Thurlbear
Thurlbear is a hamlet in Orchard Portman, Taunton Deane District, England. Thurlbear is situated nearby to the hamlet Winter Well, as well as near Netherclay.Places of Interest
Highlights include Thurlbear Wood and Quarrylands and St Michael’s Church.
Thurlbear Wood and Quarrylands
Forest
Thurlbear Wood and Quarrylands is a 26.7 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Stoke St Mary in Somerset, notified in 1963. Part of the land designated as Thurlbear Wood and Quarrylands Site of Special Scientific Interest is owned by the Crown Estate.
St Michael’s Church
Church
The Anglican Church of St Michael in Orchard Portman, Somerset, England, dates from the Norman period. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Church of the Holy Cross, Thornfalcon
Church
The Church of the Holy Cross in Thornfalcon, Somerset, England dates from the 14th century and was restored in 1882 by Benjamin Ferrey. It has been designated as a grade I listed building. Church of the Holy Cross, Thornfalcon is situated 2 miles northeast of Thurlbear.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stoke St Mary and West Hatch.
Stoke St Mary
Village
Stoke St Mary is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated 2 miles south east of Taunton.
West Hatch
Hamlet
West Hatch is a hamlet and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated 5 miles south east of Taunton. It has a population of 306.
Staple Fitzpaine
Village
Staple Fitzpaine is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated five miles south of Taunton. The village has a population of 189 and is within the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Staple Fitzpaine is situated 1½ miles south of Thurlbear.
Thurlbear
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Orchard Portman, Taunton Deane District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.9844° or 50° 59′ 4″ north
Longitude
-3.04957° or 3° 2′ 59″ west
Elevation
177 feet (54 metres)
Open location code
9C2RXXM2+Q5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
GeoNames ID
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