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Hunstrete
Hunstrete () is a small village on the River Chew in the Chew Valley, Bath and North East Somerset, England. It falls within the civil parish of Marksbury and is from Bristol, and Bath, and from Keynsham. History The origin of the name Hunstrete is unclear. One explanation is that it means 'The hundred road' from the Old English ''hund'' and ''street''. Other possible derivations are the personal name ''hund'' and Old English ''steort'' meaning a projecting piece of land, or ''hund'', meaning hound or dog, relating to the place where they were kept. Although occupation during the Iron Age is possible the earliest evidence are Roman coins from the emperor Carausius, and continuous occupation during the Saxon period may have been connected with the nearby Wansdyke. A charter of 936 suggests the land was given to a thegn by the name of Ethelelm by Æthelstan. The manor was granted to Glastonbury Abbey who held it until the dissolution of the monasteries in 1539 when i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunstrete Green
Hunstrete () is a small village on the River Chew in the Chew Valley, Bath and North East Somerset, England. It falls within the civil parish of Marksbury and is from Bristol, and Bath, and from Keynsham. History The origin of the name Hunstrete is unclear. One explanation is that it means 'The hundred road' from the Old English ''hund'' and ''street''. Other possible derivations are the personal name ''hund'' and Old English ''steort'' meaning a projecting piece of land, or ''hund'', meaning hound or dog, relating to the place where they were kept. Although occupation during the Iron Age is possible the earliest evidence are Roman coins from the emperor Carausius, and continuous occupation during the Saxon period may have been connected with the nearby Wansdyke. A charter of 936 suggests the land was given to a thegn by the name of Ethelelm by Æthelstan. The manor was granted to Glastonbury Abbey who held it until the dissolution of the monasteries in 1539 when it w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunstrete Lake
Hunstrete Lake () is a mature lake of . Two new lakes of were constructed alongside in the 1990s. They are situated just to the south of the village of Hunstrete, Somerset; south of Bristol, and west of Bath. It is surrounded by a belt of trees, and at the north-west end this merges into Lord's Wood, Pensford. The lakes are used for angling, and are noted for their carp and tench. Biodiversity The lake is a breeding site for great crested grebe; there is also a large breeding population of common toad. A number of bat species have also been recorded at the site including the common pipistrelle ''Pipistrellus pipistrellus'', soprano pipistrelle ''Pipistrellus pygmaeus'', noctule ''Nyctalus noctula'', Daubenton's bat ''Myotis daubentonii'' and lesser horseshoe bat ''Rhinolophus hipposideros''. The scarce violet helleborine orchid Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Popham (Lord Chief Justice)
Sir John Popham (1531 – 10 June 1607) of Wellington, Somerset, was Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom), Speaker of the House of Commons (1580 to 1583), Attorney General for England and Wales, Attorney General (1581 to 1592) and Lord Chief Justice of England (1592 to 1607). Origins Popham was born in 1531 at Huntworth in the parish of North Petherton, near Bridgwater, in Somerset, the second son of Alexander Popham (c. 1504 – 1556) of Huntworth, twice MP for Bridgwater (UK Parliament constituency), Bridgwater in 1545 and 1547, by his wife Jane Stradling, a daughter of Sir Edward Stradling (died 1535) of St Donat's Castle, Glamorgan; one of Jane's brothers is Thomas Stradling (MP), Thomas Stradling. St Donat's Castle situated on the south coast of Glamorgan was a short sail across the Bristol Channel into the inland port of Bridgwater on the River Parret. The Popham family had held the Manorialism, manor of Huntworth since the 13th century when Sir Hugh de Poph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marksbury
Marksbury is a small village and civil parish on the eastern edge of the affluent Chew Valley in Somerset, about from Keynsham and from Bath on the A39 where it meets the A368. The parish, which includes the villages of Hunstrete and Stanton Prior, has a population of 397. History Stantonbury Camp is the site of an Iron Age hillfort near Stanton Prior. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. The hillfort, which is at the top of an isolated outcrop of Oolitic Limestone, close to the A39 road is on the route of the Wansdyke. In 926 Æthelstan gave the manor, then spelled Merkesburie, to his son. It was later gifted to Glastonbury Abbey and in one of the Danelaw wars was taken by Danish troops. It was restored to the abbey again after the victory of Edgar the Peaceful. Marksbury was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as ''Mercesberia''. The name of the village is thought to come from Old English either as ‘Mǣrec’s or Mearc’s stronghold’ (from an Old ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chew Valley
