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Belluton is a village in Somerset, England. It is in the district of Bath and North East Somerset and is located due south of the city of Bristol and due west of the city of Bath. The eastern end of the village is defined by the A37 road. In some documents it is alternatively called "Belton", which signifies, according to some antiquaries, "Baal town," or "the Town of the Sun".〔From The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) Transcribed by Colin Hinson © 2003〕 According to Robinson it was called ''Belgetona'' in the 1086 Domesday Book, and the name comes from the Old English ''belgae'' and ''tun'', the Belgae being a violent race who settled in what is now Wiltshire. It is close to the route of the ancient Wansdyke. == Government and politics == Belluton is part of the civil parish of Publow and Pensford, which has a parish council with some responsibility for local issues. Belluton is part of the Publow and Whitchurch Ward which is represented by one councillor on the Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority which has wider responsibilities for services such as education, refuse, tourism etc. The village is a part of the North East Somerset constituency and part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Belluton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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