| Luxborough | |
|---|---|
 The lower road bridge over the Washford River in Pooltown, Luxborough | |
  Luxborough Location within Somerset | |
| Population | 237 [1] |
| OS grid reference | SS976379 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WATCHET |
| Postcode district | TA23 |
| Dialling code | 01984 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Luxborough is a small village and civil parish located some 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Dunster, lying amongst the Brendon Hills and the Exmoor National Park in Somerset, England. It is divided into the hamlets of Churchtown, Kingsbridge and Pooltown, which lie within a mile of each other. Luxborough, 'Lolochesberie' in the Domesday Book, means 'stronghold or hill of a man called Lulluc'.[2][3]
Administratively, the civil parish falls within the Somerset West and Taunton local government district and the Somerset shire county, with administrative tasks shared between county, district and parish councils. In 2011, the population of the parish was 237.[4]
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ^ Mills, A.D. (1998). English Place-Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-280074-4.
- ^ "Luxborough". Everything Exmoor. Retrieved 17 November 2006.
- ^ "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. Retrieved 4 January 2014.