Porlock

Porlock
Porlock is located in Somerset
Porlock
Porlock
Location within Somerset
Population1,440 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSS886467
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMINEHEAD
Postcode districtTA24
Dialling code01643
PoliceAvon and Somerset
FireDevon and Somerset
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
WebsiteWebsite
List of places
UK
England
Somerset
51°12′32″N 3°35′44″W / 51.208796°N 3.595557°W / 51.208796; -3.595557

Porlock is a coastal village in Somerset, England, 5 miles (8 km) west of Minehead. At the 2011 census, the village had a population of 1,440.[1]

In 2017, Porlock had the highest percentage of elderly population in Britain,[2] with over 40% being of pensionable age as of 2010.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  2. ^ Moss, Stephen (9 December 2017). "'Older people have pulled up the ladder': inside England's oldest and youngest towns | Inequality | The Guardian". amp.theguardian.com. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  3. ^ Ramesh, Randeep (26 May 2010). "People in rural areas live longer, says study". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 May 2010.