Westhay

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Westhay
Westhay shown within Somerset
OS grid reference	ST435425
District	Mendip
Shire county	Somerset
Region	South West
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Glastonbury
Postcode district	BA6
Police	Avon and Somerset
Fire	Devon and Somerset
Ambulance	South Western
European Parliament	South West England
UK Parliament	Wells
List of places: UK • England • Somerset

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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