Horrington
Horrington is a collection of three small villages in the parish of St Cuthbert Out 1 mile or 2 miles east of Wells, Somerset, England. South Horrington is a relatively new village created in the late 1990s from the defunct Mendip Hospital that was closed in 1991.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Mdpclark, Public domain.
Photo: Mdpclark, Public domain.
- Type: Village
- Description: villages in Somerset, England
- Also known as: “East Horrington” and “South Horrington”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wells Cathedral and Bishop’s Palace, Wells.
Wells Cathedral
Church
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wells Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Andrew, is a Church of England cathedral in Wells, Somerset, England. It is the seat of the bishop of Bath and Wells and the mother church of the diocese of Bath and Wells.
Bishop’s Palace, Wells
Castle
Photo: Rodw, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Bishop's Palace is the residence of the bishop of Bath and Wells in Wells, Somerset, England. The palace is adjacent to Wells Cathedral and has been the residence of the bishops since the early thirteenth century.
Chain Gate
City gate
Photo: Derek Andrews, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Chain Gate in Wells, Somerset, England, is an entrance gateway adjacent to the north side of Wells Cathedral, controlling access from St Andrew Street to the Cathedral Green within the Liberty of St Andrew.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dinder and Wells.
Dinder
Village
Photo: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dinder is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of St Cuthbert Out, in the Somerset district, in the ceremonial county of Somerset.
Wells
Photo: matthewhartley369, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wells is the smallest city in England, with a population of around 10,000. It is in Somerset in the south-west of the country.
Croscombe
Village
Photo: Sharon Loxton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Croscombe is a village and civil parish 2 miles west of Shepton Mallet and 4 miles from Wells, in the county of Somerset, England. It is situated on the A371 road in the valley of the River Sheppey. Croscombe is situated 1½ miles southeast of Horrington.
Horrington
- Categories: group of settlements, chapelry, and locality
- Location: St Cuthbert Out, Mendip District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.21564° or 51° 12′ 56″ northLongitude
-2.61434° or 2° 36′ 52″ westElevation
515 feet (157 metres)Open location code
9C3V698P+77OpenStreetMap ID
node 203754010OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Horrington from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Horrington” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Horrington”
- French: “Horrington”
- Irish: “Horrington”
- Polish: “Horrington”
- Spanish: “Horrington”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as East Horrington and West Horrington.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wells Cricket Club and King’s Castle Wood.
Somerset: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Bristol, Bath, Wells, and Taunton.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
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 “Horrington”. Photo: Mdpclark, Public domain.