Somerset
South Somerset
Horton

Horton

Horton is a village and civil parish in , England, situated 5 miles north of . The parish had a population of 826 in 2021, and 812 in 2011.
Tap on a place
to explore it
Wikipedia
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Village with 826 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in Somerset, UK
  • Also known as: “Horton, Somerset”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Aldhelm and St Eadburgha, Broadway and Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Church
Photo: Ruth Sharville, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Aldhelm and St Eadburgha in , , England dates from the 13th century, and has been designated by English Heritage as a grade I listed building.

Church
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Anglican in , , England was built in the 12th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Church
Photo: Nick Chipchase, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 2 miles southwest of Horton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Broadway and Combe St Nicholas.

Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in , England, situated 3 miles west of and 5 miles north of . The parish has a population of 830 in 2021, up from 740 in 2011. The parish includes the nearby hamlet of Hare.

Village
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and parish in , England, situated 2 miles northwest of and 10 miles from , on the edge of the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. is situated 2½ miles southwest of Horton.

Photo: Jules & Jenny, CC BY 2.0.
is a town of 5,800 people in . The town has the buildings of a 16th-century grammar school, the Meeting House, which acts as the town's art gallery and concert hall. There is also a Gospel Hall.

Horton

Latitude
50.92882° or 50° 55′ 44″ north
Longitude
-2.96728° or 2° 58′ 2″ west
Population
826
Elevation
240 feet (73 metres)
Open location code
9C2VW2HM+G3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1322611010
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
11592735
Wiki­data ID
Q2000978
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 Horton from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Horton” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Horton (parokya sa Hiniusang Gingharian, Inglatera, Somerset)”
  • Cebuano: “Horton”
  • Chinese: “Horton”
  • Dutch: “Horton”
  • French: “Horton”
  • Irish: “Horton”
  • Japanese: “ホートン”
  • Ladin: “Horton”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Horton (Somerset)”
  • Persian: “هورتون، سامرست”
  • Polish: “Horton”
  • Spanish: “Horton (Somerset)”
  • Spanish: “Horton”
  • Swedish: “Horton, Somerset”
  • Swedish: “Horton”
  • Turkish: “Horton, Somerset”
  • “Horton”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Horton”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Whitney Bottom and Haines Farm.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Broadway Hill Methodist Church and Horton Post Office.

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 “Horton”. Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.