Porlockford
Porlockford is a locality in Porlock, West Somerset District, England. Porlockford is situated nearby to the hamlet Porlock Weir, as well as near Culbone.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Nicholas and The Ship Inn.
Hawkcombe Woods
Forest
Photo: Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hawkcombe Woods is a national nature reserve near Porlock on Exmoor, Somerset, England. The 101 hectares woodlands are notable for their lichens, heath fritillary butterfly, red wood ant colonies, dead wood invertebrates and ancient pollards.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Porlock Weir and Culbone.
Porlock Weir
Hamlet
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Porlock Weir is a harbour settlement approximately 1.5 miles west of the inland village of Porlock, Somerset, England. "Porlock" comes from the Old English port loca, meaning an enclosure near a harbour.
Culbone
Hamlet
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Culbone is a hamlet consisting of little more than the parish church and a few houses, in the civil parish of Oare in the Exmoor National Park, Somerset, England. Culbone is situated 1½ miles west of Porlockford.
Bossington
Village
Photo: Barbara Cook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bossington is a village, which is situated 2 miles east of Porlockford.
Porlockford
- Type: Locality
- Location: Porlock, West Somerset District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.21486° or 51° 12′ 54″ northLongitude
-3.62303° or 3° 37′ 23″ westElevation
138 feet (42 metres)Open location code
9C3R697G+WQGeoNames ID
13283843
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