Woolavington

Also known as Woolavington, Somerset

Woolavington is a village and civil parish on the Somerset Levels in the English county of Somerset. It is north east of Bridgwater, south east of Burnham on Sea and west of Glastonbury. At the 2021 census it had a population of 2,325.

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Place details

Locality: Woolavington
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 2,115
Timezone: Europe/London

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UK place.static_image_name: Woolavington Village Stores - geograph.org.uk - 1506877.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Woolavington village store
UK place.static_image_alt: Stone shop building with cars parked outside
UK place.country: England
UK place.official_name: Woolavington
UK place.population: 2,325
UK place.population_ref: (2021)
UK place.civil_parish: Woolavington
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: TA7
UK place.postcode_area: TA
UK place.dial_code: 01278
UK place.os_grid_reference: ST3441
UK place.static_image_2_caption: Woolavington Co-op replacement for Prince of Wales Pub and new village store.

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Wikidata facts

Population: 2115
Image: Woolavington Village Stores - geograph.org.uk - 1506877.jpg
Dialing code: 01278

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Commons category: Woolavington
postal code: TA7
OS grid reference: ST3441
P8168: Gail Devers

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==History== Known as Hunlavintone in the Domesday Book of 1086, the village's name means 'the settlement of Hunlaf's people'. The parish of Woolavington was historically part of the Whitley Hundred.