16-539: Pilton may refer to: Places [ edit ] Pilton, Queensland , Australia Pilton, Devon , England Pilton railway station Pilton, Northamptonshire , England Pilton, Rutland , England Pilton, Somerset , England Pilton, Edinburgh , Scotland People [ edit ] Barry Pilton (born 1946), British writer Simon Pilton (fl. 2009), British songwriter and record producer Other uses [ edit ] Pilton (ship) , wrecked in
32-472: A receiving office for some years) and closed in 1977. Pilton Provisional School opened in February 1884. It closed in 1908. Pilton State School opened on 3 November 1913. In the 2006 census , the locality of Pilton had a population of 209 people, living in 74 inhabited dwellings. The median age of the population was 41 years, and the median weekly household income was $ 866. In the 2016 census ,
48-736: Is also part of the Wells and Mendip Hills county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. The present Medieval village church, dedicated to St John the Baptist , may stand on the site of an earlier wattle and daub church built by the early missionaries. It has been designated by English Heritage as
64-483: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Pilton, Queensland Pilton is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region , Queensland , Australia. It is south of the city of Toowoomba . In the 2021 census , the locality of Pilton had a population of 71 people. The terrain in the north and south of the locality is more mountainous and
80-625: Is in the south-west corner of the locality. Pilton, Somerset Pilton is a village and civil parish in Somerset , England, situated on the A361 road in the Mendip district , 3 miles (5 km) south-west of Shepton Mallet and 6 miles (10 km) east of Glastonbury . The village has a population of 998. The parish includes the hamlets of West Compton , East Compton , Westholme , Beardly Batch and Cannards Grave . Pilton
96-589: Is now almost 20 miles (30 km) from the sea but sits on the edge of the Somerset Levels , an area which has now been drained but was once a shallow tidal lake. According to legend in the 1st century, being a landing place then known as Pooltown, it is where Joseph of Arimathea landed in Britain . The parish of Pilton was part of the Whitstone Hundred . Cannard's Grave is located on
112-527: Is predominantly used for grazing on native vegetation. The terrain from the south-east to the north-west is within a valley through which Kings Creek flows from Upper Pilton through to Manapouri / Ascot and is ultimately a tributary of the Condamine River , part of the Murray-Darling basin . The valley is used for cropping. The Gatton–Clifton Road ( State Route 80 ) also passes through
128-529: Is responsible for local planning and building control , local roads, council housing , environmental health , markets and fairs, refuse collection and recycling , cemeteries and crematoria , leisure services, parks, and tourism . Somerset County Council is responsible for running the largest and most expensive local services such as education , social services , libraries , main roads, public transport , policing and fire services , trading standards , waste disposal and strategic planning. It
144-712: The Bristol Channel in 1924 See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Pilton Piltdown Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Pilton . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pilton&oldid=1164879216 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
160-414: The council’s operating costs and producing annual accounts for public scrutiny. The parish council evaluates local planning applications and works with the local police, district council officers, and neighbourhood watch groups on matters of crime, security, and traffic. The parish council's role also includes initiating projects for the maintenance and repair of parish facilities, as well as consulting with
176-618: The district council on the maintenance, repair, and improvement of highways, drainage, footpaths, public transport, and street cleaning. Conservation matters (including trees and listed buildings) and environmental issues are also the responsibility of the council. The village falls within the Non-metropolitan district of Mendip , which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 , having previously been part of Shepton Mallet Rural District , which
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#1732776291224192-497: The locality from the south-west ( Headington Hill ) to the north-west ( Hirstglen ). Pilton is named after a pastoral run which was excised from Clifton pastoral station in the 1840s. The run was leased by Philip Pinnock, John Gammie, Joseph King and Joshua J. Whitting [from 1851-9]. It might have been named after Pilton , Somerset , England, an Old English name with Pil meaning creek and ton meaning an enclosed homestead . Pilton Post Office opened on 27 March 1878 (though
208-401: The locality of Pilton had a population of 88 people. In the 2021 census , the locality of Pilton had a population of 71 people. Pilton State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 24 Pilton Valley Road ( 27°52′04″S 152°02′59″E / 27.8679°S 152.0497°E / -27.8679; 152.0497 ( Pilton State School ) ). In 2017,
224-532: The school had an enrolment of 29 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 18 students with 2 teachers and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). There is no secondary school in Pilton; the nearest government secondary school is Clifton State High School in Clifton to the south-west. The Darling Downs Zoo
240-479: The southern edge of Shepton Mallet . Local legend (of which there are several versions) says that, in the 17th century, the publican of the local inn, Giles Cannard (possibly also known as Tom the Taverner), engaged in criminal activity such as robbing, or aiding and abetting the robbery of, his guests, theft, smuggling and possibly forgery . His activities having been discovered, he either committed suicide or
256-457: Was convicted and hanged from the gibbet at the adjacent crossroads and buried nearby. Other explanations of the name include a tale that Kenred a pagan and uncle of King Ine who converted to Christianity was buried there. Perhaps the most likely story is that a thief convicted of sheep stealing was tried and hanged at the site. The parish council has responsibility for local issues, including setting an annual precept (local rate) to cover
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