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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nutscale Reservoir and Hawkcombe Woods.
Nutscale Reservoir
Reservoir
Nutscale Reservoir is a reservoir located in Exmoor in north west Somerset, England. It was intended to supply the town of Minehead and nearby Porlock and Porlock Weir.
Hawkcombe Woods
Forest
Photo: Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hawkcombe Woods is a national nature reserve near Porlock on Exmoor, Somerset, England. The 101 hectares woodlands are notable for their lichens, heath fritillary butterfly, red wood ant colonies, dead wood invertebrates and ancient pollards.
Stoke Pero Church
Church
Photo: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stoke Pero Church in Stoke Pero, Somerset, England was built in the 13th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. Standing 1,013 feet above sea level, it is the highest church on Exmoor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Culbone and Porlock Weir.
Culbone
Hamlet
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Culbone is a hamlet consisting of little more than the parish church and a few houses, in the civil parish of Oare in the Exmoor National Park, Somerset, England.
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
- Type: Locality
- Location: West Somerset District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.1968° or 51° 11′ 49″ northLongitude
-3.6358° or 3° 38′ 9″ westElevation
1,148 feet (350 metres)Open location code
9C3R59W7+PMGeoNames ID
7291689
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