The new online research tool ‘Know Your Place‘ will give you access to the historic landscape of the parish – click on Somerset, then search for High Ham/Low Ham etc. You can explore information about the parish’s historic landscape and its many listed public and private buildings including: Low Ham Roman Villa, St Andrew’s Church, Low Ham Church, Stembridge Mill, and lots more – Low Ham is almost entirely covered in features to explore.
You can explore the parish using a range of large scale maps from: 1700; pre and post 1840 enclosure maps; 1840 tithe map; OS maps 1844 to 2016.
You will need to experiment with this site – and be ready to spend a bit of time exploring, but be patient – it is a goldmine of information!
HOME – click Somerset and agree to allowing access to your location if you live in the parish
SEARCH top-left corner – type in High Ham or anywhere in West of England
CLICK BASE MAPS – You have a choice of OS and other maps to select from 1844 to 2016
Top right box – tick 2 boxes for heritage records – then red patches will appear.
RED Areas – click and box will appear
RIGHT ARROW – click
MORE INFORMATION – click. Some sites will have brief info, others much more, some with photos and links to other sources of site-related info.