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	Porlock (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		A large village a few miles West of Minehead on the coast, Porlock is surrounded by the wild moorland of Exmoor to the South, Selworthy Hill to the East and Culbone Hill to the West.
		The famous Porlock Hill, a 25% (1 in 4) incline with some very tight bends, on the main road leading West along the coast from the village was first ascended by motor car in 1900 for a bet.
		Porlock Weir (see pictures), a little port a mile West of the main village, played a vital part in the life of eastern Exmoor over the centuries when the sea route was by far the easiest way to and from the area.
	www.whatsonexmoor.co.uk /villages/porlock.htm (647 words)

	Welcome to Porlock \| About \| Porlock \| Exmoor \| Somerset \| UK
		Porlock is a traditional Exmoor Village with a long history of settlements existing on or near the site of the existing village, with stone-age remains only a short distance away.
		Porlock Weir, only 2 miles away, is a quaint little harbour with a unique charm that has to be experienced.
		The poets Wordsworth and Coleridge found Porlock very much to their liking and indeed Coleridge was interrupted by “a man from Porlock” whilst writing “Kubla Khan”; the consequence of which was that he lost his inspiration and never completed it.
	www.porlock.co.uk /about (323 words)

	Porlock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Porlock is a quiet coastal village in Somerset, England, situated in a deep hollow below Exmoor, five miles west of Minehead.
		It adjoins a Porlock Ridge and Saltmarsh nature reserve created when the lowland behind a high shingle embankment was breached by the sea in the 1990s, which has now been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
		A new toll road bypasses the 1-in-4 gradient on Porlock Hill.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Porlock (417 words)

	Porlock Caravan and Camping Park, Exmoor Devon Somerset England UK
		Porlock " the friendly village " is just a short stroll from the park and caters well for tourists by offering an excellent selection of cafes, restaurants, pubs and shops.
		The lovely harbour at Porlock Weir lies a little way to the west of the village and is the subject of many picture postcards.
		Porlock is the perfect place to get away from the stresses of modern life and recharge your batteries.
	www.porlockcaravanpark.co.uk /about_porlock.htm (298 words)

	Exford to Porlock
		Porlock is a picturebook English village of stone, limewashed and thatched cottages haphazardly set among narrow, winding lanes.
		Porlock relies to some extent on tourism but thankfully not to the extent that the gift shops have taken over.
		Porlock is on the Somerset Coast Path (which we shall be following tomorrow) and has BandB accommodation and a campsite, as well as bus services to Minehead and Lynton.
	www.jbutler.org.uk /e2e/devcc/w9/index.shtml (1722 words)

	Welcome to Porlock Tourist Information
		Porlock and the Vale are surrounded by the hills of Exmoor.
		Porlock Weir is a small harbour to the West of Porlock and definately a recommended location.
		Porlock Bay is easily accessible by footpath from Porlock and the visitor will find a shingle beach with an inland salt marsh.
	www.birminghamuk.com /porlock.htm (121 words)

	Robert Fulford's column about Coleridge's "person from Porlock" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Porlock, a little town in southwest England, crept quietly into literature one day in 1797--and never went away.
		Coleridge recalled that he fell asleep in his chair when he was staying at a farmhouse near Porlock in 1797.
		Porlock acquired a life of its own, and a set of meanings.
	www.robertfulford.com /porlock.html (926 words)

	BeenThere-DoneThat: The area around Porlock, Somerset.
		Porlock Weir, at the west end of Porlock Bay, showing the Anchor Hotel (the obvious pink building).
		The road from Porlock is narrow enough in places that it would be impossible for two vehicles to pass but it is only 1.5 miles and the road ends at Porlock Weir passing through the small hamlet of West Porlock on the way.
		The path runs along the Porlock to Worthy road for a very short stretch and although there are some steep uphill sections, with steps, it is generally an easy walk.
	www.beenthere-donethat.org.uk /porlock.html (487 words)

	BIRDING IN PORLOCK
		Porlock offers a variety of habitats within easy walking distance of the village, most of it fairly scenic.
		There's a visitor centre in the village which should be able to furnish you with a map of all the main footpaths, but there are loads of little trails to get your feet well and truly blistered.
		Porlock Marsh - a flooded lagoon behind the bank of shingle that stretches across Porlock Bay.
	homepages.tesco.net /~N.Faulkner/birding/porlock.htm (1637 words)

	Person from Porlock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Person from Porlock was an unwelcome visitor to Samuel Taylor Coleridge who called by during his composition of the oriental poem Kubla Khan.
		Coleridge claimed to have perceived the entire course of the poem in a dream (possibly an opium-induced haze), but was interrupted by this visitor from Porlock (a town in the South West of England, near Exmoor) while in the process of writing it.
		Rowling's Harry Potter novels, a porlock is a small creature with an exceptionally large nose that acts as a guardian to horses.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Person_from_Porlock (696 words)

