Luccombe
Luccombe or Luckham is a village and civil parish in the Exmoor National Park in the English county of Somerset. It at the foot of the moor's highest hill, the 1,750 feet Dunkery Beacon, and is about one mile south of the A39 road between Porlock and Minehead.- Type: Village with 157 residents
- Description: village in West Somerset, Somerset in England
- Also known as: “Luccombe, Somerset” and “Luckham”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bury Castle and Holnicote Estate.
Bury Castle
Archaeological site
Bury Castle is an Iron Age hillfort near Selworthy, Somerset, England. It has been designated as a scheduled monument. Bury Castle is situated 1½ miles north of Luccombe.
Holnicote Estate
Hotel
Holnicote in the parish of Selworthy, West Somerset, England, is a historic estate consisting of 12,420 acres of land, much situated within the Exmoor National Park.
Dunkery Hill
Peak
Dunkery Beacon at the summit of Dunkery Hill is the highest point on Exmoor and in Somerset, England. It is also the highest point in southern England outside of Dartmoor. Dunkery Hill is situated 2 miles southwest of Luccombe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Allerford and Wootton Courtenay.
Allerford
Village
Allerford is a village in the county of Somerset, England, located within Exmoor National Park, and is part of the parish of Selworthy. It appears in Domesday Book as "Alresford – forda Ralph de Limesy Mill". Allerford is situated 1½ miles north of Luccombe.
Wootton Courtenay
Village
Wootton Courtenay is a village and civil parish on Exmoor in Somerset, England. The parish includes the hamlets of Brockwell and Huntscott. The village lies on the route of the Macmillan Way West and the Celtic Way Exmoor Option. Wootton Courtenay is situated 2 miles east of Luccombe.
Porlock
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.Luccombe
- Category: locality
- Location: Luccombe, West Somerset District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.18933° or 51° 11′ 22″ north
Longitude
-3.55922° or 3° 33′ 33″ west
Population
157
Elevation
325 feet (99 metres)
Open location code
9C3R5CQR+P8
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“Luccombe” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Luccombe”
- Chinese: “Luccombe”
- Dutch: “Luccombe”
- French: “Luccombe”
- Irish: “Luccombe”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Luccombe”
- Persian: “لووکوم، سامرست”
- Persian: “لووکوم”
- Polish: “Luccombe”
- Swedish: “Luccombe”
- Turkish: “Luccombe, Somerset”
- Urdu: “لک کامبے، سمرسیٹ”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Blessed Virgin Mary and Luccombe Village Hall.
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