Pen Selwood
Pen Selwood is a locality in South Somerset, Somerset, England. Pen Selwood is situated nearby to the locality Pear Ash, as well as near the hamlet Gasper.Places of Interest
Highlights include Stourhead and King Alfred’s Tower.
Stourhead
Photo: Jon Wornham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stourhead is a 1,072-hectare estate at the source of the River Stour in the southwest of the English county of Wiltshire, extending into Somerset. The estate is about 4 km northwest of the town of Mere and includes a Grade I listed 18th-century Neo-Palladian mansion, the village of Stourton, one of the most famous gardens in the English landscape garden style, farmland, and woodland.
King Alfred’s Tower
Photo: JürgenMatern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alfred's Tower is a folly in Somerset, England, on the edge of the border with Wiltshire, on the Stourhead estate. The tower stands on Kingsettle Hill and belongs to the National Trust. King Alfred’s Tower is situated 2½ miles north of Pen Selwood.
Church of St Michael and All Angels
Church
Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Anglican Church of St Michael and All Angels in Penselwood, Somerset, England was built in the 15th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wincanton and Bourton.
Wincanton
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Wincanton is a town and civil parish in Somerset, southwest England. The town lies off the A303 road, a main route between London and South West England, and has some light industry. In the 2021 census the civil parish had a population of 6,573.
Bourton
Village
Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bourton is a village and civil parish in north Dorset, England, situated north of the A303 road on the border with Somerset and Wiltshire between Mere and Wincanton.
Penselwood
Village
Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Penselwood or Pen Selwood is a village and civil parish in the English county of Somerset. It lies 4 miles north east of Wincanton, 4 miles south east of Bruton, 4 miles west of Mere, and 5 miles north west of Gillingham.
Pen Selwood
- Type: Locality
- Location: South Somerset, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.0826° or 51° 4′ 57″ northLongitude
-2.3526° or 2° 21′ 9″ westElevation
646 feet (197 metres)Open location code
9C3V3JMW+2XGeoNames ID
7297751
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