Blackland
Blackland is a hamlet in Withypool and Hawkridge, West Somerset District, England. Blackland is situated nearby to the locality Brightworthy, as well as near the hamlet Landacre.Places of Interest
Highlights include Withypool Stone Circle and Road Castle.
Withypool Stone Circle
Archaeological site
Photo: Ethan Doyle White, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Withypool Stone Circle, also known as Withypool Hill Stone Circle, is a stone circle located on the Exmoor moorland, near the village of Withypool in the southwestern English county of Somerset. Withypool Stone Circle is situated 1½ miles south of Blackland.
Road Castle
Grassland
Road Castle is an Iron Age bank and ditch in the county of Somerset, England. The hill fort is situated approximately 2 miles west from the village of Winsford. Road Castle is situated 2 miles east of Blackland.
Church of St Mary Magdelene, Exford
Church
Photo: Janine Forbes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Anglican Church of St Mary Magdelene in Exford, Somerset, England, was built in the 15th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. Church of St Mary Magdelene, Exford is situated 2 miles northeast of Blackland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Exford and Hawkridge.
Exford
Village
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Exford is a rural village at the centre of Exmoor National Park, 7 miles north-west of Dulverton, and 10 miles south-west of Minehead, in Somerset, England.
Hawkridge
Village
Photo: Grant Sherman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hawkridge is a village, which is situated 4 miles southeast of Blackland.
Simonsbath
Village
Photo: don cload, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Simonsbath is a small village high on Exmoor in the English county of Somerset. It is the principal settlement in the Exmoor civil parish, which is the largest and most sparsely populated civil parish on Exmoor, covering nearly 32 square miles but with a population, at the time of the 2001 census, of 203 in 78 households, reducing to 156 at the 2011 census. Simonsbath is situated 4 miles west of Blackland.
Blackland
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Withypool and Hawkridge, West Somerset District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.11826° or 51° 7′ 6″ northLongitude
-3.66645° or 3° 39′ 59″ westOpen location code
9C3R489M+8COpenStreetMap ID
node 1363519445OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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