West Horrington

West Horrington is a bus stop in St Cuthbert Out, Mendip District, England. West Horrington is situated nearby to the peak Horrington Hill, as well as near the forest Box Crofts.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wells Cathedral and Pen Hill.

Wells Cathedral

Church

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Wells Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Andrew, is a Church of England cathedral in Wells, Somerset, England. It is the seat of the bishop of Bath and Wells and the mother church of the diocese of Bath and Wells. Wells Cathedral is situated 1½ miles southwest of West Horrington.

Pen Hill

Peak

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Pen Hill forms part of the Mendip Hills plateau in Somerset, England. The hill is located in St Cuthbert Out civil parish. The name Pen is believed to be Celtic for hill or tor.

Bishop’s Palace

Castle

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The Bishop's Palace is the residence of the bishop of Bath and Wells in Wells, Somerset, England. The palace is adjacent to Wells Cathedral and has been the residence of the bishops since the early thirteenth century. Bishop’s Palace is situated 1½ miles southwest of West Horrington.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Horrington and Dinder.

Horrington

Village

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Horrington is a collection of three small villages in the parish of St Cuthbert Out 1 mile or 2 miles east of Wells, Somerset, England. South Horrington is a relatively new village created in the late 1990s from the defunct Mendip Hospital that was closed in 1991.

Dinder

Village

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Dinder is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of St Cuthbert Out, in the Somerset district, in the ceremonial county of Somerset. Dinder is situated 1½ miles south of West Horrington.