	Porlock Methodist Church (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Porlock Methodist Church serves both the local community and the continuous cycle of visitors to our beautiful village and the wider Porlock Vale.
		The present church was designed by a Mr Tamblyn of Minehead and built by Browns of Porlock at a cost of £4600., using red sandstone with facing of Bath stone.
		Porlock Methodists have always been known for their involvement in local life which continues to the present day.
	www.edwardsnet.eclipse.co.uk /WestSomerset/porlock.htm (742 words)

	Mistletoe Cottage - Self-catering holiday accommodation in Porlock, in the heart of Exmoor.
		Sitting behind a pretty garden, the cottage has been designed and furnished to a very high standard to provide, not only the comfort of a ‘home from home,’ but a cosy and warm ambience in the winter and bright and sunny in the summer.
		Porlock is a lively village, which lies within Exmoor National Park between the rolling hills and the sea.
		Porlock Weir is only one and a half miles to the west of Porlock.
	www.mistletoecottageporlock.co.uk (731 words)

	Porlock Vale Country House Hotel Exmoor Somerset Devon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Porlock Vale is an adult riding centre - the minimum age for riders is 16.
		Jumping lessons can only be offered if riders have their own body protector, Porlock Vale does not have any for loan or hire.
		Anyone who is pregnant, or who has any medical condition which may prejudice their safety on horseback, must provide a Doctor's note to confirm fitness for riding.
	www.porlockvale.co.uk /riding.htm (494 words)

	GENUKI: The National Gazetteer (1868) - Porlock (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		"PORLOCK, a parish, post town, and small seaport, in the hundred of Carhampton, county Somerset, 6 miles W. of Minehead, and 8 W. of Dunster.
		This place, which derives its name from the Saxon portlocan, "an enclosed harbour," is a decayed market town, situated among the cliffs of Porlock Bay, in the Bristol Channel.
		It is in a pleasant spot on the coast of Porlock Bay, in the Bristol Channel."
	www.genuki.org.uk /big/eng/SOM/Porlock/Gaz1868.html (430 words)

	Porlock
		Porlock is an attractive village with old thatched cottages and a mixture of other buildings.
		Porlock Hill, notorious for its steepness, can be by-passed by a toll road.
		Porlock Weir is on the Coast Path and starting point for walks to Culbone or Porlock Marsh.
	website.lineone.net /~philip.packham/porlock.htm (132 words)

	Porlock, England. Travel guide & tourist information by Hostelbookers.com
		The real enticement of PORLOCK, six miles west of Minehead, is its extraordinary position in a deep hollow, cupped on three sides by Exmoor's hogbacked hills.
		Porlock's tourist office is at West End, High St (Easter–Oct Mon–Sat 10am–5pm, Sun 10am–1pm; Nov–Easter Mon–Fri & Sun 10am–1pm; tel 01643/863150, www.porlock.co.uk).
		Porlock has a central campsite Sparkhayes Farm (tel 01643/862470; closed Nov–March), signposted off the main road near the Lorna Doone.
	www.hostelbookers.com /guides/england/porlock (218 words)

	Britannia Tours: England's West Country
		A few miles west of Minehead, Porlock is set in a deep hollow, surrounded on three sides by very steep hills.
		The town has connections with poets Samuel Taylor Coleridge (whose "man from Porlock" broke his opium spell when composing "Kubla Khan"), and Robert Southey: as well as the Exmoor romantic novelist R. Blackmore, of "Lorna Doone" fame.
		As you travel by road along the coast to Lynton, you will climb over 1350 feet in less than three miles (the steepest gradient on any English highway).
	britannia.com /tours/westcountry/porlock.html (102 words)

	Porlock Somerset a tourist information and travel guide from TourUK
		Porlock A39 east from Lynmouth, A39 west from Minehead,
		Porlock, the main town is on the road between Lynmouth and Minehead, in a dip with steep hills in all directions.
		To the north, and down the hill, is the coast and Porlock Weir, with its small harbour, again it gets busy in the summer.
	www.touruk.co.uk /somerset/som_porlock.htm (245 words)

	Porlock \| Exmoor \| Somerset \| UK
		Nestling at the foot of Porlock Hill at the western end of the Vale, Porlock is bounded to the north by its shingle ridge with breathtaking views over the Bristol Channel and to the south, by the rolling hills of the Exmoor National Park.
		As a centre from which to walk or ride on Exmoor, Porlock is unsurpassed.
		As a golfer you can stay in Porlock and enjoy one of several courses on the edges of Exmoor, with the nearest being only 7 miles away.
	www.porlock.co.uk (244 words)

