Selworthy

Also known as Selworthy (civil parish), Somerset, Selworthy, Somerset

Selworthy is a small village and civil parish from Minehead in Somerset, England. It is located in the National Trust's Holnicote Estate on the northern fringes of Exmoor. The parish includes the hamlets of Bossington, Tivington, Lynch, Brandish Street and Allerford.

Key facts

UK place.static_image: alt=Thatched roofs of white painted houses nestled in tree filled valley.|240px
UK place.static_image_caption: Looking over the village in Selworthy Combe
UK place.country: England
UK place.official_name: Selworthy
UK place.population: 477
UK place.population_ref: (2011)
UK place.unitary_england: Somerset
UK place.lieutenancy_england: Somerset
UK place.region: South West England
UK place.constituency_westminster: Tiverton and Minehead
UK place.post_town: MINEHEAD
UK place.postcode_district: TA24

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At Selworthy Beacon, rising above the village, is one of the highest points on Exmoor. Its height defines as one of the 'marilyns" in England. Near the summit are a series of cairns, thought to be the remains of round barrows, and the British Iron Age Bury Castle.