Holford
Holford is a village and civil parish in Somerset within the Quantock Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is located about 10 miles west of Bridgwater and 6 miles east of Williton, with a population of 392.- Type: Village with 310 residents
- Description: village and civil parish in Somerset, UK
- Also known as: “Holford (civil parish), Somerset” and “Holford, Somerset”
Places of Interest
Highlights include All Saints Church and Dowsborough.
All Saints Church
Church
All Saints Church at Dodington in the parish of Holford, Somerset, England was rebuilt and enlarged in the 15th century. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.
Dowsborough
Archaeological site
St Mary’s Church, Stringston
Church
The Anglican St Mary's Church at Stringston in the English county of Somerset dates from the 17th century. It has been designated as a Grade II listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nether Stowey and Lilstock.
Nether Stowey
Village
Nether Stowey is a large village in Somerset, South West England. It sits in the foothills of the Quantock Hills, just below Over Stowey. The parish of Nether Stowey covers approximately 4 km2, with a population of 1,482. Nether Stowey is situated 2½ miles east of Holford.
Lilstock
Hamlet
Lilstock is a hamlet in the civil parish of Stringston in Somerset, England. It is 12 miles north-west of Bridgwater, and 8 miles north-east of Williton. Lilstock is situated 2½ miles north of Holford.
Over Stowey
Village
Over Stowey is a small village and civil parish in Somerset, South West England. A large part of the forest and open heath of the Quantock Hills is within the parish and it includes the hamlets of Plainsfield, Aley, Adscombe, Friarn and Bincombe. Over Stowey is situated 2½ miles southeast of Holford.
Holford
- Categories: civil parish and locality
- Location: Holford, West Somerset District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.16334° or 51° 9′ 48″ north
Longitude
-3.20874° or 3° 12′ 32″ west
Population
310
Elevation
417 feet (127 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB HOF
Open location code
9C3R5Q7R+8G
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Urdu—“Holford” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Holford”
- Cebuano: “Holford”
- Chinese: “Holford”
- Dutch: “Holford”
- French: “Holford”
- Hebrew: “הולפורד”
- Irish: “Holford”
- Japanese: “サマセットカウンティのホルフォード(行政教区)”
- Japanese: “ホルフォード(サマセット)”
- Japanese: “ホルフォード”
- Ladin: “Holford”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Holford”
- Polish: “Holford”
- Slovenian: “Holford”
- Swedish: “Holford”
- Turkish: “Holford”
- Urdu: “ہولفورڈ”
- “Holford”
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Highlights include St Mary’s Church and Holford Glen.
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