Puriton
Sign in to savePuriton is a village and parish at the westerly end of the Polden Hills, in Somerset, England. The parish has a population of 1,968. The local parish church is dedicated to St Michael and All Angels. A chapel on Woolavington Road was converted to a private house some 20 years ago. The parish includes the hamlets of Dunball and Down End.
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Key facts
- UK place.static_image_name
- Puriton-Church.jpg
- UK place.static_image_alt
- Stone building with square tower
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Puriton Parish Church, constructed from local Blue Lias stone
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Puriton
- UK place.population
- 1,968
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.unitary_england
- Somerset Council
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Somerset
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Bridgwater
- UK place.post_town
- BRIDGWATER
- UK place.postcode_district
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- +1968
- Image
- Puriton-Church.jpg
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Governance
- Transport links
- Religious sites
- Puriton Party in the Park
- See also
- References
- Notes
- Sources
- External links
Puriton is a village and parish at the westerly end of the Polden Hills, in Somerset, England. The parish has a population of 1,968. The local parish church is dedicated to St Michael and All Angels. A chapel on Woolavington Road was converted to a private house some 20 years ago. The parish includes the hamlets of Dunball and Down End.
In 1996, the village was described as "now becoming a rural commuter village". The built-up area is mostly between 5 and 50 metres above sea level.