Spaxton
Spaxton is a small village and civil parish on the Quantocks in Somerset, South West England. The village is about 5 miles west of Bridgwater. Other settlements in the parish include Charlynch, Courtway, Four Forks, Gothelney Green, Merridge, and Splatt.Places of Interest
Highlights include Hawkridge Reservoir and St Margaret’s Church.
Hawkridge Reservoir
Reservoir
Hawkridge Reservoir is a reservoir near Spaxton, Somerset, England. The inflow is from several streams in the Quantock Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty including Peart Water, which continues below the reservoir in a northeast direction to Spaxton, where it enters the Ashford Reservoir.
St Margaret’s Church
Church
The Church of St Margaret in Spaxton, Somerset, England has some parts from the 12th and 13th centuries but is predominantly from the 15th century, and was restored in 1895.
Ashford Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Martin Southwood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ashford Reservoir is a small reservoir on the eastern side of the Quantock Hills near the villages of Charlynch and Spaxton in Somerset, England. It was constructed 1934 as a water supply reservoir for Bridgwater.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nether Stowey and Enmore.
Nether Stowey
Village
Photo: Peter Levy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 northwest of Spaxton.
Enmore
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Enmore is a village and civil parish 2 miles west of Bridgwater on the Quantock Hills in Somerset, England. The parish includes the hamlet of Bare Ash.
Over Stowey
Village
Photo: Burn the asylum, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 northwest of Spaxton.
Spaxton
- Type: Locality
- Location: Sedgemoor District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.1215° or 51° 7′ 17″ northLongitude
-3.1216° or 3° 7′ 18″ westElevation
322 feet (98 metres)Open location code
9C3R4VCH+H9GeoNames ID
7292404
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