Williton is a large town and civil parish in Somerset, England, at the junction of the A39, A358 and B3191 roads, on the shore 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Watchet in between Minehead, Bridgwater and 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 neighboring 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 yet Long Street consists of a number of 17th-century homes, as do Bridge, Priest, Robert and Shutgate Streets. Farming has actually been the prime task in the church while Williton village came to be a local government as well as communal centre. Its value increased with the development of brand-new toll roads that today are the highways to the village. It is a crucial local shopping location as well as from 1894 has actually been a management centre. It had a workhouse for the district, which ended up being the regional healthcare facility till 1990 yet has now been converted into housing. In the 2001 census Williton parish had 1,163 male as well as 1,411 female homeowners residing in 1,103 families, with 27% being over 65 years. Of all residents, 62% described their health as great.