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Whitley Head Gloucestershire Map

Traditional county: Gloucestershire · Unitary authority: North Somerset · Region: South West

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Place	Whitley Head
Traditional County	Gloucestershire
Unitary Authority	North Somerset
Region	South West
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	51.325634
Longitude	-2.888931
Place Type	Other Settlement

About Whitley Head

Whitley Head emerges from the limestone ridges of North Somerset as a quiet sentinel overlooking the low-lying levels. It lies 4.0 miles east-south-east of Weston-super-Mare (from Weston-super-Mare: bearing 111°T, OS grid ST 381 588), and is situated east-south-east of Elborough village. The light here catches the pale, fractured stone of the hillsides, where the earth hides the ancient, dark secrets of the Banwell Caves Sssi beneath the turf. Whitley Head keeps its own pace, tethered to the slow, heavy gravity of the Mendip slopes rather than the restless tide of the nearby coast. Where the ground rises toward the limestone, the shadows cast by Banwell Hill lengthen across the fields, cooling the day with a sudden, sharp clarity. Local tradition lingers in the stillness of the surrounding pasture, where the land seems to hold the weight of centuries in its deep, stony silence. Visitors passing through find that Whitley Head offers a stark, austere beauty, unadorned by the fuss of modern commerce. Each season brings a different temperament to the heights, turning the grass from the vibrant green of spring to the brittle, bleached straw of a late-summer drought.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Banwell Caves Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.1 mi, 128° SE · 2 ha
The Caves (Attraction) — 0.1 mi, 131° SE
Bone Cave (Attraction) — 0.1 mi, 138° SE
Banwell Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.5 mi, 105° ESE
Elborough Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.8 mi, 238° WSW
Shrunken Medieval Village Of Christon And Associated Field System 200M North Of Manor Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 0.9 mi, 195° SSW · 12 ha
Standing Stone 150M South-East Of Yarberry Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 0.9 mi, 138° SE
Court Farm Country Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 1.0 mi, 024° NNE
Court Farm Castle (Historic House / Palace) — 1.0 mi, 020° NNE
Roman Settlement And Associated Industrial Remains And Field System North-East Of Winthill Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.1 mi, 106° ESE · 2 ha
The Cart Wash (Attraction) — 1.1 mi, 080° E
Banwell Fire Station Museum (Museum) — 1.1 mi, 083° E
Banwell Castle (Castle) — 1.2 mi, 096° E
The Combe (Valley) — 1.3 mi, 256° WSW
Hutton And Locking Rhyne (River) — 1.5 mi, 282° WNW
Lox Yeo River (River) — 1.5 mi, 180° S
Banwell Ochre Caves Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.7 mi, 085° E · 12 ha
Locking Head Castle (Castle) — 1.7 mi, 318° NW
The Helicopter Museum (Museum) — 2.0 mi, 297° WNW
Travelling Light (Monument) — 2.1 mi, 352° N
Webbington Farm (Museum) — 2.1 mi, 184° S
Plumley Park (Park) — 2.2 mi, 325° NW
Sandford Station Railway Heritage Centre (Museum) — 2.2 mi, 078° ENE
Living Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 2.3 mi, 335° NNW
ROC Post Bleadon (Historic Ruins) — 2.3 mi, 254° WSW
Worle Moor (Park) — 2.5 mi, 307° NW
Puxton Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 2.7 mi, 019° NNE
Castle Batch (Castle) — 3.2 mi, 337° NNW
Saint Judes Theatre (Theatre) — 3.3 mi, 311° NW
Eyrie Marker (Viewpoint) — 3.4 mi, 325° NW

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