  creech st. michael is a village and civil parish in somerset, england, situated three miles east of taunton in the taunton deane district. the parish straddles the m5 motorway and includes several scattered settlements. the village of creech st michael and the hamlets of charlton, creech heathfield and ham lie east of the motorway. the hamlets of adsborough, coombe,the western parts of coombe and walford are in the civil parish of west monkton. langaller and walford lie west of the motorway. the parish has a population of 2,416. ==history== the name derives from the celtic crug, "hill", and the parish church of st. michael, which dates from the 13th century. creech st michael was part of the hundred of andersfield. the bridgwater & taunton canal provides a picturesque route through the village for pleasure boats, and the towpath is ope
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