Milverton, Somerset
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| Milverton | |
  Milverton shown within Somerset |
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| Population | 1,385 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | Taunton Deane |
| Shire county | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | TAUNTON |
| Postcode district | TA4 |
| Dialling code | 01823 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| European Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Taunton |
| List of places: UK • England • Somerset | |
Milverton is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated five miles west of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district. The village has a population of 1,385 . It has one public house, The Globe, (The White Hart public house closed in March 2008) a convenience store, a post office and a hairdressers.
It was the birthplace, in 1773, of Thomas Young an English polymath, contributing to the scientific understanding of vision, light, solid mechanics, energy, physiology, and Egyptology.
The village used to have a station on the Devon and Somerset Railway which closed in 1966.
[edit] References
- ^ Somerset County Council, 2002. Population estimates.
[edit] External links
- The Somerset Urban Archaeological Survey: Milverton, by Clare Gathercole
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