Clatworthy

Clatworthy
Stone building with square tower. In the foreground are stone crosses, gravestones and trees.
Clatworthy is located in Somerset
Clatworthy
Clatworthy
Location within Somerset
Population101 (2001)[1]
OS grid referenceST052309
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTAUNTON
Postcode districtTA4
Dialling code01984
PoliceAvon and Somerset
FireDevon and Somerset
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Somerset
51°04′11″N 3°21′12″W / 51.0697°N 3.3532°W / 51.0697; -3.3532

Clatworthy is a village and civil parish in the Somerset West and Taunton district of Somerset, England. It is situated 10 miles (16 km) from Wellington and four miles (6 km) from Wiveliscombe on the southern slopes of the Brendon Hills and close to the Exmoor National Park.

The Clatworthy Reservoir is run by Wessex Water and has a capacity of 5,364,000 cubic metres,[2] supplying some 200,000 homes. It impounds the head waters of the River Tone and the surrounding area is used for walking and fishing.

  1. ^ "Parish Population Statistics" (PDF). ONS Census 2001. Somerset County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 November 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2008.
  2. ^ "Hydrological Summary for the United Kingdom" (PDF). The Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2009.