Glastonbury is a small town in Somerset, England, situated at a dry point on the Somerset Levels, 30 miles (48 km) south of Bristol. The town has a population of 8,800. It is in the Mendip district.
The town is known for its history, including Glastonbury Lake Village, Glastonbury Abbey, Somerset Rural Life Museum and Glastonbury Tor, the many myths and legends associated with the town, and the Glastonbury Festival which takes place in the nearby village of Pilton.
On the south west of the town centre is Beckery which used to be a village in its own right but is now part of the suburbs. The name for the village is derived from from Bec Eriu, Old Irish for "Little Ireland". The name was likely brought to England by an Irishman recruited by Vikings. In the c.7th/8th centuries it was occupied by a small monastic community associated with a cemetery.
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