Thurlbear Wood and Quarrylands

Thurlbear Wood and Quarrylands is a 26.7 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Stoke St Mary in Somerset, notified in 1963. Part of the land designated as Thurlbear Wood and Quarrylands Site of Special Scientific Interest is owned by the Crown Estate.

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Type: Forest
Description: nature reserve in Somerset, England
Also known as: “Thurlbear Wood”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Michael’s Church and Church of the Holy Cross, Thornfalcon.

St Michael’s Church

Church

Photo: Nick Chipchase, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Anglican Church of St Michael in Orchard Portman, Somerset, England, dates from the Norman period. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Church of the Holy Cross, Thornfalcon

Church

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The Church of the Holy Cross in Thornfalcon, Somerset, England dates from the 14th century and was restored in 1882 by Benjamin Ferrey. It has been designated as a grade I listed building.

Church of St John the Baptist, Hatch Beauchamp

Church

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The Church of St John the Baptist in Hatch Beauchamp, Somerset, England, was built in the Norman period and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Taunton and Creech St Michael.

Taunton

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Taunton is the county town of Somerset, a county in the south-west of England. Taunton has several landmarks room its thousand-year history, and is famous for its cider.

Creech St Michael

Village

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Creech St Michael is a village and civil parish in Somerset, three miles east of Taunton. The parish straddles the M5 motorway and includes several scattered settlements.