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Withypool

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Also known as Withypool, Somerset

Withypool (formerly Widepolle, Widipol, Withypoole) is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Withypool and Hawkridge, in the Somerset district, in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England, near the centre of Exmoor National Park and close to the border with Devon. The word Withy means "willow". The parish of Withypool and Hawkridge, covers , includes the village of Hawkridge and has a population around 201.

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Locality
Withypool
Region
England
Country
United Kingdom
Population
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Population
201
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Withypool
postal code
TA24
OS grid reference
SS845355
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  • History
  • Civil parish
  • Governance
  • Landmarks
  • The Royal Oak Inn
  • Religious sites
  • Notable people
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Withypool (formerly Widepolle, Widipol, Withypoole) is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Withypool and Hawkridge, in the Somerset district, in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England, near the centre of Exmoor National Park and close to the border with Devon. The word Withy means "willow". The parish of Withypool and Hawkridge, covers , includes the village of Hawkridge and has a population around 201.

Withypool is in the Barle Valley on the River Barle. The village lies on the route of the Two Moors Way and the Celtic Way Exmoor Option.

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