Selworthy
Sign in to saveSelworthy is a small village and civil parish from Minehead in Somerset, England. It is located in the National Trust's Holnicote Estate on the northern fringes of Exmoor. The parish includes the hamlets of Bossington, Tivington, Lynch, Brandish Street and Allerford.
Key facts
- UK place.static_image
- alt=Thatched roofs of white painted houses nestled in tree filled valley.|240px
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Looking over the village in Selworthy Combe
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Selworthy
- UK place.population
- 477
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.unitary_england
- Somerset
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Somerset
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Tiverton and Minehead
- UK place.post_town
- MINEHEAD
- UK place.postcode_district
- TA24
- UK place.postcode_area
- TA
- UK place.dial_code
- 01643
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SS917468
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Somerset
- Population
- +477
- Image
- Selworthytevillage.jpg
via Wikidata · CC0
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Selworthy is a small village and civil parish from Minehead in Somerset, England. It is located in the National Trust's Holnicote Estate on the northern fringes of Exmoor. The parish includes the hamlets of Bossington, Tivington, Lynch, Brandish Street and Allerford.
At Selworthy Beacon, rising above the village, is one of the highest points on Exmoor. Its height defines as one of the 'marilyns" in England. Near the summit are a series of cairns, thought to be the remains of round barrows, and the British Iron Age Bury Castle.