Bruton
Bruton is a small town, selecting ward, and also civil parish in Somerset, England, on the River Brue along the A359 between Frome and also Yeovil. It is 7 miles (11 km) south-east of Shepton Mallet, just south of Snakelake Hill as well as 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 community and also ward have a population of 2,907. The parish consists of the communities of Wyke Champflower and also Redlynch. Bruton has a museum of things from its past from the Jurassic onwards. It includes a table used 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 damaged a stone bridge. On 28 June 1917, 242.8 mm of rain fell in 24 hr, leaving a water mark on a pub 20 feet above the normal level. In 1984 a protective dam was built 1 km upstream from the town.