Withycombe Hill
Withycombe Hill is a hill in Withycombe, West Somerset District, England and has an elevation of 728 feet. Withycombe Hill is situated nearby to the village Carhampton, as well as near the hamlet Rodhuish.Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Nicholas, Withycombe and Bat’s Castle.
Church of St Nicholas, Withycombe
Church
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The Church of St Nicholas in Withycombe, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century and has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.
Bat’s Castle
Archaeological site
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Bats Castle is an Iron Age hillfort at the top of a 213 metres high hill in the parish of Carhampton south south west of Dunster in Somerset, England. Though clearly shown on the 1902 Ordnance Survey 25 inch map, the site was "identified" in 1983 after some schoolboys found eight silver-plated coins dating from 102BC to AD350.
Church of St John the Baptist
Church
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The Church of St John the Baptist in Carhampton, Somerset, England is a Grade I listed Anglican church. The first church in the village stood to the east of the present church and was dedicated to St Carannog, a Welsh monk of the 6th century.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carhampton and Blue Anchor.
Carhampton
Village
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Carhampton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, 4 miles to the east of Minehead. Carhampton civil parish stretches from the Bristol Channel coast inland to Exmoor. The parish has a population of 865.
Blue Anchor
Village
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Blue Anchor is a seaside village, in the parish of Old Cleeve, close to Carhampton in Somerset, England. The village takes its name from a 17th-century inn; the bay, Blue Anchor Bay, was previously known as Cleeve Bay. Blue Anchor is situated 1½ miles northeast of Withycombe Hill.
Dunster
Village
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Dunster is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, within the north-eastern boundary of Exmoor National Park. It lies on the Bristol Channel 2.5 miles southeast of Minehead and 20 miles northwest of Taunton. Dunster is situated 1½ miles northwest of Withycombe Hill.
Withycombe Hill
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 728 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Withycombe, West Somerset District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.16185° or 51° 9′ 43″ northLongitude
-3.42827° or 3° 25′ 42″ westElevation
728 feet (222 metres)Open location code
9C3R5H6C+PMGeoNames ID
12620404
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