West Porlock

About West Porlock

West Porlock sits within Somerset. Neighbouring places include Porlock Weir around 935 m North West, Porlock lying 1.5 km East South East, Allerford lying 3.4 km East, Luccombe situated 4.8 km East South East and Wootton Courtenay around 7.6 km East South East. Other rural localities include Porlockford, Bossington, West Luccombe and Horner.

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The information presented here is derived from OS, ONS and OSM under open licence.

Local Map

Map of West Porlock

Location Summary

  • West Porlock 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 Beach2.7 km NE
  • Porlock Beach1.1 km NNE
  • The Gore1.8 km NW

Parks

  • Castle Green42.7 km NE
  • Cooper's Fields42.7 km NE
  • Lock's Common31.1 km NNW
  • The Warren31.6 km W

Woods

  • Combe Meadow539 m SSW
  • Laneclose Plantation488 m W
  • Porlockford Plantation406 m N
  • The Parks671 m SE

Hills

  • Crawter Hill2.4 km ESE
  • Ley Hill2.8 km SSE
  • Porlock Common2.5 km WSW
  • Porlock Hill1.3 km SSW

Lakes

  • Great Woodclose Pond9.8 km SE
  • Newpark Pond9.5 km SE
  • Nutscale Reservoir3.9 km SSW
  • Toads Park Reservoir10.1 km ESE

Waterfalls

  • Aberdulais Falls53.4 km NNW
  • Berw-ddu55.7 km N
  • Melin Court Waterfall54.7 km N

Headlands

  • Foreland Point12.3 km WNW
  • Hurlstone Point3.5 km NE

Islands

  • Burrow Nose31.7 km W
  • Sexton's Burrow31.9 km W

Wetlands

  • Gore Point1.9 km NW
  • Greenaleigh Point8.4 km E
  • The Strand10.7 km E

Health Services

  • Minehead Community HospitalHospital 10.9 km E
  • Williton HospitalHospital 21.2 km ESE
  • Winsor Nursing HomeMedical 10.2 km E
  • Broadway Nursing HomeMedical 25.5 km NNE

Education

  • St Dubricius Church of England First SchoolSchool 1.6 km ESE
  • St Michael's Church of England First SchoolSchool 9.5 km E
  • PetrocUniversity 35.1 km WSW

Railway Stations

  • Minehead10.4 km E
  • Dunster12.7 km E

Bus Stations

  • Gorsaf Fysiau Pen-y-Bont ar Ogwr33.1 km N
  • Barnstaple Bus Station34.0 km WSW

Coach Stations

  • Torquay Coach Station82.2 km S
  • Plymouth Coach Station100.4 km SSW

Ferry Terminals

  • Newport Transporter Bridge West59.2 km NE
  • Newport Transporter Bridge East59.3 km NE

Airports

  • Cardiff Airport28.1 km NE
  • Swansea Airport53.6 km NW

Airfields

  • Maes Awyr Sain Tathan25.1 km NNE
  • Chivenor Airfield39.7 km WSW

Heliports

  • Cardiff City Heliport43.8 km NE
  • Lake Heliport48.6 km WSW

Harbours

  • Lynmouth Harbour15.0 km W
  • Watchet Harbour20.4 km E