| Porlock | |
  Porlock shown within Somerset |
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| Population | 1,377 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | West Somerset |
| Shire county | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MINEHEAD |
| Postcode district | TA24 |
| Dialling code | 01643 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| European Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Bridgwater |
| List of places: UK • England • Somerset | |
Porlock is a quiet coastal village in Somerset, England, situated in a deep hollow below Exmoor, five miles west of Minehead. Porlock Weir lies about 15 miles west of Porlock, Somerset, England and is a small settlement which has grown up around the harbour Somerset ( or) is a county in south west England The County town is Taunton, which is in the south of the county In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government West Somerset is a local government district in the English county of Somerset. Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of Local government outside Greater London Somerset ( or) is a county in south west England The County town is Taunton, which is in the south of the county The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one South West England is one of the Regions of England. It is the largest such region in terms of area and extends from Gloucestershire and Wiltshire to Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system UK Postal codes are known as postcodes. UK postcodes are Alphanumeric. The, also known as the Taunton postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Bridgwater, Burnham-on-Sea, Chard, Crewkerne, The UK Telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Telephone Numbering Plan, is the system used for assigning Telephone numbers in the United There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. Avon & Somerset Constabulary is the Home Office Police force in England responsible for policing the non-metropolitan county of Somerset and The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service or FRS, covering the counties of Devon and Somerset; it Divisions & Stations The trust is split into 2 divisions West - Devon and Cornwall including West Divisional HQ 999 and PTS Control at South West England is a Constituency of the European Parliament. This is a list of the 646 constituencies currently represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, as at the 2005 general election Bridgwater is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places This is a list of cities, Towns Villages and hamlets in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Somerset ( or) is a county in south west England The County town is Taunton, which is in the south of the county England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Exmoor is a National Park situated on the Bristol Channel coast of south west England A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States Minehead is a coastal Town and Civil parish in the west of the the English county of Somerset. The village has a population of 1,377 (2002 estimate). In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.
East of the village is Bury Castle an Iron age hill fort. Bury Castle Somerset is an Iron Age Hill fort East North East of Porlock, England at. This article is about the archaeological period known as the Iron Age for the mythological Iron Age see Ages of Man. A hill fort is a fortified refuge or defended settlement
In the Domesday book the village was known as "Portloc". The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey [1]
The area has links with several Romantic poets, and R. D. Blackmore the author of Lorna Doone, and is popular with visitors. Richard Doddridge Blackmore ( June 7, 1825 &ndash January 20, 1900) referred to most commonly as R The visitor centre with exhibits and displays about the local area. Also on display are the bones of an Aurochs, discovered on Porlock beach in 1999. The aurochs or urus ( Bos taurus primigenius) was a very large type of cattle that was prevalent in Europe until its Extinction in 1627 [2]
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Geography
The village adjoins a Porlock Ridge and Saltmarsh nature reserve created when the lowland behind a high shingle embankment was breached by the sea in the 1990s, which has now been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest. Porlock Ridge and Saltmarsh ( is a 1863 Hectare (4604 acre Biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset, notified in 1990 The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 A Site of Special Scientific Interest or SSSI is a Conservation designation denoting a Protected area in the United Kingdom. Copses of white dead trees remind the visitor of when this was fresh water pasture. A copse is an English term for a small lowland Woodland. It is often used as a part of a place name for example Borthwood Copse on the Isle of Wight
A picturesque, wooded combe called Hawkcombe leads about three miles from the village up to high open moorland. A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States The stream, (which is called "Hawkcombe Waters"), runs past an interesting Victorian hunting lodge, called The Cleeve, then underground beneath the Overstream Hotel in the center of the village.
The South West Coast Path goes through Porlock, many walkers stopping rather than continuing on the gargantuan walk to Lynton. The South West Coast Path is Britain's longest waymarked long-distance footpath and a National Trail. Lynton is a small Village in Devon, England. It lies on the northern edge of Exmoor and is located at the top of a Gorge above There is also a Coleridge Way walk.
Culbone church is said to be the smallest church in England. Culbone (also called Kilner) is a small Village, consisting of little more than the Parish church and a few houses in the parish of Oare in The main structure is 12th century. Services are still held there, despite the lack of road access - it is a two-mile walk from Porlock Weir, and some 3-4 miles from Porlock itself. Porlock Weir lies about 15 miles west of Porlock, Somerset, England and is a small settlement which has grown up around the harbour
A new toll road bypasses the 1-in-4 gradient on Porlock Hill. A toll road, (also known as a tollway, turnpike, pike, or toll highway, especially if it is constructed to Freeway standards The A39 is an A road in south west England. It runs south-west from Bath in Somerset through Wells, Glastonbury, Street There is an ancient stone circle on the hill.
