Churchstanton
Churchstanton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, lying within the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, on the River Otter 5 miles south of Taunton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet with 889 residents
- Description: village and civil parish in Somerset, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Church Stanton” and “Churchstanton, Somerset”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Leigh Reservoir and Church of St Leonard.
Leigh Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Nick Chipchase, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Leigh Reservoir, or Leigh Hill Reservoir, is a small reservoir in Somerset, England. It was built in 1893 to supply water to the town of Taunton, Somerset, which lies to the north. Water quality is good.
Church of St Leonard
Church
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Anglican Church of St Leonard in Otterford, Somerset, England was built in the 14th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Luxhay Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Nick Chipchase, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Luxhay Reservoir is an artificial reservoir near Angersleigh, Somerset, England. It is now owned by Wessex Water. It was built in 1905 by the town corporation to provide drinking water for Taunton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Otterford and Clayhidon.
Otterford
Hamlet
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Otterford is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. It is situated on the Blackdown Hills, 7 miles south of Taunton. The village has a population of 356. The River Otter rises close to Otterford.
Clayhidon
Hamlet
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clayhidon is a village and civil parish in Mid Devon, England. The parish church is St. Andrews. The parish is in the Blackdown Hills and its northern and eastern boundaries form part of the Devon – Somerset border. Clayhidon is situated 2 miles west of Churchstanton.
Pitminster
Village
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pitminster is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated 4 miles south of Taunton. The parish has a population of 956. The parish also includes the villages of Angersleigh and Blagdon Hill. Pitminster is situated 3½ miles northeast of Churchstanton.
Churchstanton
- Categories: village, civil parish, and locality
- Location: Taunton Deane District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.9247° or 50° 55′ 29″ northLongitude
-3.1474° or 3° 8′ 51″ westPopulation
889Elevation
810 feet (247 metres)Open location code
9C2RWVF3+V3OpenStreetMap ID
node 1593079322OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
7294159Wikidata ID
Q2425965
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Churchstanton” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Чурчстантон”
- Cebuano: “Churchstanton”
- Chinese: “Churchstanton”
- Dutch: “Churchstanton”
- French: “Churchstanton”
- Irish: “Churchstanton”
- Ladin: “Churchstanton”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Churchstanton”
- Polish: “Churchstanton”
- Swedish: “Churchstanton”
- Turkish: “Churchstanton”
- “Churchstanton”
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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 “Churchstanton”. Photo: Eugene Birchall, CC BY-SA 2.0.