Porlock Bay
Porlock Bay is on the Bristol Channel, between Hurlstone Point and Porlock Weir in Somerset, England. The coastline includes shingle ridges, salt marshes and a submerged forest.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include St Nicholas and Dovery Manor Museum.
Dovery Manor Museum
Museum
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Dovery Manor Museum, also known as Porlock Museum, is a local museum in Porlock, Somerset, England. The building was built as a Manor house in the late 15th century and extended in the 17th century. Dovery Manor Museum is situated 2 miles southeast of Porlock Bay.
Church of St Dubricius, Porlock
Church
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The Church of St Dubricius in Porlock, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building. Church of St Dubricius, Porlock is situated 2 miles southeast of Porlock Bay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Porlock Weir and Bossington.
Porlock Weir
Hamlet
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Porlock Weir is a harbour settlement approximately 1.5 miles west of the inland village of Porlock, Somerset, England. "Porlock" comes from the Old English port loca, meaning an enclosure near a harbour.
Bossington
Village
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Bossington is a village, which is situated 2 miles southeast of Porlock Bay.
Porlock
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Porlock is a coastal village in Somerset in Exmoor National Park with a population of 1,440 in 2011. Following West End Lane takes you to West Porlock and then Porlock Weir with its harbour.
Porlock Bay
- Type: Bay
- Description: bay in Somerset, England
- Category: body of water
- 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 Swedish—“Porlock Bay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Porlock Bay (luuk sa Hiniusang Gingharian)”
- Cebuano: “Porlock Bay”
- German: “Porlock Bay”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Porlock Bay”
- Swedish: “Porlock Bay (vik i Storbritannien)”
- Swedish: “Porlock Bay”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Porlockford and Hurlstone Point.
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Highlights include Selworthy Beacon and Culbone Hill.
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