Pilton in Somerset
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Pilton is a village and
civil parish in
Somerset , England, situated on the
A361 road in the
Mendip district , 3 miles (5 km) south-west of
Shepton Mallet and 6 miles (10 km) east of
Glastonbury . The village has a
population of 998. The parish includes the hamlets of West Compton, East Compton, Westholme, Beardly Batch and Cannards Grave.
Pilton is now almost 20 miles (30 km) from the sea but sits on the edge of the Somerset Levels , an area which has now been drained but was once a shallow tidal lake. According to legend in the 1st century, being a landing place then known as Pooltown, it is where Joseph of Arimathea landed in Britain.
Village hall © geograph.org.uk - Jonathan Billinger/cc-by-sa-2.0
The present
Medieval village church, dedicated to
St John the Baptist , may stand on the site of an earlier
wattle and daub church built by the early missionaries. It has been designated by
English Heritage as a Grade I
listed building . The village has a Grade II* listed
manor house and a Grade I listed
tithe barn , which belonged to
Glastonbury Abbey .
Pilton is famous as the location of the
Glastonbury Festival , one of the world’s largest
open-air music festivals , which is run by Pilton farmer
Michael Eavis and his daughter
Emily Eavis . All villagers get a free ticket.
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Pilton ,
Glastonbury Festival and
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