Bruton
Bruton is a small town, electoral ward, and also civil parish in Somerset, England, on the River Brue along the A359 in between Frome as well as 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 also 12 miles (19 kilometres) south-west of Frome in South Somerset district. The town and ward have a population of 2,907. The parish consists of the communities of Wyke Champflower as well as Redlynch. Bruton has a museum of products from its past from the Jurassic onwards. It consists of a table made use of by the writer John Steinbeck to create on during a six-month remain in Bruton. The River Brue has a history of flooding. In 1768 it ruined a rock bridge. On 28 June 1917, 242.8 mm of rain fell in 24 hours, leaving a water mark on a club 20 feet over the regular level. In 1984 a safety dam was constructed 1 kilometres upstream from the community.
