Quantock Hills
The Quantock Hills west of Bridgwater in Somerset, England, consist of heathland, oak woodlands, ancient parklands and agricultural land. They were England's first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, designated in 1956.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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 include Church of the Holy Ghost and Dowsborough.
Church of the Holy Ghost
Church
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of the Holy Ghost in Crowcombe, Somerset, England has a tower dating from the 14th century with the rest of the building being dated at the 15th century.
Dowsborough
Archaeological site
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Dowsborough Camp is an Iron Age hill fort on the Quantock Hills near Nether Stowey in Somerset, England. It has been designated as a Scheduled Monument.
Crowcombe Court
Building
Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crowcombe Court in Crowcombe, Somerset, England is a large country house dating from 1724 to 1739. It is Grade I listed. It was built, in English regional baroque style, by Thomas Parker, for Thomas Carew, and finished by Nathaniel Ireson of Wincanton, after Carew found that Parker had taken old coins, found while demolishing the old house.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Over Stowey and Holford.
Over Stowey
Village
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Over Stowey is a small village and civil parish in Somerset, South West England. A large part of the forest and open heath of the Quantock Hills is within the parish and it includes the hamlets of Plainsfield, Aley, Adscombe, Friarn and Bincombe. Over Stowey is situated 2 miles east of Quantock Hills.
Holford
Village
Photo: Martin Southwood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holford is a village and civil parish in Somerset within the Quantock Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is located about 10 miles west of Bridgwater and 6 miles east of Williton, with a population of 392. Holford is situated 2 miles north of Quantock Hills.
Aley
Hamlet
Photo: Martin Southwood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aley is a hamlet, which is situated 2 miles east of Quantock Hills.
Quantock Hills
- Categories: mountain range, National Character Area, and landform
- Location: Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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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”
- 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
Explore places such as Crowcombe and Triscombe.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Black Hill and Dowsborough.
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