Durleigh
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| Durleigh | |
  Durleigh shown within Somerset |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| District | Sedgemoor |
| Shire county | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BRIDGWATER |
| Dialling code | 01278 |
| 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 | |
Durleigh is a village and civil parish on the outskirts of Bridgwater in the Sedgemoor district of Somerset, England.
The village lies on Durleigh brook, a tributary of the River Parrett, which was dammed in 1938 to form [Durleigh reservior]] .
Eight people from the parish were accused of complicity in the Monmouth Rebellion of 1685.[1]
Durleigh Church dates from the 11th century but was substantially rebuilt in the late 19th century. It and has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II* listed building.[2]
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