Williton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. It has many of the features of a small town, being the administrative centre for the district of West Somerset. Williton is situated at the junction of the A39, A358 and B3191 roads, on the coast 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Watchet roughly equidistant between Minehead, Bridgwater and Taunton.
Population: 2,657
Latitude: 51° 09' 44.50" N
Longitude: -3° 19' 19.49" W
The position of the town on the edge of the Somerset Levels, where they meet the Bristol Channel, has resulted in a history dominated by land reclamation and sea defences since Roman times. Burnham was seriously affected by the Bristol Channel flood…
Bridgwater is situated, on the edge of the Somerset Levels, in a level and well-wooded country, having to the north the Mendip range and on the west the Quantock hills. The town lies along both sides of the River Parrett, 10 miles (16 km) from its m…
Known as Weolingtun in the Anglo-Saxon period, its name had changed to Walintone by the time of the Domesday Book of 1086. Wellington became a town under a royal charter of 1215 and during the medieval period it grew as a centre for trade on the roa…
The town has over 1,000 years of religious and military history, and is now undergoing a regeneration project. It has various transport links which support its central role in economy and commerce.
There is evidence of human occupation in the area since the Bronze and Iron Ages. Before the Norman Conquest it was held by Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia and after it by William de Moyon and his descendants, who administered the area from Dunster Castle, w…