Horner, Somerset

Horner, Somerset

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 51.1979
longitude= -3.5828
official_name= Horner
population =
shire_district= West Somerset
shire_county = Somerset
region= South West England
constituency_westminster= Bridgwater
post_town= MINEHEAD
postcode_district = TA24
postcode_area= TA
dial_code= 01643
os_grid_reference= SS895455

Horner is a hamlet in the English county of Somerset.

Horner lies in the Exmoor National Park between Porlock and the village of Luccombe. It is on the eastern bank of Horner Water on which there is a restored, but non-working, water mill and which is crossed by a packhorse bridge. Administratively Horner forms part of the district of West Somerset.

The village is on the route of the Coleridge Way.

Horner is also home to two tearooms which boast a loyal patronage and also a campsite field owned by the scouting association.Burrowhayes Farm is a nearby campsite that shares its patronage with the tearooms.

External links

* [http://www.hornermill.co.uk/index.html Horner water mill]
*oscoor gbx|SS896455


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