Hembury Wood
Hembury Wood is a forest in Wookey, Mendip District, England. Hembury Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Fenny Castle, as well as near the locality Hay Moor.Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Matthew, Wookey and Christ Church.
Church of St Matthew, Wookey
Church
Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Matthew in Wookey, Somerset, England, dates from the twelfth century and is a Grade I listed building. The church was granted to the dean of Wells by Bishop Robert, rebuilt by Bishop Reginald and assigned to the sub dean of the cathedral in 1209.
Christ Church
Church
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Christ Church is a Church of England church in Coxley, Somerset, England. It was built in 1839–40 to the designs of Richard Carver and is a Grade II listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wells and Glastonbury.
Wells
Photo: matthewhartley369, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wells is the smallest city in England, with a population of around 10,000. It is in Somerset in the south-west of the country.
Glastonbury
Photo: fussyonion, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glastonbury is a small town in the English West Country county of Somerset. Glastonbury is best known for the myths and legends surrounding both Glastonbury Tor, a prominent hill rising up from the surrounding flat landscape; Glastonbury Abbey, which together…
Westbury-sub-Mendip
Village
Photo: Rodw, Public domain.
Westbury-sub-Mendip is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. The village is on the southern slopes of the Mendip Hills, 4 miles from Wells and Cheddar. The parish boundary is formed by the River Axe.
Hembury Wood
- Type: Forest
- Location: Wookey, Mendip District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.1984° or 51° 11′ 54″ northLongitude
-2.7046° or 2° 42′ 17″ westOpen location code
9C3V57XW+85OpenStreetMap ID
way 55291222OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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Localities in the Area
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