Porlock Hill
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Porlock Hill is a road west of Porlock, Somerset. It is part of the A39, connecting Porlock to Lynmouth and Barnstaple in Devon and is the steepest A-road in the United Kingdom, approaching 1 in 4 in
The start of Porlock Hill, where the toll road branches off to the right
A typical accident on Porlock Hill, showing an HGV collided with a tree after being unable to brake and forced to use the escape lane
Lynton
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Lynton is a town on the Exmoor coast in the North Devon district in the county of Devon, England, approximately 17 miles north-east of Barnstaple and 18 miles west of Minehead, and close to the conflu
Porlock Hill
…for not maintaining a good road, and builders were employed to construct a suitable route. The road opened in 1843 when a stagecoach travelled from Lynton to Porlock successfully. Shortly after the road opened, a local landowner, Mr Blathwayt, decided to build a toll road further north at a more relaxed…
Lynton from Southcliff Hill
Lynton Town Hall
The Lyn and Exmoor Museum
Lynton & Lynmouth Cricket Club