Über den Ort » Puriton, Somerset, England, Großbritannien

Puriton is a village and parish at the westerly end of the Polden Hills, in the Sedgemoor district of Somerset, UK. The parish has a population of 1,068. The local parish church is named after St Michael. A chapel on Woolavington Road was converted to a private house some 20 years ago.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.The village has a full range of facilities, such as a primary school, parish church, pub, post office, shop (general store and newsagent), butcher and hairdresser. It started to expand considerably in the 1960s and 1970s when new houses were built on former farm land, a former infilled stone Blue Lias quarry, Puriton Park, and on fields between the existing houses. The old Victorian school near the church was converted into homes and a new school built elsewhere. The Manor House was sold off in 1960 and four houses were built on its former tennis courts: the House is in multiple occupancy.