Bruton is a village, electoral ward, and also civil parish in Somerset, England, on the River Brue along the A359 between Frome as well as Yeovil. It is 7 miles (11 kilometres) south-east of Shepton Mallet, just south of Snakelake Hill and also Coombe Hill, 10 miles (16 km) north-west of Gillingham and 12 miles (19 kilometres) south-west of Frome in South Somerset district. The town and also ward have a population of 2,907. The parish includes the communities of Wyke Champflower and Redlynch. Bruton has a museum of products 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 hours, leaving a water mark on a pub 20 feet above the typical level. In 1984 a safety dam was constructed 1 km upstream from the town.