Durston

Durston is a village and civil parish in , England, situated on the A361 road 5 miles north east of and 6 miles south of . The parish lies on undulating ground between the lowest slopes of the and the valley of the at the Curry and Hay Moors.
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  • Type: Hamlet with 131 residents
  • Description: village in Somerset, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Durston, Somerset”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Augustine’s Church, West Monkton and St Michael’s Church.

Church
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The Church of St Augustine in , , England, dates from the 13th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The parish church has an 88 feet tower, of four stories, with no pinnacles or fancy tracery on the windows, giving the tower a slender, austere look compared to the medieval Somerset towers of churches in nearby , for example. is situated 2 miles west of Durston.

Church
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The Church of St Michael, which stands next to the in , , England dates from the 13th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. is situated 2 miles southwest of Durston.

Church
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The Church of St Peter & St Paul in , , England, is nicknamed ‘The Cathedral of the Moors’. It dates from the 14th century and has been designated a Grade I listed building. is situated 2½ miles southeast of Durston.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thurloxton and Shearston.

Village
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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 northwest of Durston.

Hamlet
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North Petherton is a town and civil parish in , England, lying on the edge of the eastern foothills of the , about 2.5 miles south of ; in the east, the parish extends into the Somerset Levels. is situated 2 miles north of Durston.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in , England, situated 2 miles north east of . The parish includes the hamlets of Monkton Heathfield, Bathpool, and Burlinch and the western parts of Coombe and Walford, and had a population of 2,787 at the 2011 census. is situated 2 miles west of Durston.

Durston

Latitude
51.0477° or 51° 2′ 52″ north
Longitude
-3.01207° or 3° 0′ 43″ west
Population
131
Elevation
85 feet (26 metres)
Open location code
9C3R2XXQ+35
Open­Street­Map ID
node 33384559
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
2650612
Wiki­data ID
Q5316777
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“Durston” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Durston”
  • Chinese: “Durston”
  • Dutch: “Durston”
  • French: “Durston”
  • German: “Durston”
  • Irish: “Durston”
  • Ladin: “Durston”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Durston”
  • Polish: “Durston”
  • Swedish: “Durston”
  • Turkish: “Durston”
  • Urdu: “ڈرسٹن”
  • “Durston”

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Localities in the Area

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