Porlock Weir
Porlock Weir is a harbour settlement approximately 1.5 miles west of the inland village of Porlock, Somerset, England. "Porlock" comes from the Old English port loca, meaning an enclosure near a harbour.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Herbythyme, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Ship Inn and St Nicholas.
Culbone Church
Church
Photo: Richard Mascall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Culbone Church, located in the village of Culbone in Somerset, is said to be the smallest parish church in England. The church, dedicated to the Welsh saint Beuno, has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building and the churchyard cross is Grade II*.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Culbone and Bossington.
Culbone
Hamlet
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Culbone is a hamlet consisting of little more than the parish church and a few houses, in the civil parish of Oare in the Exmoor National Park, Somerset, England.
Bossington
Village
Photo: Barbara Cook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bossington is a village, which is situated 2 miles east of Porlock Weir.
Allerford
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Allerford is a village in the county of Somerset, England, located within Exmoor National Park, and is part of the parish of Selworthy. It appears in Domesday Book as "Alresford – forda Ralph de Limesy Mill". Allerford is situated 2½ miles east of Porlock Weir.
Porlock Weir
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in Somerset, England, UK
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Porlock, West Somerset District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.21916° or 51° 13′ 9″ northLongitude
-3.62808° or 3° 37′ 41″ westElevation
115 feet (35 metres)Open location code
9C3R699C+MQOpenStreetMap ID
node 29933847OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Porlock Weir” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Porlock Weir”
- Chinese: “波洛克灣”
- Swedish: “Porlock Weir”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Porlock Weir and Porlockford Plantation.
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