A Postcard Perfect Town ; Chris Rundle Checks Out the Somerset Seaside Settlement That Is Minehead. Pictures: Fran Stothard
Western Daily Press › June 03, 2007
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Chris Rundle checks out the Somerset seaside settlement that is Minehead. Pictures: Fran Stothard
You will look in vain for any evidence of mining in Minehead - though you could look across the Bristol Channel to the former mining area of South Wales for a clue as to how it got its name.See the full content of this document
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A Postcard Perfect Town ; Chris Rundle Checks Out the Somerset Seaside Settlement That Is Minehead. Pictures: Fran Stothard
In fact, the word derives from mynnydd, the Celtic (and Welsh) word for mountain - a clear reference to the imposing mass of North Hill which rises impressively from the shoreline with just room for a line of whitewashed cottages to cling to its foot.
North Hill, rising to almost 800 feet, has played many roles in the development of this seaside set...See the full content of this document
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