Porlock is a coastal village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated in a deep hollow below Exmoor, 5 miles (8 km) west of Minehead. The parish, which includes Hawkcombe and Doverhay, has a population of 1,377.
In a 2010 survey based on data from the Office of National Statistics Porlock was found to have the most elderly population in Britain with over 40% of the population being of pensionable age.
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