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Porlock is a coastal village in Somerset, England, west of Minehead. It has a population of 1,440.〔 In 2010, Porlock had the most elderly population in Britain, with over 40% being of pensionable age. ==History== East of the village is Bury Castle, an Iron Age hill fort. In Domesday Book the village was known as "Portloc".〔 Porlock was part of the hundred of Carhampton.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.domesdaymap.co.uk/hundred/carhampton/ )〕 The area has links with several Romantic poets, and R. D. Blackmore, the author of ''Lorna Doone'', and is popular with visitors. The visitor centre has exhibits and displays about the local area. Also on display are the bones of an aurochs, discovered on Porlock beach in 1999. 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「Porlock」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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