Porlock is a large, busy village 6 miles west of Minehead serving a local community of some 1300 people. The church of St. Dubricius is named for the Celtic missionary Bishop of Llandaff. Although it is thought that there was an earlier church built c.1120, much of the present church buildings date from the 13th and 14th centuries. Early English influence is visible in the tower and the church is built of local stone. The top of the spire is missing, believed to be the result of a storm in 1700 and the church contains some fine stained glass, tombs and monuments.