdown Park The Milestone is located on grass verge on the West of the road.  Parish of Hemington (Mendip District). Metal plate attached to stone post, Radstock iron plate design, erected by the Radstock turnpike trust in the 18th century. Re-erected after being uprooted in 2001; repainted by a member of the public. An earlier photograph can be found here: <a title="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6060915" href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6060915">Link</a>  Inscription reads:- FROME / 5 / RADSTOCK / 3 Grade II listed. List Entry Number: 1175774 <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1175774" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1175774">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> Milestone Society National ID: SO_FRRS05
Old Milestone by A362, Buckland Down, North of Lodge to Ammerdown Park
The Milestone is located on grass verge on the West of the road.  Parish of Hemington (Mendip District). Metal plate attached to stone post, Radstock iron plate design, erected by the Radstock turnpike trust in the 18th century. Re-erected after being uprooted in 2001; repainted by a member of the public. An earlier photograph can be found here: Link  Inscription reads:- FROME / 5 / RADSTOCK / 3 Grade II listed. List Entry Number: 1175774 LinkExternal link Milestone Society National ID: SO_FRRS05
Course of the Dorset and Somerset Canal Looking west along the bed of the abandoned Dorset and Somerset Canal, constructed in about 1798, but never completed or opened. This section of the canal was intended to form part of a branch extending to Nettlebridge for the purpose of transporting coal from the Somerset coal field.
Course of the Dorset and Somerset Canal
Looking west along the bed of the abandoned Dorset and Somerset Canal, constructed in about 1798, but never completed or opened. This section of the canal was intended to form part of a branch extending to Nettlebridge for the purpose of transporting coal from the Somerset coal field.
Remains of a balance lock on the Dorset and Somerset Canal In 1798 the Somerset ironmaster James Fussell patented a "Balance Lock for Raising or Lowering Boats, &c.". A canal lift to his design was built and demonstrated at this site in 1800, when it successfully raised boats by about 20 feet up to the summit level of the Nettlebridge branch of the Dorset and Somerset Canal. Following the trial, construction of several more balance locks was begun at nearby Barrow Hill, but work on the canal was abandoned when funds ran out, and the locks were never completed. This balance lock was the subject of an archaeological excavation in about 2005, but nature is now taking over the site again.
Remains of a balance lock on the Dorset and Somerset Canal
In 1798 the Somerset ironmaster James Fussell patented a "Balance Lock for Raising or Lowering Boats, &c.". A canal lift to his design was built and demonstrated at this site in 1800, when it successfully raised boats by about 20 feet up to the summit level of the Nettlebridge branch of the Dorset and Somerset Canal. Following the trial, construction of several more balance locks was begun at nearby Barrow Hill, but work on the canal was abandoned when funds ran out, and the locks were never completed. This balance lock was the subject of an archaeological excavation in about 2005, but nature is now taking over the site again.
Brick Kiln Farm Bridge Bridge carrying Wanwards Lane across the Frome to Radstock railway (closed to passenger traffic in 1959, and to goods in 1968). It now crosses The Colliers Way (part of National Cycle Network Route 24), though the overgrown railway tracks are still in place.
Brick Kiln Farm Bridge
Bridge carrying Wanwards Lane across the Frome to Radstock railway (closed to passenger traffic in 1959, and to goods in 1968). It now crosses The Colliers Way (part of National Cycle Network Route 24), though the overgrown railway tracks are still in place.
Bed of the abandoned Dorset and Somerset Canal The Dorset and Somerset canal was intended to ascend Barrow Hill using a flight of five boat lifts. Counting from the bottom, there is no evidence that work ever commenced on the first lift. The other four were never completed, and their chambers, set into the hillside, are overgrown and in various states of dereliction. This image was taken in the short section of canal above the third lift and looks northwest towards the chamber of the fourth.