Church
The Church of St Dubricius dates from the 13th century. The spire was damaged in a storm of 1703. [1] The church has been designated by English Heritage as a grade I listed building. English Heritage is a Non-departmental public body of the United Kingdom government ( Department for Culture Media and Sport) with a broad remit of A listed building in the United Kingdom is a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural historical or cultural significance [3] Within the church is a 1th century of John Harrington who fought alongside Henry V in France in 1417. John Harrington or John Harington may refer to John Harrington (hockey player, American Olympic hockey player who was involved in the 1980 Winter Henry V (16 September 1386 &ndash 31 August 1422 was one of the most significant English warrior kings of the 15th century This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. [4]
"Person from Porlock"
The poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge, who lived nearby at Nether Stowey (between Bridgwater and Minehead), was interrupted during composition of his poem Kubla Khan by "a person on business from Porlock", and found afterward he could not remember what had come to him in a dream. The Person from Porlock was an unwelcome visitor to Samuel Taylor Coleridge who called by during his composition of the oriental poem Kubla Khan. Samuel Taylor Coleridge ( 21 October 1772 &ndash 25 July 1834) was an English Poet, Critic and philosopher Nether Stowey is a small village in the Sedgemoor district of Somerset, South West England. Bridgwater in Somerset, England, is a Market town, the administrative centre of the Sedgemoor district, and the leading industrial Minehead is a coastal Town and Civil parish in the west of the the English county of Somerset. " Kubla Khan or a Vision in a Dream A Fragment " is a poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, which takes its title from the Mongol and Chinese
Coleridge and William Wordsworth (who lived nearby at Alfoxden) would often roam the hills and coast on long night walks, leading to local gossip that they were 'spies' for the French. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Government sent an agent to investigate, but found they were, "mere poets". Their walks are celebrated by the Coleridge Way which ends in Porlock. The Coleridge Way is a footpath in Somerset, England. It was opened in April 2005 and follows the walks taken by poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge Their friend Robert Southey published a poem titled "Porlock" in 1798. Robert Southey ( August 12, 1774 &ndash March 21, 1843) was an English Poet of the Romantic school one Year 1798 ( MDCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a
Words to Jerusalem
Legend has it that the area beyond Culbone towards Lynmouth where Glenthorne is now situated is where Jesus may have alighted on a trip with Joseph of Arimathea. Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE) Joseph of Arimathea was according to the Gospels, the man who donated his own prepared tomb for the burial of Jesus after Jesus' Crucifixion This is said to have inspired the words to William Blake's famous poem, Jerusalem:
- "And did those feet in ancient time
- Walk upon England’s mountains green?
- And was the Holy Lamb of God
- On England’s pleasant pastures seen?
- And did the countenance divine
- Shine forth upon our clouded hills?
- And was Jerusalem builded here
- Among these dark satanic mills?"
Submerged forest
From the end of the last glacial period, about 10,000 years ago, the melting of ice caps has caused the sea level in the Bristol Channel to rise about 40 metres. William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827 was an English poet, painter, and Printmaker. " And did those feet in ancient time " is a short Poem by William Blake from the preface to his epic Milton a Poem (1804 It has been at roughly its present level for the last 2000 years but is still rising very slowly.
Between 7000 and 8000 years ago the area that is now Porlock Beach was more than five miles inland. It was a flat, low lying area and the climate was warm and wet. The area was thickly wooded and Mesolithic people lived by hunting and fishing. They probably hunted wild cattle, the bones of which have been found here. The stumps of trees were preserved in the marshy conditions in which they grew and have today been revealed as the sea has risen to erode them. At low tide can be seen tree trunks, a thin layer of peaty soil and a large amount of grey clay soil which is now inhabited by sea shells known as piddocks.
References
- ^ a b Farr, Grahame (1954). Somerset Harbours. London: Christopher Johnson, 154.
- ^ Porlock Visitor Centre. Everything Exmor. Retrieved on 2008-02-20. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment
- ^ Church of St Dubricius. Images of England. Retrieved on 2008-02-20. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment
- ^ Leete-Hodge, Lornie (1985). Curiosities of Somerset. Bodmin: Bossiney Books, 45. ISBN 0906456983.
External links
- www.porlock.co.uk by the Porlock Tourist Association.
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