Towns & cities · South West England
Porlock
Porlock — village and civil parish in Somerset, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Minehead · 8.9 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Porlock is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 1,355 people. Address: TA24. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Somerset, England". Coordinates: 51.2088°, -3.5956°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: North Exmoor SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Exmoor Coastal Heaths SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Porlock is a coastal village in Somerset, England, 5 miles (8 km) west of Minehead. At the 2011 census, the village had a population of 1,440. In 2017, Porlock had the highest percentage of elderly population in England, with over 40% being of pensionable age as of 2010.
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Background
History
East of the village is Bury Castle, an Iron Age hill fort. There is evidence for 10th or 11th century origin for the name Porlock as Portloc or Portloca meaning enclosure by the harbour, from the Old English port and loca, and in Domesday Book the village was known as "Portloc". Porlock was part of the hundred of Carhampton. The area has links with several Romantic poets and R. D. Blackmore, the author of Lorna Doone, and is popular with visitors. The visitor centre has exhibits and displays about the area. Also on display are the bones of an aurochs, discovered on Porlock beach in 1999.
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- Coordinates
- 51.2088, -3.5956
- District
- Somerset
- Parish
- Porlock
- Postcode
- TA24
- Parliamentary constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead
- Population
- 1,355
- Nearest railway station
- Minehead — 8.9 km
- Official site
- www.porlock.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q1225604 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Porlock (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Porlockweir.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Porlock?
- Porlock is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TA24), in the parish of Porlock.
- Is Porlock a protected site?
- Yes — Porlock is part of the North Exmoor SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Exmoor Coastal Heaths SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Porlock free to visit?
- Yes, Porlock is free to enter.
- How do I get to Porlock?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode TA24. It sits within the Tiverton and Minehead parliamentary constituency.