Hembury Wood

Hembury Wood is a forest in Wookey, Mendip District, England. Hembury Wood is situated near the hamlet Fenny Castle, as well as near the locality Hay Moor.

Places of Interest

Highlights: 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.

Christ Church

Church

Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wells and Glastonbury.

Wells

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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

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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
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Latitude

51.1984° or 51° 11′ 54″ north

Longitude

-2.7046° or 2° 42′ 17″ west

Open location code

9C3V57XW+85

OpenStreetMap ID

way 55291222

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Fenny Castle and Hay Moor.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Hembury Hill and Ben Knowle Hill.

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