English Heritage sites near Puriton Parish
MEARE FISH HOUSE
9 miles from Puriton Parish
The only surviving monastic fishery building in England, this housed the Abbot of Glastonbury's water bailiff and provided facilities for fish-salting and drying.
GLASTONBURY TRIBUNAL
11 miles from Puriton Parish
Fine, late 15th century stone townhouse, early Tudor façade and panelled interiors. Home to Glastonbury Lake Village Museum: discover life 2000 years ago when much of Somerset consisted of marshy sea.
MUCHELNEY ABBEY
13 miles from Puriton Parish
Once a wealthy Benedictine house, Muchelney’s main buildings were demolished by Henry VIII in 1538. See the richly decorated cloister walk and thatched monks’ lavatory – the only one in Britain.
DAWS CASTLE
16 miles from Puriton Parish
Daws Castle is a clifftop fortress, which was founded by King Alfred to defend the people of Watchet against Viking attacks.
CLEEVE ABBEY
17 miles from Puriton Parish
With possibly the finest cloister buildings in England, visitors can get a glimpse of monastic life 800 years ago. 15th century refectory with glorious angel roof and 13th century heraldic tiles.
DUNSTER, YARN MARKET
20 miles from Puriton Parish
Fine 17th century timber-framed octagonal market hall that is a monument to Dunster's once-flourishing cloth trade.
Churches in Puriton Parish
St Michael & All Angels, Puriton Church
Rye
Puriton
Bridgwater
(01278) 685480
The present church can be traced back to the thirteenth century but there has been a church on the site since the time of Edward the Confessor.
It is thought by some that the village was a place of worship in Roman times; a number of Roman buildings have been found nearby, when the village was a port on the River Parrett. The Polden Ridge which leads inland from the village is said to have been part of the pilgrim route to Glastonbury for pilgrims from Devon, Cornwall and Wales.
Pubs in Puriton Parish
Admirals Table
Bristol Road, Dunball, TA6 4TN
(01278) 685671
admiralstablepubbridgwater.co.uk
Puriton Inn
Puriton Hill, Puriton, TA7 8AF
(01278) 683516
thepuritoninn.co.uk