River Parrett

The River Parrett is a river that flows through the counties of and in , from its source in the Thorney Mills springs in the hills around in Dorset.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: River
  • Description: river in the United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Parrett”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Andrew’s Church and All Saints Church, Otterhampton.

Church
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St Andrew's Church is a church in , , England. The church, which was built in 1882, is now used for services periodically.

Church
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All Saints Church in , , England, overlooks the River Parrett. The church dates from the 14th century. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

Church
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The Church of St Peter in , , England, was established by 1208, rebuilt around 1400, and extended in the early to mid-15th century. It was gutted by fire in 1878 and restored over the next two years.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Steart and Stretcholt.

Hamlet
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, historically also called Stert, is a small village in , England. It lies in an isolated position on the Peninsula on the coast, about 6 miles north of .

Hamlet
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Pawlett is a village and civil parish 4 miles north of , in the English county of . The parish includes the hamlet of . The village has Roman or Saxon origins.

Village
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is a village in the parish of within the county of , between and the Steart Peninsula. The village lies on Reach as the River Parrett flows to the sea and was the site of an ancient ferry crossing.

River Parrett

Latitude
51.19816° or 51° 11′ 53″ north
Longitude
-3.04264° or 3° 2′ 34″ west
Open location code
9C3R5XX4+7W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 512355312
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­river
Geo­Names ID
2640597
Wiki­data ID
Q3046077
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Satellite Map

Discover River Parrett from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“River Parrett” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نهر باريت”
  • Asturian: “Ríu Parrett”
  • Cebuano: “River Parrett”
  • Chinese: “帕雷特河”
  • Chinese: “柏瑞河”
  • Dutch: “River Parrett”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر پاريت”
  • Finnish: “Parrett”
  • French: “Parrett”
  • Japanese: “パレット川”
  • Polish: “Parrett”
  • Russian: “Парретт”
  • Serbian: “Парет”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Parrett”
  • Swedish: “River Parrett”
  • Welsh: “Afon Parrett”

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Localities in the Area

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