Williton is a big town and civil parish in Somerset, England, at the junction of the A39, A358 and also B3191 roads, on the shore 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Watchet in between Minehead, Bridgwater and also Taunton in the Somerset West and Taunton area. Williton station is on the West Somerset Railway line. Doniford Halt on the very same line offers the close-by Haven Holiday centre. Williton is twinned with Neung-sur-Beuvron in the Loir-et-Cher département of France. Much of the centre of Williton days from the later 19th century but Long Street includes several 17th-century houses, as do Bridge, Priest, Robert and Shutgate Streets. Farming has actually been the prime activity in the parish while Williton town became a city government as well as common centre. Its importance boosted with the production of brand-new interstate that today are the highways to the town. It is an important local purchasing area and from 1894 has been an administration centre. It had a workhouse for the district, which became the neighborhood medical facility up until 1990 yet has currently been converted into real estate. In the 2001 census Williton church had 1,163 male and also 1,411 female homeowners living in 1,103 houses, with 27% being over 65 years. Of all homeowners, 62% explained their wellness as great.