Higher Town, Minehead
About Higher Town
Higher Town is positioned 1.4 km SW from Minehead in Somerset. Local places nearby include Periton situated 1.4 km South West, Woodcombe just 1.4 km West South West, Alcombe only 1.8 km South South East, Dunster situated 3.9 km South East and Wootton Courtenay just 4.5 km South West. Other settlements close by include Bratton, Ellicombe, Tivington and Cowbridge.
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The information presented here is derived from OS, ONS and OSM under open licence.
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Local Map
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Location Summary
- Higher Town is a neighbourhood in Minehead
- Administrative Area: Somerset
- Ceremonial County: Somerset
- Historic County: Somerset
- Region & Country: South West / England
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Nearby Towns & Cities
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Nearby Localities
- PeritonDistrict 1.4 km SW
- WoodcombeDistrict 1.4 km WSW
- AlcombeDistrict 1.8 km SSE
- DunsterVillage 3.9 km SE
- Wootton CourtenayVillage 4.5 km SW
- TimberscombeVillage 4.7 km SSW
- CarhamptonVillage 5.9 km SE
- LuccombeVillage 6.0 km WSW
- AllerfordVillage 6.2 km W
- Blue AnchorVillage 6.4 km SE
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Smaller Settlements
- Bratton 2.2 km WSW
- Ellicombe 2.6 km SSE
- Tivington 3.8 km WSW
- Cowbridge 4.3 km SSW
- Selworthy 4.8 km W
- Burrow 5.5 km SSW
- Ford 5.6 km SW
- West Luccombe 6.9 km W
- Bossington 6.9 km W
- Horner 7.1 km W
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Other places with this name
- Higher Town, Devon83.5 km SSW
- Higher Town, Isles of Scilly 241.8 km SW
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Beaches
- Culver Cliff Sand1.5 km NW
- Greenaleigh Sand2.1 km NW
- Madbrain Sands1.6 km E
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Parks
- Castle Green36.6 km NE
- Cooper's Fields36.7 km NE
- Lock's Common34.7 km NNW
- Splott Park38.4 km NE
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Woods
- Culver Cliff Wood765 m NNW
- Moor Wood984 m WNW
- Whitecross Plantation708 m WSW
- Woodcombe Brake978 m WSW
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Hills
- Bratton Ball2.5 km WNW
- Buckland Hill2.3 km S
- Little Hill1.5 km S
- Trimps Hill2.5 km SSE
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Lakes
- Great Woodclose Pond5.9 km SSW
- Horse Pond4.7 km SSE
- The Hawn3.7 km ESE
- Toads Park Reservoir2.6 km S
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Waterfalls
- Aberdulais Falls56.3 km NNW
- Berw-ddu55.3 km N
- Melin Court Waterfall56.7 km NNW
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Headlands
- Blue Ben15.8 km E
- Hurlstone Point7.2 km WNW
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Islands
- Steep Holm29.5 km ENE
- Sully Island28.4 km NE
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Wetlands
- The Strand1.2 km E
- Warren Point1.8 km E
- Greenaleigh Point2.0 km NW
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Health Services
- Minehead Community HospitalHospital 1.8 km SE
- Williton HospitalHospital 12.1 km ESE
- Winsor Nursing HomeMedical 711 m SE
- Broadway Nursing HomeMedical 21.9 km NNE
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Education
- St Michael's Church of England First SchoolSchool 435 m S
- Foxes CollegeSchool 863 m S
- Pencoed CampusUniversity 35.1 km N
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Railway Stations
- Minehead893 m SE
- Dunster3.5 km SE
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Bus Stations
- Gorsaf Fysiau Pen-y-Bont ar Ogwr33.8 km NNW
- Taunton Bus Station33.9 km SE
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Coach Stations
- Torquay Coach Station82.0 km S
- Plymouth Coach Station104.2 km SSW
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Ferry Terminals
- Newport Transporter Bridge West52.7 km NE
- Newport Transporter Bridge East52.7 km NE
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Airports
- Cardiff Airport22.9 km NNE
- Exeter Airport53.1 km S
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Airfields
- Maes Awyr Sain Tathan22.0 km N
- Westonzoyland41.3 km ESE
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Heliports
- Cardiff City Heliport37.1 km NE
- Lake Heliport57.4 km WSW
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Harbours
- Watchet Harbour10.9 km ESE
- Lynmouth Harbour24.6 km W