Bossington
Bossington is a village in Selworthy, West Somerset District, England. Bossington is situated nearby to the hamlet Lynch, as well as near the village Allerford.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: village in Somerset, England
- Also known as: “Bossington, Somerset”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lynch Chapel of Ease and Dovery Manor Museum.
Lynch Chapel of Ease
Church
Photo: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Anglican Lynch Chapel Of Ease in West Lynch, Selworthy, Somerset, England was built around 1530. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Dovery Manor Museum
Museum
Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dovery Manor Museum, also known as Porlock Museum, is a local museum in Porlock, Somerset, England. The building was built as a Manor house in the late 15th century and extended in the 17th century.
Church of St Dubricius, Porlock
Church
Photo: Martin Southwood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Dubricius in Porlock, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Allerford and Porlock.
Allerford
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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".
Porlock
Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Porlock Weir
Hamlet
Photo: Herbythyme, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Porlock Weir is a harbour settlement approximately 1.5 miles west of the inland village of Porlock, Somerset, England. "Porlock" comes from the Old English port loca, meaning an enclosure near a harbour. Porlock Weir is situated 2 miles west of Bossington.
Bossington
- Category: locality
- Location: Selworthy, West Somerset District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.22007° or 51° 13′ 12″ northLongitude
-3.57972° or 3° 34′ 47″ westElevation
46 feet (14 metres)Open location code
9C3R6CCC+24OpenStreetMap ID
node 1591869983OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Irish to Polish—“Bossington” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Bossington”
- Polish: “Bossington”
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Highlights include Tudor Cottage and Bossington Methodist Church.
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