Brompton Regis

Brompton Regis
Several buildings including a square church tower amongst trees.
Brompton Regis
Brompton Regis is located in Somerset
Brompton Regis
Brompton Regis
Location within Somerset
Population449 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSS955315
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDULVERTON
Postcode districtTA22
Dialling code01398
PoliceAvon and Somerset
FireDevon and Somerset
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Somerset
51°04′24″N 3°29′35″W / 51.0733°N 3.4930°W / 51.0733; -3.4930

Brompton Regis (formerly known as Kingsbrompton) is a village and civil parish in the Somerset West and Taunton district of Somerset, England about 5 miles (8.0 km) north-east of Dulverton. It is situated on the River Pulham in the Brendon Hills within the Exmoor National Park, close to Wimbleball Lake, a water supply reservoir constructed in the 1970s and completed in 1979. According to the 2011 census the village had a population of 449.[1] The parish boundary is marked by the River Exe which is crossed by the medieval Chilly Bridge[2] and Hele Bridge.[3] The Haddeo is crossed by Bury Bridge.[4]

The parish includes the village of Withiel Florey, where the Church of St Mary Magdalene has 12th-century origins and has been designated as a Grade II* listed building,[5] and the hamlets of Bury, Gupworthy and Hartford.

  1. ^ a b "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  2. ^ Historic England. "Chilly Bridge (1237536)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 November 2008.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Hele Bridge (1263928)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 November 2008.
  4. ^ Historic England. "Bury Bridge (1263985)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 November 2008.
  5. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary Magdalene (1057984)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 October 2008.