Bed of the abandoned Dorset and Somerset Canal
The Dorset and Somerset canal was intended to ascend Barrow Hill using a flight of five boat lifts. Counting from the bottom, there is no evidence that work ever commenced on the first lift. The other four were never completed, and their chambers, set into the hillside, are overgrown and in various states of dereliction. This image was taken in the short section of canal above the third lift and looks northwest towards the chamber of the fourth.
Dangerfield farm
Dangerfield farm
Buckland Dinham garage
Buckland Dinham garage
The Bell at Buckland Dinham
The Bell at Buckland Dinham
Cowshed on Cock Road
Cowshed on Cock Road
St Mary's church, Hardington Bampfylde (interior) Belying the building's Norman origins is an interior that looks distinctly Georgian. The pulpit and altar rails are of the late C18, whilst the box pews are early C19; it followed much rebuilding in the early C17. The Royal Arms of Charles I above the chancel arch was repainted in 1817. The 'wonky' chancel arch itself is possibly Norman, whilst the nave is late C14. This little church sits amongst modern farm buildings and is now cared for by the Churches Conservation Trust.
St Mary's church, Hardington Bampfylde (interior)
Belying the building's Norman origins is an interior that looks distinctly Georgian. The pulpit and altar rails are of the late C18, whilst the box pews are early C19; it followed much rebuilding in the early C17. The Royal Arms of Charles I above the chancel arch was repainted in 1817. The 'wonky' chancel arch itself is possibly Norman, whilst the nave is late C14. This little church sits amongst modern farm buildings and is now cared for by the Churches Conservation Trust.
St Mary's church, Hardington Bampfylde - Bampfylde monument This fine wall monument to Colonel Warwick Bampfylde (†1694) in the chancel stands 12 feet tall. As well as the Colonel, the memorial inscription also commemorates three further generations of the Bampfylde family.
St Mary's church, Hardington Bampfylde - Bampfylde monument
This fine wall monument to Colonel Warwick Bampfylde (†1694) in the chancel stands 12 feet tall. As well as the Colonel, the memorial inscription also commemorates three further generations of the Bampfylde family.
Blessed Virgin Mary, Hemington
Blessed Virgin Mary, Hemington
Benchmark on Conduit Bridge An old cutmark, as listed in the Benchmark Database: <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm31101" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm31101">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> , on the east wall of the old railway bridge. See <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3328696">ST7350 : A choice of routes</a> for a wider view and <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3328700">ST7350 : Lost!</a> for where an old projecting bracket used to be below.
Benchmark on Conduit Bridge
An old cutmark, as listed in the Benchmark Database: LinkExternal link , on the east wall of the old railway bridge. See ST7350 : A choice of routes for a wider view and ST7350 : Lost! for where an old projecting bracket used to be below.
A choice of routes The small road bridge over the old railway not leads down to the cycle path. A benchmark can be found on the eastern wall of the bridge - see <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3328688">ST7350 : Benchmark on Conduit Bridge</a> - but a projecting bracket in the structure of the bridge itself has not enjoyed a similar fate. See <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3328700">ST7350 : Lost!</a>.
A choice of routes
The small road bridge over the old railway not leads down to the cycle path. A benchmark can be found on the eastern wall of the bridge - see ST7350 : Benchmark on Conduit Bridge - but a projecting bracket in the structure of the bridge itself has not enjoyed a similar fate. See ST7350 : Lost!.
Lost! This scar in the stonework of the railway bridge appears to be the remains of an old projecting bracket. It has clearly been removed, by fair means or foul! This part of the old Colliers' Way railway has become a popular cycle path and has a number of these types dotted along it - see <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm2507" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm2507">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> for the listing in the Benchmark Database and <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3328716">ST7350 : Conduit Bridge</a> for a wider view of the bridge.
Lost!
This scar in the stonework of the railway bridge appears to be the remains of an old projecting bracket. It has clearly been removed, by fair means or foul! This part of the old Colliers' Way railway has become a popular cycle path and has a number of these types dotted along it - see LinkExternal link for the listing in the Benchmark Database and ST7350 : Conduit Bridge for a wider view of the bridge.
