Kilve
Sign in to saveKilve is a village in Somerset, England, within the Quantock Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the first AONB to be established, in 1957.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Kilve
- UK place.population
- 344
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.unitary_england
- Somerset
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Somerset
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Tiverton and Minehead
- UK place.post_town
- BRIDGWATER
- UK place.postcode_district
- TA5
- UK place.postcode_area
- TA
- UK place.dial_code
- 01278
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- ST151428
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- History
- Oil extraction
- Governance
- Geography
- Landmarks
- Kilve Court
- Religious sites
- Blue Ben
- Cultural references
- References
- External links
Kilve is a village in Somerset, England, within the Quantock Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the first AONB to be established, in 1957.
It lies on the A39 almost exactly equidistant from Bridgwater to the east and Minehead to the west. The village includes a 17th-century coaching inn, and a post office and stores. This part of the village, formerly known as Putsham, also contains the village hall, which was extended to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Not far away is Doniford a settlement near the harbour town of Watchet.