The Birches
The Birches is a forest in Withypool and Hawkridge, West Somerset District, England. The Birches is situated nearby to the hamlet Tarr Steps, as well as near the locality Ashway Side.Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Giles and Mounsey Castle.
Church of St Giles
Church
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Anglican Church of St Giles in Hawkridge, Somerset, England was built in the 14th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Mounsey Castle
Mounsey Castle is an Iron Age irregular triangular earthwork of 1.75 hectares north west of Dulverton, Somerset, England. It has been scheduled as an ancient monument.Caratacus Stone
Memorial
Photo: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Caratacus Stone, sometimes known as the Caractacus Stone, is an inscribed stone on Exmoor in Somerset, England. It is thought to date from the 6th century, and it has been a scheduled monument since 1925.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hawkridge and Dulverton.
Dulverton
Town
Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Exmoor National Park is situated in the south west of the United Kingdom. It spreads across the north coast of Devon and west Somerset and was one of Britain's first national parks.
Bridgetown
Hamlet
Exton is a village and civil parish 5 miles north-east of Dulverton and 9 miles south-west of Dunster in Somerset, England. It lies on the River Exe on Exmoor.
The Birches
Latitude
51.078° or 51° 4′ 41″ northLongitude
-3.6129° or 3° 36′ 46″ westOpen location code
9C3R39HP+5VOpenStreetMap ID
node 11953711302OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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