Bruton
Bruton is a town, selecting ward, and also civil church in Somerset, England, on the River Brue along the A359 in between Frome and Yeovil. It is 7 miles (11 kilometres) south-east of Shepton Mallet, just southern of Snakelake Hill and also Coombe Hill, 10 miles (16 kilometres) north-west of Gillingham and 12 miles (19 kilometres) south-west of Frome in South Somerset area. The town and ward have a population of 2,907. The parish includes the hamlets of Wyke Champflower as well as Redlynch. Bruton has a museum of things from its past from the Jurassic onwards. It includes a table made use of by the writer John Steinbeck to write on throughout a six-month stay in Bruton. The River Brue has a history of flooding. In 1768 it damaged a rock bridge. On 28 June 1917, 242.8 mm of rain fell in 24-hour, leaving a water mark on a bar 20 feet over the typical level. In 1984 a protective dam was built 1 km upstream from the town.