	Porlock Vale Country House Hotel Exmoor Somerset Devon
		Peace and tranquillity - cries of curlews and song of porlock vale house hotel skylarks - an ancient beautiful and unspoilt landscape.
		horse riding Entirely peaceful and without any noise apart from the porlock vale house hotel hoots of the owls and the sounds of the sea, the babbling brook and the.
		From Porlock Weir, Minehead and Lynmouth (at a cost of £35 per day).
	www.porlockvale.co.uk (530 words)

	The Ship Inn hotel, Porlock, Exmoor national park
		The Ship Inn is one of the oldest inns on Exmoor, with roaring log fires in the winter and a large outdoor seating area and children's play area for the summer months.
		The hotel accommodation in Porlock consists of 5 centrally heated bedrooms, all en-suite, all with colour television and tea making facilities.
		Situated in the beautiful village of Porlock surrounded on three sides by the hills of Exmoor and, on the fourth, by the sea, the Ship Inn makes a wonderful holiday destination.
	www.shipinnporlock.co.uk (129 words)

	Porlock Somerset Genealogy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		A description of the monument and effigies in Porlock church, Somerset,...
		Porlock Vale Riding School - History And Memoirs by Jacqueline Peck.
		The section of The National Gazetteer (1868) relating to this parish - transcribed by Colin Hinson.
	www.genuki.org.uk /big/eng/SOM/Porlock/index.html (285 words)

	BeenThere-DoneThat: Bluebells around Porlock, Somerset.
		Bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scriptus) on the path from Porlock to Porlock Weir near where it crosses the A39 west of the steepest part of Porlock Hill.
		Bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scriptus), by the path from Porlock Weir to Porlock.
		In the mid-ground are a number of fairly obvious clumps of Hart's Tongue fern (Asplenium scolopendrium) and in the foreground a large clump of Soft Shield-fern (Polystichum setiferum).
	www.beenthere-donethat.org.uk /porlockbluebells.html (84 words)

	The Works of Porlock (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Porlock was the Canonical name of Stillman Drake, given him when he was made free of The Scowrers, which is the organization devoted to the study of the Sherlock Holmes canon in San Francisco.
		But the works of Porlock have not been widely circulated, although one of them, "The Camberwell Poisoning Case", is to be found in
		Here, collected for the first time, are all four of the known works of Porlock.
	www.dandrake.com /porlock (389 words)

	Porlock Attractions - West Country - UK Attraction
		Porlock Weir has grown up about 1.5 miles west of Porlock itself...
		Porlock Weir lies about 1.5 miles west of Porlock and is a...
		Porlock is a large, busy village 6 miles west of Minehead serving...
	www.ukattraction.com /west-country/porlock.html (311 words)

	Porlock Counterpoint by Sam Smith
		On this still day Porlock Bay curves, in a grey sweep of pebbles, from the steep wooded slopes above Porlock Weir around to the haze-speckled cliffs of Hurlstone Point.
		The few buildings of Porlock Weir, at the wooded end of the bay, are separated from Porlock itself by several fields.
		The centrepiece of Porlock Weir (which has no weir) is the stone-built harbour office, untended, combining also tea rooms and dilapidated shop.
	www.bewrite.net /bookshop/excerpts/porlock_counterpoint.htm (1263 words)

	MartMix - Exmoor Porlock Hill
		Photos taken of the bottom section of Porlock Hill.
		There is another vicious 1 in 4 hairpin bend halfway up Porlock Hill but due to the nature of the hill it would not be possible to walk or cycle to it to take a photo, and stopping a vehicle on the escape pit there is not recommended - just in case of runaways!
		A photo might be able to be taken on the move but vehicle occupants tend to be somewhat taken aback to do anything!!!
	www.martynhicks.co.uk /personal/html/exmoor/porlockhill.html (289 words)

	The Village of Porlock - Raise the Hammer
		The Village of Porlock - Raise the Hammer
		For those unfamiliar with the original story, Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) is said to have awoken from a laudanum-induced slumber with the words to a new poem - "Kubla Khan: Or, A Vision In A Dream" - etched on his mind.
		Before he had half-finished the poem, a person from Porlock called on his house and detained him for an hour, after which time the rest of his poem had vaporized.
	www.raisethehammer.org /index.asp?id=298 (1153 words)

	Ship Inn hotel Porlock Exmoor national park
		Porlock must be one of the most beautiful places to live in England.
		On three sides it is surrounded by the hills of Exmoor, but to the north the Bristol Channel provides spactacular views of the sea.
		Close to Porlock is Porlock Weir, a picturesque harbour which retains
	mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk /shipinnporlock/surrounding.html (95 words)

	Porlock Vale Community Website covering the parishes of Porlock, Allerford, Selworthy, Luccombe and Wootton Courtenay ...
		See what events are taking place throughout the year in the Porlock Vale area of Exmoor or Submit your own event for inclusion in the listing.
		Visit the Picture Gallery to see artwork and photographs by people in the Porlock Vale area.
		The Porlock Vale community website can only be as as good as the information it contains.
	www.porlock.org (398 words)

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