Brompton Regis

On the southern edge of the Brendon Hills 'Brompton' suggests a place where 'broom' grows. Pulhams Mill Furniture and craft Centre is on the lane to Wimbleball Lake which holds more than 4,000 million gallons of water and offers all kinds of water based activities.

Brompton Regis

A large parish (population 407) extending from the Haddeo valley up to the ridge of the Brendon Hills. It includes Wimbleball Lake, the village of Withiel Florey and the hamlets of Bury and Gupworthy. This quiet village has a pub, shop and tea rooms and nearby is the restored Pulhams Mill with craft workshop.

Before the end of World War Two, Brompton Regis had a school, two places of worship, a bakery, a butchers, a wagon
works, a forge, a separate post office, two petrol stations, a garage, pub, village stores and a milliners.

The village shop closed in Summer 2008 was once known as 'Joyce's in Town' and was built as a town house in 1625 by Christopher Joyce, a wealthy fanner who owned several local tenanted farms. By the 1800s, when the village's population was more than 1,000, this property was listed on the tithe map as an inn and courtyard but by 1890 it was a store, owned by a Mr G Stephens.

OS Grid Reference: SS9531

Contributed by: Jane Clarke