South Horrington

South Horrington is a locality in St Cuthbert Out, Mendip District, England. South Horrington is situated nearby to the village West Horrington, as well as near Dinder.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wells Cathedral and Bishop’s Palace.

Wells Cathedral

Church

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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

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 Horrington and Dinder.

Horrington

Village

Photo: Mdpclark, Public domain.

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.

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.

South Horrington

Type: Locality
Location: St Cuthbert Out, Mendip District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.21384° or 51° 12′ 50″ north

Longitude

-2.61375° or 2° 36′ 50″ west

Elevation

295 feet (90 metres)

Open location code

9C3V697P+GF

GeoNames ID

12263115

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