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Wiveliscombe is a former borough, market and cloth making town to the west of Taunton and 5 miles from the Devon / Somerset border. It is situated at the foot of the Brendon Hills and acts as a gateway to Exmoor.
Today it is a small, rural, working town, not a total dormitory for Taunton, like so many of its neighbours. It is a Rural Centre for a much larger area than the town itself. While the population of this rural centre is only about 2,500 persons, its shops and services meet the needs of a much larger population, spread through the western fifth of Taunton Deane, in scattered farms and villages.
Located in the heart of the town is Kingsmead Community School, a small rural Comprehensive Community School for students aged 11-16, rated by Ofsted in December 2009 as "An oustanding school".
Directions
- Leave the M5 at junction 26 (signposted Wellington), then at roundabout take the 1st exit onto the A38 (signposted Wellington) A38
- At roundabout take the 2nd exit onto Taunton Road - B3187 (signposted Wellington) B3187
- Continue forward onto Taunton Road - B3187.
- Enter Wellington B3187 - Continue along the High Street
- At the second set of traffic lights (Boots on the left) – turn right B3187 (Signposted Milverton)
- Continue along the B3187 for approximately 4 miles
- Enter Milverton B3187
- Turn left onto St Michaels Hill (next to the corner shop on the left)
- Turn left onto Wood Street B3187
- Turn left onto the B3227
- At roundabout take the 2nd exit onto Taunton Road B3227
- Enter Wiveliscombe B3227
- Turn left at the traffic lights, down the hill (School is on the left)
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