Michael Eavis
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Sir Athelstan Joseph Michael Eavis is an English dairy farmer and the co-creator of the Glastonbury Festival, which takes place at his farm in Pilton, Somerset.
Eavis in 2024
Eavis in 2005
Jeremy Corbyn and Eavis together on the Pyramid Stage at the 2017 Glastonbury Festival
A pair of Eavis's Wellington boots on display at the Museum of English Rural Life in Reading
Pilton, Somerset
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Pilton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on the A361 road in the Mendip district, 3 miles south-west of Shepton Mallet and 6 miles east of Glastonbury. The village has a pop
Michael Eavis
…Joseph Michael Eavis (born 17 October 1935) is an English dairy farmer and the co-creator of the Glastonbury Festival, which takes place at his farm in Pilton, Somerset. Eavis was born in Pilton, Somerset, on 17 October 1935, and grew up at Worthy Farm in the village. His father was a dairy farmer and a Methodist local…
Church of St John the Baptist, Pilton
Stained glass window in St John's church
The Tithe Barn