The Chew Valley is an affluent area in North Somerset, England, named after the River Chew, which rises at Chewton Mendip, and joins the River Avon at Keynsham. Technically, the area of the valley is bounded by the water catchment area of the Chew and its tributaries; however, the name Chew Valley is often used less formally to cover other nearby areas, for example, Blagdon Lake and its environs, which by a stricter definition are part of the Yeo Valley. The valley is an area of rich arable and dairy farmland, interspersed with a number of villages. The landscape consists of the valley of the River Chew and is generally low-lying and undulating. It is bounded by higher ground ranging from Dundry Down to the north, the Lulsgate Plateau to the west, the Mendip Hills to the south and the Hinton Blewett, Temple Cloud, Clutton and Marksbury plateau areas to the east. The valley's boundary generally follows the top of scarp slopes except at the southwestern and southea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woollard
Woollard is a small village on the River Chew in the affluent Chew Valley in England. It is in the Bath and North East Somerset council area and the ceremonial county of Somerset. The village is from Bristol, from Bath, and from Keynsham. The special architectural and historic interest of Woollard was recognised by its designation as a Conservation Area on 25 July 1990. History Woollard had a medieval bridge with three pointed arches and double arch-ribs. This was rebuilt following the substantial damage caused by the floods of 1968. It is close to the route of the ancient Wansdyke, and lies on the Monarch's Way long-distance footpath. Woollard is also a traditional surname, having relations in the farming land of Saffron Walden and Suffolk. Government and politics Woollard is partly in the civil parish of Compton Dando and partly in the civil parish of Publow. It is part of the Farmborough Ward, which is represented by one councillor on the Bath and North East So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Listed Building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency in Northern Ireland. The term has also been used in the Republic of Ireland, where buildings are protected under the Planning and Development Act 2000. The statutory term in Ireland is "protected structure". A listed building may not be demolished, extended, or altered without special permission from the local planning authority, which typically consults the relevant central government agency, particularly for significant alterations to the more notable listed buildings. In England and Wales, a national amenity society must be notified of any work to a listed building which involves any element of demolition. Exemption from secular listed building control is provided for some buildings in current use for worsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chewton Keynsham
Chewton Keynsham () is a hamlet on the River Chew in the Chew Valley, Somerset, England. It is 7 miles from Bristol, 7 miles from Bath, and south of the centre of the town of Keynsham. The hamlet lies on the Monarch's Way long distance footpath. Government and politics Chewton Keynsham is part of the Farmborough Ward which is represented by one councillor on the Bath and North East Somerset unitary authority which has wider responsibilities for services such as education, refuse, tourism etc. The village is a part of the North East Somerset constituency. Prior to Brexit in 2020, it was part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament. Demographics According to the 2011 Census, the E00072685 output area (which extended from Queens Charlton to Burnett, both with higher populations), had 286 residents of which 40 were children, living in 117 households. Of these 242 described their health as 'good' or 'very good', 32 adults had no qualifications ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compton Dando
Compton Dando is a small village and civil parish on the River Chew in the affluent Chew Valley in England. It is in the Bath and North East Somerset council area and ceremonial county of Somerset, and lies from Bristol, from Bath, and from Keynsham. The parish includes the villages of Chelwood, Burnett, Chewton Keynsham, Queen Charlton and Woollard, and has a population of 589. History It is on the route of the ancient Wansdyke, and lies on the Monarch's Way long-distance footpath. According to Robinson it is listed in the 1086 Domesday Book as ''Comtuna''. A compton was originally a 'valley enclosure'. In 1297 the name Dando was added after Godfrey or Geofrey de Anno. The parish of Compton Dando was part of the Keynsham Hundred, The village was held by Alexander de Alno in the 12th century. Governance The parish council has responsibility for local issues, including setting an annual precept (local rate) to cover the council’s operating costs and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farmborough, Somerset
Farmborough is a small village and civil parish, south west of Bath in Somerset, England. It straddles both the A39 and A368 roads. The parish has a population of 1,035. History The Farmborough Hoard of Iron Age coins was found in the village in 1984 and is now in the British Museum. The parish of Farmborough was part of the Keynsham Hundred, The village has historically been connected with the coal mines of the Somerset coalfield, but these are all now closed. Farmborough Church of England VC Primary School was built in 1857, and now has 90 pupils between the ages of 4 and 11 years. The school intake figures have shown a gradual decline in attendance in recent years. In 2007 the local community pre-school playgroup moved into an unused classroom at the school site and a breakfast club was established to assist working parents to leave their children in a safe environment prior to school opening hours. Author Dick King-Smith once taught at the school. Governa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
