Dulverton is a town and civil parish in west Somerset, England, near the border with Devon.

[2] The parish includes the hamlets of Battleton and Ashwick which is located approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) north west of Dulverton.

[8] The manor was granted to the Turbervilles by William I and in the late 12th century they gave the church and some land to Taunton Priory.

[9] The Middle Ages saw continued growth and the establishment of fairs and markets, with several small industries based upon the traditions of upland farming and the wool trade.

The market house in Fore Street, which is believed to date from 1760, was re-modelled to become Dulverton Town Hall in 1866,[4] with the porch and external double staircase being added in 1930 by Sir Albert Richardson.

Dr Collyns moved into Bilboa House in 1820, where he authored The Chase of the Wild Red Deer; his grave stone is located at All Saints' Church in Dulverton.

The town council's role also includes initiating projects for the maintenance and repair of parish facilities, as well as consulting with the unitary authority on the maintenance, repair, and improvement of highways, drainage, footpaths, public transport, and street cleaning.

Conservation matters (including trees and listed buildings) and environmental issues are also the responsibility of the council.

[18] It is also part of the Tiverton and Minehead county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

[5] The river and the Barle Valley are both designated as biological Site of Special Scientific Interest.

The river passes under the Tarr Steps, a prehistoric clapper bridge possibly dating from 1000 BC.

[27] In between the town centre and the river is a large recreation meadow which recently underwent renovation by locals (including the pupils of Dulverton Middle School) supported by a Barclays Bank New Futures Scheme.

South of the town is Briggins Moor a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest which provides an example of unimproved mire of a type which is restricted to south-west England and Wales and which has been significantly reduced in extent in the recent past.