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Bruton is a small town, electoral ward, and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on the River Brue along the A359 between Frome and Yeovil. It is seven miles south-east of Shepton Mallet, just south of Snakelake Hill and Coombe Hill, ten miles north-west of Gillingham and twelve miles south-west of Frome in the South Somerset district. The town and electoral ward have a population of 2,907. The parish includes the hamlets of Wyke Champflower and Redlynch.
Bruton has a museum dedicated to the display of items from Bruton's past from the Jurassic geology right up to the present day. The museum houses a table used by the author John Steinbeck to write on during his six-month stay in Bruton.
The River Brue has a long history of flooding in Bruton. In 1768 the river rose very rapidly and destroyed a stone bridge. On the 28 June 1917, 242.8 mm of rain fell in 24 hours at Bruton, leaving a water mark on one pub twenty feet above the normal level of the river. In 1984 a protective dam was built 1 km upstream from the town.
Bruton is a small town and civil parish in Somerset, England
Bruton may also refer to:
People- Bruton (surname)
- Bruton Smith
- Bruton Abbey
- Bruton School for Girls
- Bruton Parish Church
- Bruton High School
- Bruton, also known as Pluto (Astro Boy), a fictional robot
Bruton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- John Bruton, former Irish Taoiseach, Ambassador of the European Union to the United States of America
- Richard Bruton, former Deputy Leader of Fine Gael and Opposition Spokesperson on Finance in Ireland
- Bill Bruton, center fielder for the Milwaukee Braves
- Cal Bruton, head coach of the West Sydney Razorbacks
- C. J. Bruton, Basketball player with the New Zealand Breakers
- Jack Bruton, English footballer, born as John Bruton
- Kris Bruton
- Niall Bruton, middle distance runner
- Ogden Bruton, paediatrician and immunologist