Watchet

Watchet is a harbour town in . It is also a popular holiday destination and is a stop on the West Somerset Railway.
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  • Type: Town with 3,580 residents
  • Description: town in Somerset, England
  • Also known as: “Watchet, Somerset” and “ウォッチェット”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Watchet Boat Museum and Watchet Harbour Lighthouse.

Museum
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is a small museum in Watchet, , England.

Lighthouse
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The is a marine…

Castle
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Daw's Castle is a sea cliff hillfort just west of Watchet, a harbour town in , England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Cleeve and Washford.

Village
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is a village 5 miles south east of … is situated 2 miles southwest of Watchet.

Village
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is a village on the River in the civil parish of , , England.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ miles southeast of Watchet.

Watchet

Latitude
51.1799° or 51° 10′ 48″ north
Longitude
-3.3306° or 3° 19′ 50″ west
Population
3,580
Elevation
36 feet (11 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB WAT
Open location code
9C3R5MH9+XP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 290923928
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2634704
Wiki­data ID
Q641921
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Watchet” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Watchet”
  • Basque: “Watchet”
  • Bulgarian: “Уочет”
  • Catalan: “Watchet”
  • Cebuano: “Watchet”
  • Chinese: “沃切特”
  • Dutch: “Watchet”
  • French: “Watchet”
  • German: “Watchet”
  • Irish: “Watchet”
  • Italian: “Watchet”
  • Japanese: “ウォチェット”
  • Ladin: “Watchet”
  • Latin: “Watchet”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Watchet”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Watchet”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Watchet”
  • Norwegian: “Watchet”
  • Persian: “واتچت”
  • Polish: “Watchet”
  • Romanian: “Watchet”
  • South Azerbaijani: “واتچت”
  • Spanish: “Watchet”
  • Swedish: “Watchet”
  • Turkish: “Watchet”
  • Volapük: “Watchet”
  • Welsh: “Watchet”
  • “Watchet”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Helwell Bay and Otter’s Lake.

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