Purton Hulks

The Purton Hulks or Purton Ships' Graveyard is a number of abandoned boats and ships, deliberately beached beside the River Severn near Purton in Gloucestershire, England, to reinforce the river banks.

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Type: Disaster remains
Description: number of abandoned boats and ships, deliberately beached on the banks of the River Severn, to reinforce the river banks
Also known as: “Purton Ships‘ Graveyard”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Berkeley Arms, Purton and Church of All Saints.

Berkeley Arms, Purton

Pub

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The Berkeley Arms is a public house at Purton, Gloucestershire GL13 9HU. The pub is owned by the Berkeley Castle Estate, under whose ownership it has been closed seeking a new tenant since August 2020. Berkeley Arms, Purton is situated 2,200 feet northeast of Purton Hulks.

Church of All Saints

Church

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Church of All Saints is situated 2½ miles northwest of Purton Hulks.

Cock Inn

Pub

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Cock Inn is a pub, which is situated 2 miles northwest of Purton Hulks.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Purton and Purton.

Purton

Village

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Purton is a village on the east bank of the River Severn, 3 miles north of Berkeley, in Gloucestershire, England. The village is in the civil parish of Hinton.

Purton

Hamlet

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Purton is a hamlet on the west bank of the River Severn, in the civil parish of Lydney in Gloucestershire, England. It lies opposite the village of Purton near Berkeley on the east bank of the river.