Dulverton, Somerset

Description
Dulverton, a small town and a parish in Somerset. The town stands on the river Barle, amid an amphitheatre of wooded hills, adjacent to Exmoor, 14 miles W of Wivelis-combe, and has a station on the G.W.R. 179 miles from London. It consists chiefly of two neat streets; has a post, money order, and telegraph office (R.S.O., Somerset), a five-arched bridge, a parish church, a dissenting chapel, a chapel of ease, an endowed school, and a county police station. A cattle market is held at the railway station, which is about 2 miles from the town, on the first Tuesday in each month. Dulverton is also a seat of petty sessions. The church is Early English, with an embattled tower and a corner turret, was restored in 1853, and contains monuments of the Sydenhams. The parish comprises 8741 acres; population, 1265. The manor belonged to the West Saxon kings, was given by Edward I. to the Pynes, and passed to the Babbingtons and the Sydenhams. The scenery is highly picturesque, and an open spot, called Mount Sydenham, in a wood above the town, commands a very magnificent view. The hills and heaths are much frequented by sportsmen. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Bath and Wells; value, £450 with residence. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Wells.