Conduit Bridge The Colliers Way - Route 24 of Sustrans National Cycle Network - is part of the route that links Midsomer Norton to Frome. Originally it was the Somersetshire Coal Canal before the railway took over, but today is a popular and peaceful cyclepath. A benchmark used to be in the stonework of the left abutment but has been lost now - see <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3328700">ST7350 : Lost!</a>. Also see <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.colliersway.co.uk/index.php" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.colliersway.co.uk/index.php">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> for the local information.
Conduit Bridge
The Colliers Way - Route 24 of Sustrans National Cycle Network - is part of the route that links Midsomer Norton to Frome. Originally it was the Somersetshire Coal Canal before the railway took over, but today is a popular and peaceful cyclepath. A benchmark used to be in the stonework of the left abutment but has been lost now - see ST7350 : Lost!. Also see LinkExternal link for the local information.
Flowers Farm Bridge Another small pedestrian bridge over the old railway bridge. Today it's Route 24 on the National Cycle Network, but it was originally a GWR branch line from Radstock to Frome, built in 1854 to Brunel's Broad Gauge initially, and carried coal from the local mines. A year later it began carrying passengers too. But as the viability declined passengers were stopped in 1958; freight soldiered on until the line closed completely in 1988. It made a natural cyclepath which has a tarmac surface only recently completed, but the old rails remain for much of its length. An old fashioned benchmark still exists at the foot of the arch - see <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3329128">ST7450 : Projecting Bracket at Barrow Hill</a>.
Flowers Farm Bridge
Another small pedestrian bridge over the old railway bridge. Today it's Route 24 on the National Cycle Network, but it was originally a GWR branch line from Radstock to Frome, built in 1854 to Brunel's Broad Gauge initially, and carried coal from the local mines. A year later it began carrying passengers too. But as the viability declined passengers were stopped in 1958; freight soldiered on until the line closed completely in 1988. It made a natural cyclepath which has a tarmac surface only recently completed, but the old rails remain for much of its length. An old fashioned benchmark still exists at the foot of the arch - see ST7450 : Projecting Bracket at Barrow Hill.
Projecting Bracket at Barrow Hill The old Radstock-Frome railway line was opened in the mid-1850s, but this Ordnance Survey benchmark was installed in the early part of the 1900s. It is fairly common on the railways of the area but the type itself was replaced by the Flush Bracket shortly after the start of the Second Geodetic Levelling. Indeed, it appears to be a collector's item as the Conduit Bridge item (some 1.5Km to the west) has been removed. See <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3329125">ST7450 : Flowers Farm Bridge</a> a wider location view, <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3328700">ST7350 : Lost!</a> for the missing mark and <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm2234" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm2234">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> for the entry in the Benchmark Database.
Projecting Bracket at Barrow Hill
The old Radstock-Frome railway line was opened in the mid-1850s, but this Ordnance Survey benchmark was installed in the early part of the 1900s. It is fairly common on the railways of the area but the type itself was replaced by the Flush Bracket shortly after the start of the Second Geodetic Levelling. Indeed, it appears to be a collector's item as the Conduit Bridge item (some 1.5Km to the west) has been removed. See ST7450 : Flowers Farm Bridge a wider location view, ST7350 : Lost! for the missing mark and LinkExternal link for the entry in the Benchmark Database.
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Henley Plantation is located at Grid Ref: ST7451 (Lat: 51.265135, Lng: -2.3714091)

Administrative County: Somerset

District: Mendip

Police Authority: Avon and Somerset

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Note: It's actually a hedge that stops access to the byway, I guess the hedge could be added in (apparently it's a linear feature so I shouldn't mark a single node barrier as being a hedge), however this should hopefully stop this byway being used for cycle rou
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