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Thurloxton

Thurloxton

Thurloxton is a village and civil parish 5 miles north-east of , and 5 miles south-west of on the south-eastern slopes of the in the county of , England.
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  • Type: Village with 164 residents
  • Description: village in Somerset, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Thurloxton, Somerset”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Augustine’s Church, West Monkton and Church of St Peter, North Newton.

Church
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The Church of St Augustine in , , England, dates from the 13th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The parish church has an 88 feet tower, of four stories, with no pinnacles or fancy tracery on the windows, giving the tower a slender, austere look compared to the medieval Somerset towers of churches in nearby , for example.

Church
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The Anglican Church of St Peter in North Newton within the English county of has a tower believed to date from Saxon times. It is a Grade II* listed building. is situated 1½ miles east of Thurloxton.

Church
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The Church of St Mary in , , England dates from the 15th century and has been designated as a grade I listed building. It is on the Heritage at Risk Register due to the condition of the roof and north aisle parapet. is situated 2 miles northeast of Thurloxton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Monkton and Durston.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in , England, situated 2 miles north east of . The parish includes the hamlets of Monkton Heathfield, Bathpool, and Burlinch and the western parts of Coombe and Walford, and had a population of 2,787 at the 2011 census.

Hamlet
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is a village and civil parish in , England, situated on the A361 road 5 miles north east of and 6 miles south of . The parish lies on undulating ground between the lowest slopes of the and the valley of the at the Curry and Hay Moors. is situated 2 miles southeast of Thurloxton.

Town
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is a town and civil parish in , England, situated on the edge of the eastern foothills of the , and close to the edge of the Somerset Levels. is situated 2 miles northeast of Thurloxton.

Thurloxton

Latitude
51.06809° or 51° 4′ 5″ north
Longitude
-3.03604° or 3° 2′ 10″ west
Population
164
Elevation
295 feet (90 metres)
Open location code
9C3R3X97+6H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3820944626
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2635892
Wiki­data ID
Q2180933
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Thurloxton” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Thurloxton”
  • Chinese: “Thurloxton”
  • Dutch: “Thurloxton”
  • French: “Thurloxton”
  • Irish: “Thurloxton”
  • Ladin: “Thurloxton”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Thurloxton”
  • Polish: “Thurloxton”
  • Swedish: “Thurloxton”
  • Turkish: “Thurloxton”

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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 “Thurloxton”. Photo: Martin Southwood, CC BY-SA 2.0.