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West Huntspill & Pawlett

West Huntspill and Pawlett

The Huntspill River sits to the south of the River Brue and exits into the River Parrett close to the channel coast. An artificial river, it is part of the Somerset Levels and was built in 1940 to supply process water to the Royal Ordnance Factory in Bridgwater. Since then it has helped to reduce flooding of the lower Brue valley. The Sluice at the river’s western end, also known as West Huntspill Sluice, separates it from the River Parrett

  • West Huntspill Church
  • Huntspill River
  • Huntspill River
  • Coast Path at Pawlett Hams by the River Parrett
  • Geese flying over the River Parrett

There are two main villages that make up the Huntspill area – West Huntspill and East Huntspill which sit either side of the main A39 road. Close to the coast in West Huntspill is St Peter and All Hallows Church, which hosts the Huntspill Hub Honesty Café. Open from 10am to 4pm it offers tea and coffee, information about the local area and toilet facilities.

Continuing south you reach Pawlett Hams nestling in a large oxbow of the River Parrett to the northwest of Bridgwater. The village has a Norman church and was listed in the Domesday Book as a small settlement of six houses. During World War II it hosted an experimental research station into anti-barrage balloon warfare and a barrage balloon hanger remains close to the banks of the Parrett and visible from both side of the river as you walk in this area. In the 12th century the Pawlett Hams were known as being the richest 2,000 acres (8 km2) in England for the extensive grazing they offered.

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