Dulverton
| Dulverton | |
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 Church of All Saints |
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 Dulverton
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| Dulverton shown within Somerset | |
| Population | 1,408 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SS9128 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DULVERTON |
| Postcode district | TA22 |
| Dialling code | 01398 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | |
Dulverton is a small town and civil parish in the heart of West Somerset, England, near the border with Devon. The town has a population of 1,408. The parish includes the hamlets of Battleton and Ashwick which is located approximately 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north west of Dulverton. To the west of the hamlet lies Ashwick House, built in the Edwardian style in 1901. Also nearby is the estate of Northmoor, formerly a seat of the Wills baronets "of Northmoor in the County of Somerset", founders of the Imperial Tobacco Company, which family in 1929 was raised to the peerage as Baron Dulverton.
Dulverton is a popular tourist destination for exploring Exmoor, and is home to the Exmoor National Park Authority headquarters.
The village lies on the route of the Exe Valley Way and Land's End Trail.
The name Dulverton was first recorded in 1084 as dieglaford-tun meaning "hidden ford"-tun. The Domesday Book records it as Dolvertune and suggests it was a royal manor before the Norman Conquest.
The town lies below the Iron Age hillforts of Oldberry Castle,Mounsey Castle and Brewer's Castle.
The manor was granted to the Turbervilles by William I and in the late 12th century they gave the church and some land to Taunton Priory. The remainder of the manor passed to the Shete family. The parish of Dulverton was part of the Williton and Freemanners Hundred.
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