Porlock
Sign in to saveAlso known as Porlock (civil parish), Somerset, Porlock, Somerset
Porlock is a coastal village in Somerset, England, west of Minehead. At the 2011 census, the village had a population of 1,440.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Porlock
- UK place.population
- 1,440
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.unitary_england
- Somerset Council
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Somerset
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Tiverton and Minehead
- UK place.post_town
- MINEHEAD
- UK place.postcode_district
- TA24
- UK place.postcode_area
- TA
- UK place.dial_code
- 01643
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SS886467
- UK place.static_image_name
- Looking down Porlock High Street - geograph.org.uk - 933699.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- High Street
- UK place.website
- Website
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 1440
- Image
- Porlockweir.JPG
- Dialing code
- 01643
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- Commons category
- Porlock
- OS grid reference
- SS886467
- postal code
- TA24
- P8168
- (450894) 2008 BT18
- P12749
- Alexander Stolz
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12 sectionsContents
- History
- Governance
- Geography
- Submerged forest
- Church
- Cultural references
- "Person on business from Porlock"
- William Blake
- Notable people
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Porlock is a coastal village in Somerset, England, west of Minehead. At the 2011 census, the village had a population of 1,440.
In 2017, Porlock had the highest percentage of elderly population in England, with over 40% being of pensionable age as of 2010.
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