Towns & cities · South West England
Winsford
Winsford — village and civil parish in Somerset, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Winsford is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 296 people. Address: TA24. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Somerset, England". Coordinates: 51.0993°, -3.5652°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Barle Valley SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: North Exmoor SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Barle SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: South Exmoor SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Winsford is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, located about 5 miles (8 km) north-west of Dulverton. It is within the borders of the Exmoor National Park and around 10 miles (16.1 km) south-west of the coastal town of Minehead. The village has a hotel, The Royal Oak dating to before the start of the 16th century, and a small shop. The village is on the route of the Samaritans Way South West and is located within the Exmoor National Park. To the east of the village is the hamlet of West Howetown.
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Background
History
Winsford Hill is the location of the Wambarrows, a number of Bronze Age burial sites, and Road Castle an Iron Age bank and ditch approximately 2 mi west from the village. The ditch is almost square in plan with rounded corners and covers an area of approximately 0.7 acres. The area is home to the Caratacus Stone, a standing stone believed to have been erected by pagan inhabitants of the village, and first documented in 1219. The village appears in the Domesday Book of 1085, which lists the presence of 34 smallholders, 41 villagers, 52 sheep and 9 slaves, the whole area being capable of supporting 64 ploughs, despite 40 acre of it being woodland. Farms in the village include Nethercote,…
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- Coordinates
- 51.0993, -3.5652
- District
- Somerset
- Parish
- Winsford
- Postcode
- TA24
- Parliamentary constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead
- Population
- 296
- Official site
- www.somersetintelligence.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q985314 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Winsford, Somerset (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Winsfordchurch.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Winsford?
- Winsford is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TA24), in the parish of Winsford.
- Is Winsford a protected site?
- Yes — Winsford is part of the Barle Valley SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the North Exmoor SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Winsford free to visit?
- Yes, Winsford is free to enter.
- How do I get to Winsford?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode TA24. It sits within the Tiverton and Minehead parliamentary constituency.