East Pennard

East Pennard
Stone building with square tower to left hand end. Foreground shows gravestones in grass area.
Pennard Hill Farm
East Pennard is located in Somerset
East Pennard
East Pennard
Location within Somerset
Population348 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceST595375
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSHEPTON MALLET
Postcode districtBA4
Dialling code01749
PoliceAvon and Somerset
FireDevon and Somerset
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Somerset
51°08′07″N 2°34′34″W / 51.1352°N 2.5761°W / 51.1352; -2.5761

East Pennard is a village and civil parish 4 miles (6.4 km) north west of Castle Cary, and 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Shepton Mallet, in the Mendip district of Somerset, England. It has a population of 348.[1] The parish includes the hamlets of Stone, Parbrook and Huxham.

It is very close to the site of the Glastonbury Festival. Residents receive free tickets to the Festival.

  1. ^ a b "East Pennard Parish". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 January 2014.