Brinscombe
Brinscombe is a hamlet in Weare, Sedgemoor District, England. Brinscombe is situated nearby to the locality Puddleham Corner, as well as near Cradle Bridge.Places of Interest
Highlights include St Gregory’s Church, Weare and King John’s Hunting Lodge.
St Gregory’s Church, Weare
Church
Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Gregory in Weare, Somerset, England dates from the 11th century, although most of the building is from the 15th, and has been designated as a grade I listed building.
King John’s Hunting Lodge
Museum
Photo: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0.
King John's Hunting Lodge is a wool-merchant's house built c. 1468, long after the death of King John in 1216, in Axbridge, a town in the English county of Somerset. King John’s Hunting Lodge is situated 1½ miles north of Brinscombe.
Cheddar Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Adrian and Janet Quantock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cheddar Reservoir is an artificial reservoir in Somerset, England, operated by Bristol Water. Dating from the 1930s it has a capacity of 135 million gallons. Cheddar Reservoir is situated 1½ miles northeast of Brinscombe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stone Allerton and Axbridge.
Axbridge
Town
Photo: Martin Clark, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Axbridge is a town in Somerset, England, on the River Axe, near the southern edge of the Mendip Hills. Its population according to the 2011 census was 2,057. Axbridge is situated 1½ miles north of Brinscombe.
Cheddar
Photo: Delta 51, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cheddar is a large village, with the largest gorge and caves in Britain. It has a population of around 5,800. The village gave its name to Cheddar cheese.
Brinscombe
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Weare, Sedgemoor District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.26601° or 51° 15′ 58″ northLongitude
-2.83106° or 2° 49′ 52″ westElevation
52 feet (16 metres)Open location code
9C3V7589+CHOpenStreetMap ID
node 312390742OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
13277970
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