Aisholt
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| Aisholt | |
  Aisholt shown within Somerset |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| District | Sedgemoor |
| Shire county | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BRIDGWATER |
| Dialling code | 01278 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| European Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Bridgwater |
| List of places: UK • England • Somerset | |
Aisholt is a hamlet in the English county of Somerset. It is one of the Thankful Villages.
Aisholt is located in the Quantock Hills which attracted the poets Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth.
Near the village is Hawkridge Reservoir which supplies water for Bridgwater. It was constructed between 1960 and 1962.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Waite, Vincent (1964). Portrait of the Quantocks. London: Robert Hale. ISBN 0709111584.
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