Meare
Meare is a locality in Mendip District, Somerset, England. Meare is situated nearby to the hamlet Oxenpill, as well as near Stileway.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ham Wall and Christ Church.
Ham Wall
Nature reserve
Photo: Celuici, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ham Wall is an English wetland National Nature Reserve 4 kilometres west of Glastonbury on the Somerset Levels. It is managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.
Christ Church
Church
Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Christ Church is a Church of England church in Theale, Somerset, England. It was built in 1826–28 to the design of Richard Carver and is a Grade II listed building. Christ Church is situated 2½ miles north of Meare.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glastonbury and Street.
Glastonbury
Photo: fussyonion, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glastonbury is a small town in the English West Country county of Somerset. Glastonbury is best known for the myths and legends surrounding both Glastonbury Tor, a prominent hill rising up from the surrounding flat landscape; Glastonbury Abbey, which together…
Street
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Street is a large village and civil parish in Somerset, England, with a population of 12,709 in 2021. On a dry spot in the Somerset Levels, at the end of the Polden Hills, it is two miles southwest of Glastonbury. Street is situated 4 miles southeast of Meare.
Shapwick
Village
Photo: Adrian and Janet Quantock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shapwick is a village on the Polden Hills overlooking the Somerset Moors, in Somerset, England. It is situated to the west of Glastonbury. Shapwick is situated 3½ miles southwest of Meare.
Meare
- Type: Locality
- Location: Mendip District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.1764° or 51° 10′ 35″ northLongitude
-2.7844° or 2° 47′ 4″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
9C3V56G8+H6GeoNames ID
7294106
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