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Westhay

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Westhay is well known as the site of the Starling Roost featured on many TV wildlife programmes. The roost is in National wildlife reserves such as Westhay Moor, Ham Wall and Shapwick Heath. The area also contains one third of the UK breeding population of
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which closed down in the autumn of 2009. It also includes a craft centre, cafe, several historic reconstructions and information about the local archeology. The prehistoric
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country, standing on the site of pre-historic lake dwellings. The site of the lake-village is marked by groups of mounds. The nearby
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have offices and work bases to manage the local wildlife reserves, has replaced the old
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The name means 'The west field that is enclosed by hedges' from the
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Westhay is located in Somerset
Somerset
OS grid reference
ST435425
Civil parish
Meare
Unitary authority
Somerset Council
Ceremonial county
Somerset
Region
South West
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
BA6
Dialling code
Police
Avon and Somerset
Fire
Devon and Somerset
Ambulance
South Western
UK Parliament
Wells and Mendip Hills
UK
England

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