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Wells

cathedral city in Somerset, England, UK

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · 51.2094, -2.6450

Wells is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 5 productions — in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.

4 productions were filmed at 3 places inside Wells rather than at Wells itself — listed below, each with the place it was shot.

“The cathedral interior stood in for Southwark Cathedral during filming for the Doctor Who episode "The Lazarus Experiment", and was also used as an interior location in the film Jack the Giant Slayer (2013), and in 2017 for the film Hellboy.”

Jack the Giant Slayer (2013) · Wikipedia

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Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Wells as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is — each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.

Jack the Giant Slayer 2013
Hot Fuzz 2007
“Stow-on-the-Wold was considered amongst others, but after being turned away, the company settled upon Wells in Somerset, Wright's hometown, of which he has said "I love it but I also want to trash it".” Wikipedia
The Canterbury Tales 1972
“Wells has been used as the setting for several films including: The Canterbury Tales (1973), A Fistful of Fingers (1994), The Gathering (2003), The Libertine (2004), The Golden Age (2007), and Hot Fuzz (2007, as Sandford).” Wikipedia
Poldark 2015–2019
“Filming of Series four was reported in Wells, Somerset.” Wikipedia
The White Princess 2017–

Movies and TV series filmed elsewhere in Wells

4 productions shot at 3 places inside Wells, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Wells itself.

Elizabeth: The Golden Age Wells Cathedral per Wikipedia 2007
The Huntsman: Winter's War Wells Cathedral 2016
Masters of the Universe Wells Cathedral per Wikipedia 2026
The Pillars of the Earth Wells Cathedral per Wikipedia 2010–

Named here by Wells’s own Wikipedia article

Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Wells, where neither Wikidata nor the production’s own article records it. That is the weakest evidence on this atlas, so these get no pin on the map and stay out of the downloads — the sentence is quoted in full below each one so you can judge it.

The Huntsman: Winter's War 2016

“In addition to Wells Cathedral, the Bishop's Palace, Wells is particularly popular among productions, with filming at the latter conducted (in 2015–2016) for The Huntsman: Winter's War, Galavant, Terry and Mason's The Great British Food Trip, Escape to the Country, and Holiday of My Lifetime.” Wikipedia
Poldark 2015–2019

“Recent examples (2014 to 2017) include filming for Series 2 of Poldark, Dunkirk, Another Mother's Son, Broadchurch, The Levelling, Mum's List, and The White Princess.” Wikipedia

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Wells?

9 productions are recorded as filmed in Wells, 4 of them at places inside it, including Jack the Giant Slayer (2013), Hot Fuzz (2007) and The Canterbury Tales (1972). 5 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Wells?

Jack the Giant Slayer (2013), covered by 44 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Wells?

Wells is in the United Kingdom, at 51.2094, -2.6450.

What other filming locations are near Wells?

Cardiff, Leigh Court, Penarth, Bad Wolf and 2 more, all within about 40 km and listed on this page.

Where does this information come from?

Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.