Kilve

Also known as Kilve (civil parish), Somerset, Kilve, Somerset

Kilve is a village in Somerset, England, within the Quantock Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the first AONB to be established, in 1957.

Key facts

UK place.country: England
UK place.official_name: Kilve
UK place.population: 344
UK place.population_ref: (2011)
UK place.unitary_england: Somerset
UK place.lieutenancy_england: Somerset
UK place.region: South West England
UK place.constituency_westminster: Tiverton and Minehead
UK place.post_town: BRIDGWATER
UK place.postcode_district: TA5
UK place.postcode_area: TA
UK place.dial_code: 01278
UK place.os_grid_reference

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History
Oil extraction
Governance
Geography
Landmarks
Kilve Court
Religious sites
Blue Ben
Cultural references
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Kilve is a village in Somerset, England, within the Quantock Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the first AONB to be established, in 1957.

It lies on the A39 almost exactly equidistant from Bridgwater to the east and Minehead to the west. The village includes a 17th-century coaching inn, and a post office and stores. This part of the village, formerly known as Putsham, also contains the village hall, which was extended to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Not far away is Doniford a settlement near the harbour town of Watchet.