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Porchestall Drove is a street located in the town of Glastonbury. The street has a length of approximately 1,172 metres.
Porchestall Drove is located within the Mendip District Council's jurisdiction. They provide various services, like refuse collection, and manage council tax collection. It's situated in the South West region of the UK.
Porchestall Drove has been assigned the Unique Street Reference Number of 25000172 in the National Street Gazetteer.
Porchestall Drove is located within the county of Somerset, situated in the South West region of the UK. It's 116.42 miles West from central London., 14.88 miles North from Yeovil, 18.29 miles North East from Taunton and 22.15 miles South from Bristol.
28th April 2024
I am trying to find out why the lane is named Swing Swang?
It has been known known this since at least 1905 when hedge making contents used to be held here.
Swing Swang is often used to describe a fairground ride. I remember Swing Boats. Were they a bit like this or is Swing Swang another name for swings?
Swing Swangs are also mentioned in connection to orchards. Or were orchards just good places to have swings?
15th April 2024
I wondered if anyone has any old pictures of Wenning Bank House in the 1940’s and also Lane Side before of the same era .. we visited today with my Mum in law as she used to live at both these properties. Also any photos of the schools around that time .. thank you.
Can You Help?15th April 2024
Why is the road called Napps Way (belonging to Napp, but minus an
apostrophe as is usual with such nomenclature)? Moreover, who or
what is, or was, “Napp” in the respective, possessive case?
Several years ago, I met an elderly man (probably in his late-eighties)
who lives on Bentham Drive, Liverpool 16, and during a conversation
with him whilst in a Northwest Passenger Transport Ambulance on the
way to the former RLUH (Royal Liverpool University Hospital), he told
me that he could remember (when he was a boy, living in Childwall,
Liverpool 16) that, “Where Napps Way is now, during WW2, there was
a two-man gun emplacement on the, then, open land to protect the
railway line passing over Childwall Valley Road - next to the railway
bridge - when suddenly, as they were loading a live “shell” into the gun’s
breach, the aforementioned “shell” accidentally exploded in the gun’s
breach killing both of the two soldiers, that had been manning the gun,
instantly! (Very sad, of course, but could - perhaps - two ghosts relating
to those two, very unfortunately and prematurely-killed soldiers have
haunted that place of their deaths ever since - and have any residents
of Napps Way - formerly and in its latest incarnation - seen two, WW2
(uniformed) soldiers unexpectedly appear in or near their homes?)
Name | Address | Website |
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Tor Estates | 20 High Street, Glastonbury, BA6 9DU | Visit Website |
holland & odam | 30 High Street, Glastonbury, BA6 9DX | Visit Website |
Cooper & Tanner | 41 High Street, Glastonbury, BA6 9DS |
Porchestall Drove | |
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Latitude | 51.145771 |
Longitude | -2.736745 |
OS Easting (X): | 348470 |
OS Northing (Y): | 138817 |
OS Grid Reference: | ST485388 |
Neighbourhood Policing |
Police Force: Avon And Somerset |
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Porchestall Drove is located within the local authority area of Mendip Council which is a District Council.
Porchestall Drove is located within the area of Glastonbury Parish Council.
Porchestall Drove is located within the ward of Glastonbury St Benedict's.
Porchestall Drove is located within the ceremonial county of Somerset.
Porchestall Drove is located within the constituency of Wells.
Porchestall Drove is located within the South West (England) region of the United Kingdom.
Porchestall Drove is located within the Somerset Council area.
Porchestall Drove is located within the Avon and Somerset Police area.
