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West Camel

West Camel

West Camel is a village and civil parish in south , England, about 7 miles north of the town of . It lies either side of the River Cam, just south of the A303, and has a population of 459.
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  • Type: Village with 459 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in south Somerset, England
  • Also known as: “West Camel (civil parish), Somerset” and “West Camel, Somerset”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of All Saints, West Camel and Church of St Barnabas, Queen Camel.

Church
Photo: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of All Saints in West Camel, , England, dates from the late 14th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. There had been a previous wooden church on the site since 995 until around 1100 when it was replaced by a small stone Norman church, which was added to over subsequent centuries.

Church
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The Church of St Barnabas is a church in , , England. The church was built in the 14th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.

Museum
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The is devoted to the history of British naval aviation. It has an extensive collection of military and civilian aircraft, aero engines, models of aircraft and Royal Navy ships, and paintings and drawings related to naval aviation. is situated 1½ miles west of West Camel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marston Magna and Rimpton.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in , England, situated 5 miles north of . The village has a population of 523. is situated 1½ miles southeast of West Camel.

Village
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is a village and civil parish 5 miles north-west of , and 6 miles north-east of on a tributary of the River Parret in the county of , England. is situated 2½ miles southeast of West Camel.

Village
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish approximately 2 miles north of and 7 miles north-east of in the county of , England. is situated 2½ miles northeast of West Camel.

West Camel

Latitude
51.01914° or 51° 1′ 9″ north
Longitude
-2.60076° or 2° 36′ 3″ west
Population
459
Elevation
82 feet (25 metres)
Open location code
9C3V299X+MM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29674491
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
6693235
Wiki­data ID
Q2672332
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“West Camel” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “West Camel”
  • Chinese: “West Camel”
  • Chinese: “西卡姆尔”
  • Dutch: “West Camel”
  • French: “West Camel”
  • Irish: “Camel Thiar”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “West Camel”
  • Polish: “West Camel”
  • Swedish: “West Camel”
  • Turkish: “West Camel”
  • “West Camel”

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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 “West Camel”. Photo: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0.