Towns & cities · South West England
Pilton
Pilton — village in Somerset, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Mendip Vale · 5.1 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Pilton is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 935 people. Address: BA4. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Somerset, England". Coordinates: 51.1663°, -2.5870°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Pilton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on the A361 road in the Mendip district, 3 miles (5 km) south-west of Shepton Mallet and 6 miles (10 km) east of Glastonbury. The village has a population of 998. The parish includes the hamlets of West Compton, East Compton, Westholme, Beardly Batch and Cannards Grave.
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Background
History
Pilton is now almost 20 mi from the sea but sits on the edge of the Somerset Levels, an area which has now been drained but was once a shallow tidal lake. According to legend in the 1st century, being a landing place then known as Pooltown, it is where Joseph of Arimathea landed in Britain . This is highly unlikely, as the suffix “ton” is Saxon, and therefore cannot be from before 450-500 AD at the earliest. The parish of Pilton was part of the Whitstone Hundred. Cannard's Grave is located on the southern edge of Shepton Mallet. Local legend (of which there are several versions) says that, in the 17th century, the publican of the local inn, Giles Cannard (possibly also known as Tom the…
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- Coordinates
- 51.1663, -2.5870
- District
- Somerset
- Parish
- Pilton
- Postcode
- BA4
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills
- Population
- 935
- Nearest railway station
- Mendip Vale — 5.1 km
- Official site
- neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q1613147 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Pilton, Somerset (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Pilton church.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Pilton?
- Pilton is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode BA4), in the parish of Pilton.
- Is Pilton free to visit?
- Yes, Pilton is free to enter.
- How do I get to Pilton?
- The nearest railway station is Mendip Vale, about 5.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BA4.