Dulverton

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Dulverton is a village in the heart of West Somerset, England, near the border with Devon. The village has a population of 1,630 (2002 estimate).

Dulverton has several small industries and the housing consists of old Victorian houses and modern houses and bungalows to the north. It is a popular tourist destination for people exploring Exmoor, as well as being the site of the Exmoor National Park Authority headquarters. It also has a large park and duck pond. It also used to be a main station on the Taunton to Barnstaple line, the station is still visible and is close to the town's hotel, it is clear where the lines used to run as the railway embankment is still visible and worn in places although the rails have been lifted.

[edit] Notable Dulvertonians

• Auberon Waugh, writer and journalist, was born in 1939 at Pixton Park, Dulverton.
• George Williams founder of the YMCA was born in Dulverton in 1821.

[edit] External links

• The Somerset Urban Archaeological Survey: Dulverton, by Clare Gathercole