Abson
51°28′12″N 2°26′35″W / 51.470°N 2.443°W
Abson is a small village in
Location
Abson is located on a minor road between the villages of Wick and Pucklechurch. It is a mainly nucleated in pattern with some additional outlying farms and settlements. The centre of the village is a small village green and the church.
Abson is part of the
History
The name Abson is a corruption of Abbotston - a place belonging to the Abbot. This was the Abbot of
Blue Lodge, one of the houses, was once the home of Anna Sewell, author of Black Beauty. Whilst staying there she witnessed a man killed by a cart and this was incorporated into the novel.[3]
The Church
Abson is centred on the church. It is dedicated to
There are two fragments of carved knotwork masonry on the walls as well as a
The church contains an early 17th-century pulpit with a sounding board and 18th-century woodwork.[7]
The belltower contains six bells which are still rung by hand.[8]
Location grid
References
- ^ Pucklechurch Then And Now Archived 22 June 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Richard Kent (compiler), Doynton Local History Group Booklet #2 (Feb. 1990), p. 12.
- ^ About Anna Sewell
- ^ Listed buildings in South Gloucestershire Archived 9 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Sheela na Gig at Abson
- ^ E Mason & D Mason, Avon Villages (Hale, London, 1982), p. 78.
- ^ E Mason & D Mason, Avon Villages (Hale, London, 1982), p. 79.
- ^ Abson church bellringing
External links
Media related to Abson at Wikimedia Commons