Hawkcombe
Hawkcombe is a neighborhood in Porlock, West Somerset District, England. Hawkcombe is situated nearby to the locality Doverhay Down Plantation, as well as near Doverhay Plantation.Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Dubricius, Porlock and Dovery Manor Museum.
Church of St Dubricius, Porlock
Church
Photo: Martin Southwood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Dubricius in Porlock, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.
Dovery Manor Museum
Museum
Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dovery Manor Museum, also known as Porlock Museum, is a local museum in Porlock, Somerset, England. The building was built as a Manor house in the late 15th century and extended in the 17th century.
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 Allerford and Bossington.
Allerford
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Allerford is a village in the county of Somerset, England, located within Exmoor National Park, and is part of the parish of Selworthy. It appears in Domesday Book as "Alresford – forda Ralph de Limesy Mill".
Porlock Weir
Hamlet
Photo: Herbythyme, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Porlock Weir is situated 2 miles northwest of Hawkcombe.
Hawkcombe
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Porlock, West Somerset District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.20204° or 51° 12′ 7″ northLongitude
-3.59742° or 3° 35′ 51″ westOpen location code
9C3R6C23+R2OpenStreetMap ID
node 5221910369OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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