The village of Banwell in the Mendips is in an area rich in caves but the most famous is probably the Banwell bone cave discovered in 1824.
Keinton Mandeville village lies in the centre of the parish around the T junction formed by High, Castle, and Queen Streets.
As Castle Cary grew and developed as a small industrial and market town, a number of shops and services provided for the needs of its inhabitants.
Castle Cary's market seems never to have been a success despite numerous charters and revivals.
Public houses were not only places to stay, eat or drink, but were also the venue for courts, parish meetings and entertainments of all kinds inclu
Linenweavers were recorded at Castle Cary in 1726 and 1728 and from the 1790s large scale production of sailcloth and twine, no doubt encouraged by
Dunster sat in a web of routes from Exmoor to the coast and between villages and hamlets but from the 18th century attempts were made to rationalis
The river Avill rises in Cutcombe parish on Exmoor and flows down to Dunster and Marsh to the Hawn or Haven of Dunster into the sea.
A network of roads formerly connected Dunster with its hamlets, fields, woods and marshes as well as neighbouring villages.
Dunster's tourist trade has a long history. The Luttrell Arms was created with tourists in mind in 1779.
