Somerset
Taunton Deane District
West Buckland

West Buckland

West Buckland is a village and civil parish in , England, situated 5 miles south west of . The parish has a population of 1,189.
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  • Type: Village with 1,140 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in Somerset, England, UK
  • Also known as: “West Buckland, Somerset”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Giles and Leigh Reservoir.

Church
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is situated 1½ miles north of West Buckland.

Reservoir
Photo: Nick Chipchase, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, or Leigh Hill Reservoir, is a small reservoir in , England. It was built in 1893 to supply water to the town of , Somerset, which lies to the north. Water quality is good. is situated 2 miles southeast of West Buckland.

Church
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The Church of St John the Baptist in , , England, dates from the 15th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. A church on the site was previously dedicated to St Mary the Virgin. is situated 2 miles west of West Buckland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bradford-on-Tone and Wellington.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in , , England, situated on the 4 miles south west of . The parish, which includes Tone Green and Hele, has a population of 622. is situated 1½ miles north of West Buckland.

Town
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is a market town in , England. It is situated 7 miles south west of , near the border with , which runs along the to the south of the town. is situated 2 miles west of West Buckland.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in , England, situated on the , 7 miles south-west of and 1.5 miles north-west of Wellington. The village has a population of 415. is situated 2½ miles northwest of West Buckland.

West Buckland

Latitude
50.97701° or 50° 58′ 37″ north
Longitude
-3.17686° or 3° 10′ 37″ west
Population
1,140
Elevation
341 feet (104 metres)
Open location code
9C2RXRGF+R7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 286273899
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2634490
Wiki­data ID
Q1969500
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“West Buckland” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “West Buckland”
  • Chinese: “West Buckland”
  • Dutch: “West Buckland”
  • French: “West Buckland”
  • Irish: “West Buckland”
  • Ladin: “West Buckland (Somerset)”
  • Ladin: “West Buckland”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “West Buckland”
  • Persian: “وست باکلند”
  • Polish: “West Buckland”
  • Swedish: “West Buckland”
  • Turkish: “West Buckland”
  • Welsh: “West Buckland”
  • “West Buckland”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include St Mary the Vrigin and West Buckland Village Hall.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “West Buckland”. Photo: Martin Southwood, CC BY-SA 2.0.