Pilton in Somerset, England is a small rural village and civil parish on the fringe of the low-lying Somerset Levels and beneath the Mendip Hills. It has medieval roots and a compact cluster of stone cottages and a parish church set among dairy farms and hedgerow fields, giving it a distinctly agricultural and historic character.
What makes Pilton widely known beyond the locality is that the Eavis family’s Worthy Farm in the parish is the permanent home of the annual Glastonbury Festival, an event that turns the quiet countryside into one of the UK’s major cultural hubs each summer. The festival brings a large seasonal economic boost and high-profile cultural activity while the village itself remains centred on farming and a close-knit community that often takes part in festival life as volunteers and traders.