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Delve into Puriton in United Kingdom

Puriton in the region of England with its 1,775 residents is a city in United Kingdom - some 125 mi or ( 201 km ) West of London , the country's capital .

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Current time in Puriton is now 01:24 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Taunton, Swansea, Plymouth, Pawlett, and North Newton. While being here, make sure to check out Taunton . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Puriton ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Infuse 09 - Youth Promo

3:07 min by serious4goduk
Views: 822 Rating: 5.00

join with loads of others at Infuse 09. Sunny Burnham on Sea, Gathering Band, Mark Ritchie, Mark & Nita Pugh, Rich Ellerington, Steve Ellerington plus live bands, and loads of other stuff.... www.infu ..

Driving On The M5 From Sedgemoor Services To J24 (Minehead), England 23rd December 2011

21:10 min by Mike Fairman
Views: 398 Rating: 5.00

Driving on the M5 motorway from Sedgemoor Services (East Brent, Somerset) to Junction 24 (Minehead A38 A39) England Videoed on Friday, 23rd December 2011 Playlist: www.youtube.com ..


Channel 2 - Hastings Thumper

1:57 min by RailPhotoAnthology
Views: 186 Rating: 5.00

Filmed at Puriton & Fordgate. Thumper 1001 on the Channel 2 rail tour. Hastings to Weston Super-Mare and then on to WSR to stable before return to Weston for the return trip to Hastings. More photo's ..

1001 Hastings DEMU Cabview Channel Two Weston-super-Mare to Bridgwater 07.07.12

15:03 min by MrGettingtooold
Views: 151 Rating: 0.00

Cabview from Hastings DEMU 1001 Power Car 60116. After arriving at Weston-super-Mare 1001 sets off to Bishops Lydeard on the West Somerset railway to have the toilet water tanks refilled. The camera h ..


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Interesting facts about this location

ROF Bridgwater

Royal Ordnance Factory (ROF) Bridgwater was a factory between the villages of Puriton and Woolavington in the Sedgemoor district of Somerset, UK that produced high explosives for munitions. It was slightly above sea level, between the 5 and 10 metre contour lines on Ordnance Survey maps. BAE Systems closed it when decommissioning was completed in July 2008.

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Located at 51.18 -2.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Bridgwater, Economy of Somerset, Explosive ROF, Military history of Somerset, Royal Ordnance Factories

Willow Man

Willow Man is a large outdoor sculpture by Serena de la Hey. It is situated in a field next to the northbound carriageway of the M5 motorway, near Bridgwater in Somerset, South West England, near to the Bristol to Exeter railway line and junction 23 of the motorway. It stands 40 feet, with aBad rounding here{{#invoke:Math|precision_format| (5)*1/0.3048 | 1-1 }}-foot (5 m) arm span, and is made of black maul willow withies woven over a 3-tonne steel frame.

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Located at 51.15 -2.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: 2000 sculptures, Arts in Somerset, Basket weaving, Buildings and structures in Somerset, Outdoor sculptures in England, Somerset Levels, Wooden sculptures

Somerset

The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the River Severn.

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Located at 51.18 -3.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Articles including recorded pronunciations (UK English), Non-metropolitan counties, Somerset

Bridgwater Without

Bridgwater Without is a civil parish in the Sedgemoor district of Somerset, England. It lies to the east and south west of Bridgwater. The parish includes the villages and hamlets of Dunwear, Horsey, Slape Cross and Sydenham. In 2002 the parish had a population of 405.

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Located at 51.14 -2.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Civil parishes in Somerset, Sedgemoor

Bawdrip Halt railway station

Bawdrip Halt was a railway station at Bawdrip on the Bridgwater branch of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway. Although the line had opened in 1890, station facilities at Bawdrip were not provided until 7 July 1923, after petitioning by local people. The new halt was surprisingly popular, with 2,185 passengers using it between 7 July and 29 September 1923. It consisted of a single concrete platform 140 feet long; a waiting shelter was provided during 1924.

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Located at 51.15 -2.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Disused railway stations in Somerset, Former Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway stations, Railway stations closed in 1952, Railway stations opened in 1923

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