East Coker

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for East Coker at grid reference ST542123

East Coker is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated two miles south of Yeovil in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 1,781^{[#endnote_population]}.

Famous residents include actor Trevor Peacock (Jim Trott in the BBC sitcom The Vicar of Dibley), it is the final resting place of T. S. Eliot (T. S. Eliot named one of the "Four Quartets" poems after the village) and it is the birthplace of the legendary buccaneer William Dampier.

References

1. ↑  Somerset County Council, 2002. [Population estimates].

External links

• [www.eastcoker.com] - The East Coker Society

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