Downhead

Also known as Downhead, Somerset

Downhead is a village and civil parish just south of Leigh-on-Mendip and north east of Shepton Mallet, in the county of Somerset, England. The parish includes the hamlet of Tadhill.

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Place details

Locality: Downhead
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 0

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Key facts

UK place.country: England
UK place.official_name: Downhead
UK place.population: 88
UK place.population_ref: (in 2011)
UK place.region: South West England
UK place.constituency_westminster: Frome and East Somerset
UK place.post_town: SHEPTON MALLET
UK place.postcode_district: BA4
UK place.postcode_area: BA
UK place.dial_code: 01749
UK place.os_grid_reference: ST691459
UK place.static_image_name: Downhead parish church - geograph.org.uk - 231205.jpg
UK place.static_image_alt: Brown stone building with porch and tiled roof. Square tower to left hand end.
UK place.static_image_caption: Parish church
UK place.lieutenancy_england: Somerset
UK place.unitary_england: Somerset Council

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: civil parish
Country: United Kingdom
Located in: Mendip
Population: 88
Image: Downhead parish church - geograph.org.uk - 231205.jpg
Dialing code: 01749

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Commons category: Downhead
OS grid reference: ST691458
postal code: BA4

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Downhead is a village and civil parish just south of Leigh-on-Mendip and north east of Shepton Mallet, in the county of Somerset, England. The parish includes the hamlet of Tadhill.

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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Downhead” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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