West Quantoxhead

West Quantoxhead
Waterfall cascading down rockface.
The waterfall in St Audrie's bay
West Quantoxhead is located in Somerset
West Quantoxhead
West Quantoxhead
Location within Somerset
Population343 [1]
OS grid referenceST113420
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTaunton
Postcode districtTA4
Dialling code01984
PoliceAvon and Somerset
FireDevon and Somerset
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Somerset
51°10′15″N 3°16′11″W / 51.1707°N 3.2698°W / 51.1707; -3.2698

West Quantoxhead is a small village and civil parish in the Somerset West and Taunton district of Somerset, England. It lies on the route of the Coleridge Way and on the A39 road at the foot of the Quantock Hills, 3 miles (5 km) from East Quantoxhead, 2.5 miles (4 km) from Williton and equidistant from Bridgwater and Taunton. The parish includes the hamlets of Weacombe and Lower Weacombe.

West Quantoxhead is also known as St Audries. The St Audries Manor Estate was named for the dedication of the parish church to Æthelthryth known as St Ethelreda, who was also known as St Audrey.

  1. ^ "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. Retrieved 4 January 2014.

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