Selworthy

Selworthy is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. The village lies 3 miles west of Minehead, its post town. As well as the small village of Selworthy itself, the parish also covers surrounding rural areas, including the hamlets of Allerford, Bossington, and Tivington.

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Type: Hamlet with 426 residents
Description: village and civil parish in Somerset, England
Also known as: “Selworthy (civil parish), Somerset” and “Selworthy, Somerset”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of All Saints and Selworthy War Memorial Cross.

Church of All Saints

Church

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The Church of All Saints which sits on a hillside above Selworthy, Somerset, England is a whitewashed 15th-century Church, with a 14th-century tower. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.

Selworthy War Memorial Cross

Memorial

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Bury Castle

Archaeological site

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Bury Castle is an Iron Age hillfort near Selworthy, Somerset, England. It has been designated as a scheduled monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Allerford and Luccombe.

Allerford

Village

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Allerford is a village in the county of Somerset, England, located within Exmoor National Park, and is part of the parish of Selworthy. It appears in Domesday Book as "Alresford – forda Ralph de Limesy Mill".

Luccombe

Village

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Luccombe or Luckham is a village and civil parish in the Exmoor National Park in the English county of Somerset. It at the foot of the moor's highest hill, the 1,750 feet Dunkery Beacon, and is about one mile south of the A39 road between Porlock and Minehead.