Coordinates: 51°10'44?N 2°48'35?W? / ?51.1789, -2.8096
Westhay is a village 4 miles north west of Glastonbury on the Somerset Levels, in the Mendip district of Somerset, England.
The name means 'The west field that is enclosed by hedges' from the Old English west and haga. The 'g' in haga is silent.[1]
Westhay is a marshland village on the River Brue in typical Somerset "Rhineland" country, standing on the site of pre-historic lake dwellings. The site of the lake-village is marked by groups of mounds. Nearby is the Peat Moors Centre.
Nearby are the Westhay Moor and Westhay Heath which have both been designated as Sites of Special Scientific Interest.
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