<noembed><nolayer><div style="position:absolute; left:0; top:-100; display:none;"> Bruton from the hill<br> Towns in Somerset picture - Towards the end of the seventeenth century, one of the Bruton Berkeleys went to Virginia, USA, where he became Royal Governor. Together with his cousin, Thomas Ludwell, they made a considerable impact on the colony, and when a new Church was built for the Colonial capital, Williamsburg, it was named Bruton Parish Church in their honour and the links between the two towns remain to this day. That concludes our tour of Bruton. Thank you for your company. To see more Somerset Villages click here http://paignton0.tripod.com/somersetvillages.htm </div></nolayer></noembed>
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Bruton, Somerset, England

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Towards the end of the seventeenth century, one of the Bruton Berkeleys went to Virginia, USA, where he became Royal Governor. Together with his cousin, Thomas Ludwell, they made a considerable impact on the colony, and when a new Church was built for the Colonial capital, Williamsburg, it was named Bruton Parish Church in their honour and the links between the two towns remain to this day.

That concludes our tour of Bruton. Thank you for your company. To see more Somerset Villages click here http://paignton0.tripod.com/somersetvillages.htm

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