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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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.
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″ northLongitude
-3.48112° or 3° 28′ 52″ westElevation
213 feet (65 metres)Open location code
9C3R6G69+4HOpenStreetMap ID
node 11336426608OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
13272103
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