Street | Junction Type |
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Benedict Street | junction |
Thomas Way | junction |
Middle Drove | junction |
Back River Drove | junction |
Sunrise | 05:25 |
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Sunset | 20:49 |
Observed at Weather Station: | Yeovilton 10 May 2024 at 01:00 (10.53 miles away) |
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Current Weather: | Mist |
Temperature and Humidity: | 10.3°C (92.8%) |
Wind Direction and Speed: | SE (3 mph) |
ONS Area Code | E00147919 |
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ONS Area Name | Communal Retirement |
Average Age | 42.21 |
Area Population | 1498.00 |
Male Population | 715.00 (48%) |
Female Population | 783.00 (52%) |
Benefit Claimants | 15 (1%) |
LSOA Code: | E01029047 |
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LSOA Name: | Mendip 012A |
SOA Code: | 5a |
SOA Name: | |
MSOA Code: | E02006058 |
MSOA Name: | Mendip 012 |
Tesco Glastonbury Superstore |
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Wirral Park Rd, Glastonbury, BA6 9XE |
0345 671 9553 |
Distance: 0.32 Miles |
Directions from Porchestall Drove to Tesco Glastonbury Superstore |
Morrisons Glastonbury |
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Street Road, Glastonbury BA6 9ED |
01458 831087 |
Distance: 0.73 Miles |
Directions from Porchestall Drove to Morrisons Glastonbury |
Sainsburys Street |
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Gravenchon Way, Street, England, BA16 0HS |
01458 446252 |
Distance: 1.51 Miles |
Directions from Porchestall Drove to Sainsburys Street |
Iceland Street Food Warehouse |
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UNIT 3, STREET RETAIL PK., GRAVENCHON WAY, STREET, SOMERSET, BA16 0HS |
01458446283 |
Distance: 1.58 Miles |
Directions from Porchestall Drove to Iceland Street Food Warehouse |
Area Code |
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Area Code: 01458 - Glastonbury |
Area Code: 01749 - Shepton Mallet |
Local Council Details |
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Within the area of Mendip |
Visit the Council's Website |
Council Offices, Cannards Grave Road, Shepton Mallet, Somerset &BA4 5BT |
Send email |
Telephone Number: 03333 043333 |
Local Member of Parliament |
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Within the Westminster Parliamentary Constituency of Wells |
The Member of Parliament is James Heappey |
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In the 2019 General Election James Heappey won with a majority of 9,991 the result was Con hold. The total electorate was 81,898 |
Wards, Parish Councils and County Councils |
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Ward: Glastonbury St Benedict's Ward |
Ceremonial County: Somerset |
Address: St Dunstan's School, Wells Road, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9BY
Distance: 1.07 miles
Contact: 01458832943
Address: St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants School, High Street, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9DR
Distance: 0.93 miles
Contact: 01458832085
Address: St Benedict's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School, Benedict Street, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9EX
Distance: 0.76 miles
Contact: 01458831811
Address: Strode College, Church Road, Street, Somerset, BA16 0AB
Distance: 1.06 miles
Contact: 01458844402
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Address: FEVERSHAM LANE, GLASTONBURY, SOMERSET, BA6 9LP
Distance: 0.67 miles
Contact: tel: 01458 833666
Address: GLASTONBURY HEALTH CENTRE, 1 WELLS ROAD, GLASTONBURY, BA6 9DD
Distance: 1.05 miles
Contact: :
Address: GLASTONBURY HEALTH & DENTAL CLINIC, 1 WELLS ROAD, GLASTONBURY, SOMERSET, BA6 9DD
Distance: 1.05 miles
Contact: tel: 01458 834100
Address: VINE SURGERY, HINDHAYES LANE, STREET, SOMERSET, BA16 0ET
Distance: 1.35 miles
Contact: tel: 01458 841122
Address: BUTLEIGH ROAD, STREET, SOMERSET, BA16 0YD
Distance: 1.62 miles
Contact: :
Address: EDGARLEY HALL, GLASTONBURY, SOMERSET, BA6 8LD
Distance: 2.11 miles
Contact: :
Name | Address | Postcode | Telephone | Map | Distance in Km |
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Address: 93 HIGH STREET, STREET, SOMERSET, BA16 0EZ
Distance: 1.36 miles
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Address: 100 HIGH STREET, STREET, BA16 0EW
Distance: 1.37 miles
Contact: :
Address: 100 HIGH STREET, STREET, SOMERSET, BA16 0EW
Distance: 1.37 miles
Contact: :
Address: 141A HIGH STREET, STREET, SOMERSET, BA16 0EX
Distance: 1.45 miles
Contact: :
Address: 75 HIGH STREET, WELLS, SOMERSET, BA5 2AQ
Distance: 5.72 miles
Contact: :
Address: 66 HIGH STREET, WELLS, SOMERSET, BA5 2AJ
Distance: 5.74 miles
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Castle Cary Station is 9.81 miles away.
Address: Castle Cary station, Station Wharf, Castle Cary, Somerset, BA7 7PE
Castle Cary is situated on the Reading to Taunton Line|Heart of Wessex Line and is managed by Great Western Railway.
Castle Cary Station is staffed on a part time basis.
Directions from Porchestall Drove to Castle Cary Rail Station
Bridgwater Station is 11.06 miles away.
Address: Bridgwater station, St Johns Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 5HB
Bridgwater is situated on the Bristol to Exeter Line and is managed by Great Western Railway.
Bridgwater Station is staffed on a part time basis.
Directions from Porchestall Drove to Bridgwater Rail Station