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North Petherton

North Petherton

North Petherton is a town and civil parish in , England, situated on the edge of the eastern foothills of the , and close to the edge of the Somerset Levels.
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  • Type: Town with 3,140 residents
  • Description: town and civil parish in Somerset, England, UK
  • Also known as: “North Petherton, Somerset”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Mary, North Petherton and North Petherton Library.

Church
Photo: trevor willis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Mary in North Petherton, , England dates from the 15th century and has been designated as a grade I listed building. It is on the Heritage at Risk Register due to the condition of the roof and north aisle parapet.

Library
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church
Photo: Chris Andrews, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Anglican Church of St Peter in North Newton within the English county of has a tower believed to date from Saxon times. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Huntworth and Thurloxton.

Hamlet
Photo: Ken Grainger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small hamlet and farming community, within the civil parish of North Petherton 1 mile east of the M5 motorway 3 miles from , , England. was in the news on 5/12/19 as it was the epicentre of a 3.2 magnitude earthquake. is situated 1½ miles northeast of North Petherton.

Village
Photo: Martin Southwood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish 5 miles north-east of , and 5 miles south-west of on the south-eastern slopes of the in the county of , England. is situated 2 miles southwest of North Petherton.

Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Riley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish on the outskirts of in , England. According to the 2011 Census, it had a population of 548. Its nearest town is , which lies approximately 1.6 miles north-east from the village. is situated 2 miles northwest of North Petherton.

North Petherton

Latitude
51.09235° or 51° 5′ 32″ north
Longitude
-3.01511° or 3° 0′ 54″ west
Population
3,140
Elevation
128 feet (39 metres)
Open location code
9C3R3XRM+WX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1362901994
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2641284
Wiki­data ID
Q653686
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“North Petherton” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “North Petherton”
  • Basque: “North Petherton”
  • Bengali: “উত্তর পেথার্টন”
  • Cebuano: “North Petherton”
  • Chinese: “North Petherton”
  • Chinese: “北佩瑟頓”
  • Chinese: “北佩瑟顿”
  • Dutch: “North Petherton”
  • Esperanto: “North Petherton”
  • French: “North Petherton”
  • German: “North Petherton”
  • Gujarati: “ઉત્તર પેથર્ટન”
  • Irish: “Petherton Thuaidh”
  • Italian: “North Petherton”
  • Japanese: “北ペザートン”
  • Kannada: “ನಾರ್ಥ್ ಪೀಟರ್ಟನ್”
  • Korean: “노스 페더턴”
  • Ladin: “North Petherton”
  • Latin: “North Petherton”
  • Lithuanian: “Nort Petertonas”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “North Petherton”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “North Petherton”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “North Petherton”
  • Norwegian: “North Petherton”
  • Persian: “نورث پترتون”
  • Polish: “North Petherton”
  • Portuguese: “North Petherton”
  • Romanian: “North Petherton”
  • Russian: “Норф-Петертон”
  • South Azerbaijani: “نورث پترتون”
  • Spanish: “North Petherton”
  • Swedish: “North Petherton”
  • Tamil: “வடக்கு பேதேர்டோன்”
  • Telugu: “నార్త్ పీటర్టన్”
  • Turkish: “North Petherton”
  • Urdu: “نارتھ پیتھیرٹن”
  • Volapük: “North Petherton”
  • Welsh: “North Petherton”

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Notable Places Nearby

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “North Petherton”. Photo: Kicior99, CC BY-SA 4.0.