Oareford
Oareford is a hamlet in Oare, West Somerset District, England. Oareford is situated nearby to the hamlet Malmsmead, as well as near the locality Doone Country.Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Mary and Culbone Church.
Church of St Mary
Church
Photo: Marion Dutcher, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Anglican Church of St Mary in Oare, Somerset, England, was built in the 15th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.
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*. Culbone Church is situated 2 miles northeast of Oareford.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Malmsmead and Culbone.
Malmsmead
Hamlet
Photo: Kevin Young, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Malmsmead is a hamlet on the border between the English counties of Devon and Somerset. The nearest town is Lynton, which lies approximately 4.7 miles west of the hamlet. The hamlet is situated in the Doone Valley within the Exmoor National Park. Malmsmead is situated 1½ miles northwest of Oareford.
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. Culbone is situated 2 miles northeast of Oareford.
Brendon
Village
Photo: Peter French, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brendon is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Brendon and Countisbury, in the North Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. Brendon is situated 3 miles west of Oareford.
Oareford
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Oare, West Somerset District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.20399° or 51° 12′ 14″ northLongitude
-3.70006° or 3° 42′ 0″ westElevation
899 feet (274 metres)Open location code
9C3R673X+HXOpenStreetMap ID
node 1388565721OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
13265525
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