Quantock Hills

The Quantock Hills west of in , England, consist of heathland, oak woodlands, ancient parklands and agricultural land. They were England's first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, designated in 1956, and now termed a National Landscape.
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  • Type: Hill with an elevation of 965 feet
  • Description: range of hills west of Bridgwater in Somerset, England
  • Also known as: “Quantocks” and “The Quantocks”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Church of the Holy Ghost and Dowsborough.

Church
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The in , …

Archaeological site
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Camp is an Iron Age hill fort on the…

Building
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in , , England is a large country house dating from 1724 to 1739.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Over Stowey and Holford.

Village
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is a small village and civil parish in , . is situated 2 miles east of Quantock Hills.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in … is situated 2 miles north of Quantock Hills.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 2 miles east of Quantock Hills.

Quantock Hills

Latitude
51.13222° or 51° 7′ 56″ north
Longitude
-3.21194° or 3° 12′ 43″ west
Elevation
965 feet (294 metres)
Open location code
9C3R4QJQ+V6
Geo­Names ID
2639808
Wiki­data ID
Q1471502
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Venetian—“Quantock Hills” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Quantock Hills”
  • Chinese: “匡托克丘陵”
  • Dutch: “Quantock Hills National Landscape”
  • Dutch: “Quantock Hills”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “تلال كوانتوك”
  • French: “Collines Quantock”
  • French: “Quantock Hills”
  • German: “Quantock Hills”
  • Italian: “Quantock Hills”
  • Japanese: “カントック丘陵”
  • Ladin: “Quantock Hills”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Quantock Hills”
  • Polish: “Quantock Hills”
  • Spanish: “Quantock Hills”
  • Swedish: “Quantock Hills”
  • Venetian: “Quantock Hills”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Crowcombe and Triscombe.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Black Hill and Dowsborough.

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Worth a closer look: Bristol and Bath.

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