Selworthy Beacon

Selworthy Beacon is a hill and Marilyn of Exmoor in Somerset, England. It lies within the boundaries of Exmoor National Park, to the north of the village of Selworthy and northwest of Minehead.

Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bury Castle and Church of All Saints.

Bury Castle

Archaeological site

Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bury Castle is an Iron Age hillfort near Selworthy, Somerset, England. It has been designated as a scheduled monument.

Church of All Saints

Church

Photo: Geoff Barber, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Church of All Saints which sits on a hillside above Selworthy, Somerset, England is a whitewashed 15th-century Church, with a 14th-century tower. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.

Selworthy War Memorial Cross

Memorial

Photo: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Allerford and Bossington.

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".

Bossington

Village

Photo: Barbara Cook, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bossington is a village.

Porlock

Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Porlock is a coastal village in Somerset in Exmoor National Park with a population of 1,440 in 2011. Following West End Lane takes you to West Porlock and then Porlock Weir with its harbour.

Selworthy Beacon

Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,010 feet
Description: hill in Somerset, England, UK
Categories: hill and landform
Location: Minehead Without, West Somerset District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.22082° or 51° 13′ 15″ north

Longitude

-3.54951° or 3° 32′ 58″ west

Elevation

1,010 feet (308 metres)

Open location code

9C3R6FC2+85

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5673272098

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=survey_point

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

12608191

Wikidata ID

Q15275975

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In Other Languages

“Selworthy Beacon” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Selworthy Beacon”

Localities in the Area

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