Penselwood

Penselwood or Pen Selwood is a village and civil parish in the English county of Somerset. It lies 4 miles north east of Wincanton, 4 miles south east of Bruton, 4 miles west of Mere, and 5 miles north west of Gillingham.

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Type: Village with 314 residents
Description: village in Somerset, UK
Also known as: “Pen Selwood” and “Penselwood, Somerset”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stourhead and Church of St George.

Stourhead

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Stourhead is a 1,072-hectare estate at the source of the River Stour in the southwest of the English county of Wiltshire, extending into Somerset. The estate is about 4 km northwest of the town of Mere and includes a Grade I listed 18th-century Neo-Palladian mansion, the village of Stourton, one of the most famous gardens in the English landscape garden style, farmland, and woodland. Stourhead is situated 2 miles northeast of Penselwood.

Church of St George

Church

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King Alfred’s Tower

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Alfred's Tower is a folly in Somerset, England, on the edge of the border with Wiltshire, on the Stourhead estate. The tower stands on Kingsettle Hill and belongs to the National Trust. King Alfred’s Tower is situated 2½ miles north of Penselwood.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gasper and Bourton.

Gasper

Hamlet

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Gasper is a hamlet.

Bourton

Village

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Bourton is a village and civil parish in north Dorset, England, situated north of the A303 road on the border with Somerset and Wiltshire between Mere and Wincanton.