THE SAXONS @ NORTH PETHERTON | SOMERSET THE LOCATION @ The Saxons is a select development of superior quality new homes, situated in the charming, semi-rural market town of North Petherton. Set on the edge of this historic town @ The Saxons backs onto open countryside whilst benefitting from ease of access to both the A38 and M5 motorway.
Nestling at the foot of the Quantock Hills, and close to the edge of the Somerset Levels, North Petherton is a charming town with an illustrious history. Before it became a town it was the largest village in England and during Saxon times it was at the centre of a large Royal Estate (being located on one of the most historic routes through Somerset) known as Petherton Park, which continued to exist until the 17th Century.
The town itself is thought to have developed around the minster, which was on the same site as the current Church of St. Mary the Virgin. Mentioned in the Domesday Book as Nortperet, the name is derived from the area’s location on the north side of the River Parrett. Today North Petherton continues to be a thriving community with a range of independent shops, including butchers and local farm shop alongside convenience This thriving town offers an excellent range of local amenities with shopping, leisure, stores and a number of hotels, bars and restaurants. It also has arts and dining to suit all tastes right on the doorstep. The nearby county town of a Primary School (Ofsted rated ‘good’), Doctors Surgery, Taunton and the coastal towns of Burnham-on-Sea and Weston-super-Mare are Library and benefits from numerous sports and leisure clubs. both easily accessible via the M5 motorway, as are the vibrant cites of Bristol, Bath The recently developed Junction 24 centre hosts a range of and Exeter. The A39 leads to the tranquility of the Quantock Hills, Exmoor and the events, concerts and exhibitions and the entire local area has dramatic north Somerset coastline in a westerley direction and to Glastonbury, rapidly grown as a burgeoning new business district. Street and Wells to the East. Bristol International Airport is conveniently located just The nearby town of Bridgwater is a charming and thriving 29 miles distant providing easy access to destinations further afield. market town with a colourful past; reflected in its many historic buildings and celebrated with its extraordinary annual carnival procession… the largest in Europe. Originally a modest fishing and farming settlement it developed into a thriving port; with a rich vein of productivity running through the town, it retains a reputation for manufacturing and commercial enterprise to this day, further boosted by the huge development of Hinkley Point locally.
Large parts of the town centre and docks now form beautiful Conservation Areas with elegant streets lined with well preserved historic buildings, statues and gardens. The dockside area of Admirals Quay offers a wonderful contemporary waters edge lifestyle, as do the West Quay and Eastover areas of the town as a result of its impressive and continuing redevelopment. THE LOCATION @ The Saxons is a select development of superior quality new homes, situated in the charming, semi-rural market town of North Petherton. Set on the edge of this historic town @ The Saxons backs onto open countryside whilst benefitting from ease of access to both the A38 and M5 motorway.
Nestling at the foot of the Quantock Hills, and close to the edge of the Somerset Levels, North Petherton is a charming town with an illustrious history. Before it became a town it was the largest village in England and during Saxon times it was at the centre of a large Royal Estate (being located on one of the most historic routes through Somerset) known as Petherton Park, which continued to exist until the 17th Century.
The town itself is thought to have developed around the minster, which was on the same site as the current Church of St. Mary the Virgin. Mentioned in the Domesday Book as Nortperet, the name is derived from the area’s location on the north side of the River Parrett. Today North Petherton continues to be a thriving community with a range of independent shops, including butchers and local farm shop alongside convenience This thriving town offers an excellent range of local amenities with shopping, leisure, stores and a number of hotels, bars and restaurants. It also has The Alfred Jewel found in North arts and dining to suit all tastes right on the doorstep. The nearby county town of a Primary School (Ofsted rated ‘good’), Doctors Surgery, Petherton and dating from Taunton and the coastal towns of Burnham-on-Sea and Weston-super-Mare are Anglo-Saxon times. Library and benefits from numerous sports and leisure clubs. both easily accessible via the M5 motorway, as are the vibrant cites of Bristol, Bath The recently developed Junction 24 centre hosts a range of and Exeter. The A39 leads to the tranquility of the Quantock Hills, Exmoor and the events, concerts and exhibitions and the entire local area has dramatic north Somerset coastline in a westerley direction and to Glastonbury, rapidly grown as a burgeoning new business district. Street and Wells to the East. Bristol International Airport is conveniently located just The nearby town of Bridgwater is a charming and thriving 29 miles distant providing easy access to destinations further afield. market town with a colourful past; reflected in its many historic buildings and celebrated with its extraordinary annual carnival procession… the largest in Europe. Originally a modest fishing ON YOUR DOORSTEP and farming settlement it developed into a thriving port; with a M5 Motorway/J24 c.2 miles/5 minutes rich vein of productivity running through the town, it retains a Bridgwater c.4 miles/10 minutes reputation for manufacturing and commercial enterprise to this Taunton c.9 miles/20 minutes day, further boosted by the huge development of Hinkley Point Burnham-on-Sea c.14 miles/20 minutes locally. Kilve Beach c.16 miles/20 minutes Weston-super-Mare c.20 miles/30 minutes Large parts of the town centre and docks now form beautiful Wells/The Chew Valley c.25 miles/40 minutes Conservation Areas with elegant streets lined with well Bristol Airport c.30 miles/40 minutes preserved historic buildings, statues and gardens. The Bristol c.40 miles/45 minutes dockside area of Admirals Quay offers a wonderful Bath c.40 miles/1hr 15 minutes contemporary waters edge lifestyle, as do the West Quay and Exeter c.43 miles/58 minutes Eastover areas of the town as a result of its impressive and Source. The AA.com continuing redevelopment. M49 Yate Swindon DIRECTIONS M4 M4 From Bridgwater/ M5 J24 take M4 M32 the A38 signposted to Taunton.
Chippenham Continue along Taunton Road Cardiff Bristol M5 (the A38) through North Marlborough Petherton before turning left into
A39 Melksham Newton Road (signposted to Bath North Newton) immediately Weston-super-Mare Trowbridge Devizes opposite the park/recreational Bristol Channel A36 Mendip Hills ground. Turn left into Baymead Area of Outstanding Lane and follow this road until Natural Beauty you reach @ The Saxons which Burnham-on-Sea Minehead Frome will be indicated by site sales Warminster Wells A303 boards. A39 M5 A36
Bridgwater Amesbury The postcode for Satnav A359 Quantock Hills A37 Exmoor AONB Glastonbury purposes is TA6 6TU National Park North A303 Petherton Bruton HE AXONS Salisbury A358 @T S A30 A396 A372 Cranborne Chase Taunton A378 Langport A303 Area of Outstanding Bridgwater Rd. Natural Beauty A36 Shaftesbury Baymead Lane A38 A358 A30 A303 M5 M27 A361 A303 Blackdown Hills Yeovil Sherborne Tiverton Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty A30 New Forest Chard Blandford Ringwood National Park Forum A37 A30 A358 Honiton Cerne Abbas A35 Baymead M5 Newton Rd. Lane East Devon Lymington Area of Outstanding A375 A35 A35 A30 A30 Natural Beauty M5 Lyme Regis A3052 West Bay Dorchester Bournemouth Exeter Seaton Dorset AONB THE SAXONS Sidmouth Taunton Rd. @ Abbotsbury Isle of Whight
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