Higher Hawkington
Higher Hawkington is a hamlet in Cutcombe, West Somerset District, England. Higher Hawkington is situated nearby to the locality Long Lane Head, as well as near Combeleigh Heath.Places of Interest
Highlights include Dunkery Hill and Road Castle.
Dunkery Hill
Peak
Photo: Mark J, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunkery Beacon at the summit of Dunkery Hill is the highest point on Exmoor and in Somerset, England. It is also the highest point in southern England outside of Dartmoor.
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 2½ miles southwest of Higher Hawkington.
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 2½ miles west of Higher Hawkington.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Exford and Luccombe.
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. Exford is situated 2½ miles west of Higher Hawkington.
Luccombe
Village
Photo: Martin Southwood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Luccombe or Luckham is a village and civil parish in the Exmoor National Park in the English county of Somerset. It at the foot of the moor's highest hill, the 1,750 feet Dunkery Beacon, and is about one mile south of the A39 road between Porlock and Minehead. Luccombe is situated 3 miles north of Higher Hawkington.
Wootton Courtenay
Village
Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wootton Courtenay is a village and civil parish on Exmoor in Somerset, England. The parish includes the hamlets of Brockwell and Huntscott. The village lies on the route of the Macmillan Way West and the Celtic Way Exmoor Option. Wootton Courtenay is situated 3½ miles northeast of Higher Hawkington.
Higher Hawkington
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Cutcombe, West Somerset District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.14606° or 51° 8′ 46″ northLongitude
-3.58279° or 3° 34′ 58″ westOpen location code
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