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Street is a large village and civil parish in Somerset, England, with a population of 12,709 in 2021. [1] On a dry spot in the Somerset Levels , at the end of the Polden Hills , it is two miles (three kilometres) southwest of Glastonbury .
Clarks Village is an outlet shopping village in Street, Somerset, England. It was established in 1993 on the site of old C&J Clark factory buildings. History
In this area is the elaborate former Selwood Printing Works. Stony Street, which leads into Catherine Hill, is a steep, cobbled road climbing out of the town centre. In the centre of the town, Cheap Street contains buildings dating to the 16th and 17th centuries and has a stream running down the middle fed by the spring at St John's Church.
Taunton (/ ˈ t ɔː n t ən /) is the county town of Somerset, England.It is a market town and has a minster church.Its population in 2011 was 64,621. [2] Its thousand-year history includes a 10th-century monastic foundation, owned by the Bishops of Winchester, which was rebuilt as Taunton Castle by the Normans in the 12th century.
A residents' parking zone could be introduced in Weston-super-Mare town centre if a pilot scheme goes ahead. A consultation on the proposal, which would see residents of 15 streets have to pay £ ...
The town council is made up of 16 members, [72] and is based at Glastonbury Town Hall, Magdalene Street. The town hall was built in 1814 and has a two-storey late Georgian ashlar front. [73] It is a Grade II* listed building. [74] For local government purposes, since 1 April 2023, Glastonbury comes under the unitary authority of Somerset Council.
The town centre and Bowlish, Darshill and Charlton form a conservation area. [116] The hexagonal town-centre market cross, 50 ft (15 m) high, dates from a £20 bequest by Walter Buckland in 1520 [4] and was re-erected in 1841. [117] Also in the market place is the Shambles, a medieval market stall, though much restored. [118]
Avon and Somerset Police was called to Yeovil town centre, Somerset, at about 03:30 GMT on Friday, after reports of residents hearing shots being fired. Alistair Armistead, 28, of Penn Hill, has ...