Higher Town

Higher Town is a neighborhood in Minehead, West Somerset District, England. Higher Town is situated nearby to the locality Lower Hopcott, as well as near the neighborhood Woodcombe.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Minehead War Memorial and St Andrew’s Church, Minehead.

St Andrew’s Church, Minehead

Church

Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Andrew's Church is a Church of England church in Minehead, Somerset, England. Designed by George Edmund Street, it was built in 1877–80 and has been a Grade II* listed building since 1976.

St Peter On The Quay

Church

Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Peter On The Quay is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dunster and Wootton Courtenay.

Dunster

Village

Photo: Arpingstone, Public domain.

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 2½ miles southeast of Higher Town.

Wootton Courtenay

Village

Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wootton Courtenay is a village and civil parish on Exmoor in Somerset, England. The parish includes the hamlets of Brockwell and Huntscott. The village lies on the route of the Macmillan Way West and the Celtic Way Exmoor Option. Wootton Courtenay is situated 2½ miles southwest of Higher Town.

Carhampton

Village

Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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. Carhampton is situated 3½ miles southeast of Higher Town.

Higher Town

Type: Neighborhood
Also known as: “Upper Town”
Category: locality
Location: Minehead, West Somerset District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.21026° or 51° 12′ 37″ north

Longitude

-3.48111° or 3° 28′ 52″ west

Elevation

213 feet (65 metres)

Open location code

9C3R6G69+4H

OpenStreetMap ID

node 11336426608

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

GeoNames ID

13272103

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