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This group of cottages is very close to Foxcote Church.
©Maurice Pullin
A view looking to the northeast towards the tower of the church of St. James the Less at Foxcote.
©Phil Williams
A view looking to the northwest across the churchyard of St. James the Less at Foxcote.
©Phil Williams
Dist:0.1km<br/>A view looking to the south across the churchyard of St.James the Less at Foxcote.
©Phil Williams
Dist:0.1km<br/>A view looking to the northwest towards the gate to the church of St. James the Less at Foxcote.
©Phil Williams
Dist:0.1km<br/>A view looking to the north towards the start of the public footpath from Foxcote to Rectory Farm
©Phil Williams
Dist:0.3km<br/>The mill, out of sight beyond the cottage, is now disused. Wellow brook is on the left near the edge of the frame. On the other side of the valley some of the arches in the old railway viaduct can be seen and beyond that a few houses south of Shoscombe.
©Maurice Pullin
Dist:0.3km<br/>Long out of use as a mill and converted into a residence.
©Maurice Pullin
Dist:0.3km<br/>A view looking east along the Wellow brook as it flows alongside the viaduct at Shoscombe Vale. This 19th Century viaduct is constructed principally of blue engineering brick, and until the railway closed in 1966, carried the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway over the lane connecting Shoscombe Vale and Foxcote village. In 1988, operations were undertaken which involved partial demolition of the viaduct by removal of the principal and adjoining span across the lane. These would have been to the left of the image. At some later stage, the parapet has been removed on both sides. The viaduct is currently ( March 2007) for sale with planning consent for conversion into a single storey dwelling, and conversion works can be seen in some of the arches.
©Phil Williams
Dist:0.4km<br/>The lane drops to cross the Wellow Brook valley from the junction with St Julian's Road. The abutment 50 metres down on the right side of the lane is the base of an arch of [[359406]] which crossed the lane here. Foxcote was the location of "the only major accident to a passenger train that ever occurred on the Somerset & Dorset line" on 7th August 1876 - actually down the line to the right. http://www.sdjr.net/sd_radstock.html
©Derek Harper
Dist:0.5km<br/>A view looking to the northeast across the Wellow Brook towards the viaduct at Shoscombe Vale. This 19th Century viaduct is constructed principally of blue engineering brick, and until the railway closed in 1966, carried the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway over the lane connecting Shoscombe Vale and Foxcote village. In 1988, operations were undertaken which involved partial demolition of the viaduct by removal of the principal and adjoining span across the lane.These would have been to the left of the image. At some later stage, the parapet has been removed on both sides. The viaduct is currently ( March 2007) for sale with planning consent for conversion into a single storey dwelling, and conversion works can be seen in some of the arches.
©Phil Williams
Dist:0.5km<br/>Looking across the top of Shoscombe Vale. The village of Shoscombe is on the other side of the valley.
©Maurice Pullin
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©Phil Taylor
Dist:0.6km<br/>A view looking to the southeast showing the start of Tenantsfield Lane, the public bridleway from Rectory Farm to Grove Lane.
©Phil Williams
Dist:0.6km<br/>A view looking to the northeast from Rectory Farm, along the lane from foxcote to Single Hill.
©Phil Williams

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