Stretcholt
Pawlett is a village and civil parish 4 miles north of Bridgwater, in the English county of Somerset. The parish includes the hamlet of Stretcholt. The village has Roman or Saxon origins.Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St John the Baptist, Pawlett and St Peter’s Church, West Huntspill.
Church of St John the Baptist, Pawlett
Church
The Church of St John the Baptist in Pawlett, Somerset, England dates from the 12th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The Norman church of St John the Baptist replaced an earlier Saxon structure and the church is thought to have been a popular station on medieval pilgrimages from Watchet to Glastonbury.
St Peter’s Church, West Huntspill
Church
The Church of St Peter in Huntspill, Somerset, England, was established by 1208, rebuilt around 1400, and extended in the early to mid-15th century. It was gutted by fire in 1878 and restored over the next two years.
River Brue
River
The River Brue originates in the parish of Brewham in Somerset, England, and reaches the sea some 50 kilometres west at Burnham-on-Sea. It originally took a different route from Glastonbury to the sea, but this was changed by Glastonbury Abbey in the twelfth century. River Brue is situated 2½ miles north of Stretcholt.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Huntspill and Steart.
Huntspill
Village
Huntspill is a village and former civil parish on the Huntspill Level in Somerset, England. It lies on the A38 road, 1.5 miles south of Highbridge. The village is the principal settlement in the civil parish of West Huntspill.
Steart
Hamlet
Steart, historically also called Stert, is a small village in Somerset, England. It lies in an isolated position on the Steart Peninsula on the Bristol Channel coast, about 6 miles north of Bridgwater. Steart is situated 2 miles northwest of Stretcholt.
Puriton
Village
Stretcholt
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: hamlet in Somerset, England
- Category: locality
- Location: Pawlett, Sedgemoor District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.1914° or 51° 11′ 29″ north
Longitude
-3.0085° or 3° 0′ 31″ west
Elevation
23 feet (7 metres)
Open location code
9C3R5XRR+HH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Stretcholt from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
“Stretcholt” goes by many names.
- Polish: “Stretcholt”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pepperall Community Project and Walpole.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Point & Run and ROC Post Puriton.
Somerset: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Bristol, Bath, Wells, and Taunton.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.