The village is centred on the green and the Church of St. John the Baptist, a 15th century church believed to have been built on the site of a druid circle. The yew tree in the churchyard is over 3000 years old and is thought to be the oldest in Taunton Deane. Hidden for centuries, nearby Cothay Manor has remained virtually untouched since it was built in the fifteenth century. The charming village of Bathealton lies hidden in high wooded hills. Its present name relates to the brick well at the heart of the village.
Distances shown are in a direct line.
Distances by road will be longer. Almost 200 years ago, Coldharbour Mill started work spinning wool and worsted yarn. Sited in a Devon valley, the biggest change the old mill saw in two centuries was the arrival of steam power in 1865. Few buildings evoke such an immediate feeling of history as Tiverton Castle. Now some 900 years old, it was enlarged and rebuilt during the 14th Century.