Furzy Common

Furzy Common is a forest in North Perrott, South Somerset, England. Furzy Common is situated near the locality Hewingbere Down, as well as near the village North Perrott.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Crewkerne railway station and North Perrott Manor House.

Crewkerne railway station

Railway station

Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Crewkerne railway station is located in Misterton in Somerset, England, and serves the area around the town of Crewkerne. It is 131 miles 33 chains from London Waterloo on the West of England Main Line to Exeter, between Yeovil Junction and Axminster.

North Perrott Manor House

School

Photo: Sarah Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

North Perrott Manor House which later became Perrott Hill School in North Perrott, Somerset, England was built in 1877 by Thomas Henry Wyatt. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Church of St Roch, Pendomer

Church

Photo: Rupert Fleetingly, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Anglican Church of St Roch at Pendomer in Closworth, Somerset, England was built in the 14th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Crewkerne and Misterton.

Crewkerne is a town and electoral ward in south Somerset, England, 9 miles southwest of Yeovil and 7 miles east of Chard. A separate civil parish of West Crewkerne includes the hamlets of Clapton, Coombe, Woolminstone and Henley, and borders the county of Dorset to the south.

Misterton

Village

Photo: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Misterton is a village and civil parish 1 mile south-east of Crewkerne, Somerset, England.

South Perrott

Village

Photo: BishopHerman, Public domain.

South Perrott is a village and civil parish in northwest Dorset, England, 2 miles southeast of Crewkerne. In 2012 the estimated population of the parish was 220.

Furzy Common

Type: Forest
Location: North Perrott, South Somerset, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.8817° or 50° 52′ 54″ north

Longitude

-2.7264° or 2° 43′ 35″ west

Open location code

9C2VV7JF+MF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 184503385

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=forest

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Hewingbere Down and North Perrott.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Holbridge Coppice and New Plantation.

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