Metcombe Plantation
Metcombe Plantation is a forest in Oare, West Somerset District, England. Metcombe Plantation is situated nearby to the locality Withycombe Wood, as well as near the hamlet Culbone.Places of Interest
Highlights include Culbone Church and Church of St Mary.
Culbone Church
Church
Photo: Richard Mascall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Culbone Church, located in the village of Culbone in Somerset, is said to be the smallest parish church in England. The church, dedicated to the Welsh saint Beuno, has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building and the churchyard cross is Grade II*.
Church of St Mary
Church
Photo: Marion Dutcher, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Anglican Church of St Mary in Oare, Somerset, England, was built in the 15th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Porlock and Culbone.
Porlock
Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Porlock is a coastal village in Somerset in Exmoor National Park with a population of 1,440 in 2011. Following West End Lane takes you to West Porlock and then Porlock Weir with its harbour.
Culbone
Hamlet
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Culbone is a hamlet consisting of little more than the parish church and a few houses, in the civil parish of Oare in the Exmoor National Park, Somerset, England.
Porlock Weir
Hamlet
Photo: Herbythyme, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Porlock Weir is a harbour settlement approximately 1.5 miles west of the inland village of Porlock, Somerset, England. "Porlock" comes from the Old English port loca, meaning an enclosure near a harbour.
Metcombe Plantation
- Type: Forest
- Location: Oare, West Somerset District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.2086° or 51° 12′ 31″ northLongitude
-3.6723° or 3° 40′ 20″ westOpen location code
9C3R685H+C3OpenStreetMap ID
way 57375325OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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