Pen Hill forms part of the Mendip Hills plateau in Somerset, England. The hill is located in St Cuthbert Out civil parish. The name Pen is believed to be Celtic for hill or tor.

Mendip transmitting station

Photo: Jsommer, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Mendip transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility on the summit of Pen Hill, part of the Mendip Hills range in Somerset, England, at 305 metres above sea level.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Horrington and Binegar.

Horrington is a collection of three small villages in the parish of St Cuthbert Out 1 mile or 2 miles east of Wells, Somerset, England. South Horrington is a relatively new village created in the late 1990s from the defunct Mendip Hospital that was closed in 1991. Horrington is situated 2½ miles south of Green Ore.

Binegar

Village

Photo: Sharon Loxton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Binegar is a small village and civil parish in Somerset, England. It is located on the A37, 4 miles east of Wells, between Shepton Mallet and Chilcompton. Binegar is situated 2½ miles east of Green Ore.

Litton

Village

Photo: Rodw, Public domain.

Litton is a small village and civil parish between Chewton Mendip and West Harptree in the Chew Valley and Mendip Hills, Somerset, England. The parish includes the hamlet of Sherborne. Very close to the village are the Litton Reservoirs. Litton is situated 3 miles north of Green Ore.

Green Ore

Type: Village
Category: locality
Location: St Cuthbert Out, Mendip District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
View on OpenStreetMap

Latitude

51.24953° or 51° 14′ 58″ north

Longitude

-2.60562° or 2° 36′ 20″ west

Elevation

761 feet (232 metres)

Open location code

9C3V69XV+RQ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 247908268

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

13280053

This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.

We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Green Ore from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Green Ore”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Nedge Hill and East End.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Green Ore Roman metal-working site and Shooters Bottom Solar Park.

Somerset: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Bristol, Bath, Wells, and Taunton.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.

About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Photo: matthewhartley369, CC BY-SA 2.0.