Porlockford

About Porlockford

Porlockford is in Somerset. Among the nearby places are Porlock Weir lying 416 m North West, Porlock lying 2.0 km East South East, Allerford lying 3.8 km East and Luccombe around 5.3 km East South East. Other rural areas close to here include West Porlock, Bossington, West Luccombe, Horner and Selworthy.

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This page uses OS, ONS and OSM data supplied under open licence.

Local Map

Map of Porlockford

Location Summary

  • Porlockford is located in Somerset
  • Administrative Area:Somerset
  • Ceremonial County: Somerset
  • Historic County: Somerset
  • Region & Country:South West / England

Nearby Towns & Cities

Nearby Localities

Smaller Settlements

Beaches

  • Bossington Beach2.9 km ENE
  • Porlock Beach1.1 km NE
  • The Gore1.3 km NW

Parks

  • Castle Green42.7 km NE
  • Cooper's Fields42.7 km NE
  • Lock's Common30.7 km NNW
  • The Warren31.1 km W

Woods

  • Combe Meadow820 m S
  • Laneclose Plantation393 m SSW
  • Porlockford Plantation337 m E
  • Worthy Wood913 m WNW

Hills

  • Crawter Hill2.9 km ESE
  • Porlock Common2.3 km SW
  • Porlock Hill1.4 km SSW
  • Stent Hill3.2 km W

Lakes

  • Great Woodclose Pond10.3 km SE
  • Newpark Pond10.1 km SE
  • Nutscale Reservoir4.2 km S
  • Toads Park Reservoir10.5 km ESE

Waterfalls

  • Aberdulais Falls53.0 km NNW
  • Berw-ddu55.4 km N
  • Melin Court Waterfall54.4 km N

Headlands

  • Foreland Point11.9 km WNW
  • Hurlstone Point3.6 km ENE

Islands

  • Burrow Nose31.3 km W
  • Sexton's Burrow31.5 km W

Wetlands

  • Gore Point1.4 km NW
  • Greenaleigh Point8.7 km E
  • The Strand11.2 km E

Health Services

  • Minehead Community HospitalHospital 11.3 km E
  • Williton HospitalHospital 21.7 km ESE
  • Winsor Nursing HomeMedical 10.6 km E
  • Broadway Nursing HomeMedical 25.4 km NE

Education

  • St Dubricius Church of England First SchoolSchool 2.1 km ESE
  • St Michael's Church of England First SchoolSchool 10.0 km E
  • PetrocUniversity 34.9 km WSW

Railway Stations

  • Minehead10.8 km E
  • Dunster13.1 km E

Bus Stations

  • Gorsaf Fysiau Pen-y-Bont ar Ogwr32.8 km N
  • Barnstaple Bus Station33.8 km WSW

Coach Stations

  • Torquay Coach Station82.6 km S
  • Plymouth Coach Station100.5 km SSW

Ferry Terminals

  • Newport Transporter Bridge West59.3 km NE
  • Newport Transporter Bridge East59.4 km NE

Airports

  • Cardiff Airport28.1 km NE
  • Swansea Airport53.1 km NW

Airfields

  • Maes Awyr Sain Tathan25.0 km NNE
  • Chivenor Airfield39.4 km WSW

Heliports

  • Cardiff City Heliport43.9 km NE
  • Lake Heliport48.3 km WSW

Harbours

  • Lynmouth Harbour14.6 km W
  • Watchet Harbour20.8 km E