Towns & cities · South West England
Wambrook
Wambrook — village and civil parish in Somerset, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Axminster · 9.3 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Wambrook is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 184 people. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Somerset, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 50.8626°, -3.0031°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Blackdown Hills
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Wambrook is a village and civil parish in the Blackdown Hills, Somerset, England. The village lies about 2 miles (3 km) southwest of the town of Chard. The parish includes the hamlets of Higher Wambrook and Lower Wambrook which is sometimes known as Haselcombe. Ferne Animal Sanctuary is in the west of the parish.
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Background
History
In the west of the parish at Wortheal there are substantial earthworks which may date from the Iron Age. Until 1895 Wambrook was part of the Beaminster Forum and Redhone Hundred in Dorset, only after that becoming part of Somerset.
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- Coordinates
- 50.8626, -3.0031
- District
- Somerset
- Parish
- Wambrook
- Postcode
- TA20 3EL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Yeovil
- Population
- 184
- Nearest railway station
- Axminster — 9.3 km
- Official site
- www.somersetintelligence.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q767517 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Wambrook (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Wambrook - Wambrook Methodist Chapel - geograph.org.uk - 287988.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Wambrook?
- Wambrook is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TA20 3EL), in the parish of Wambrook.
- Is Wambrook a protected site?
- Yes — Wambrook is part of the Blackdown Hills National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Wambrook free to visit?
- Yes, Wambrook is free to enter.
- How do I get to Wambrook?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode TA20 3EL. It sits within the Yeovil parliamentary constituency.