Bleadon

Coordinates: 51°18′30″N 2°56′41″W / 51.3082°N 2.9448°W / 51.3082; -2.9448
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Bleadon
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51°18′30″N 2°56′41″W / 51.3082°N 2.9448°W / 51.3082; -2.9448

Bleadon is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. It is about 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Weston-super-Mare and, according to the 2021 census, has a population of 1,149.[1]

History

Bleadon was listed in the

Hundred.[3]

Just to the north of the village is

geological Site of Special Scientific Interest
.

There is evidence of agricultural use of the land in the medieval period and probably from at least the Bronze Age.[4][5][6]

The village cross[7] and well[8] are listed buildings.

Bleadon lies on the

Act of 1915 authorised the drainage of the river and installation of a flood gate at Bleadon,[10] although attempts to control the water had occurred on Bleadon Level since medieval times, including an early windmill, in 1613, to pump water into the sea from behind a sea wall.[11]

Battle of Bleadon

Following the

Eadnoth the Staller. The two armies met at Bleadon and although Eadnoth was killed in the action, Harold's sons were defeated and returned to Ireland.[12]

Governance

The

playing fields and playgrounds
, as well as consulting with the district council on the maintenance, repair, and improvement of highways, drainage, footpaths, public transport, and street cleaning. Conservation matters (including trees and listed buildings) and environmental issues are also of interest to the council.

The parish falls within the

Avon and Somerset Constabulary and the South Western Ambulance Service
.

North Somerset's area covers part of the

county of Avon.[13] Before 1974 that the parish was part of the Axbridge Rural District.[14]

The parish is represented in the

MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation
.

Church

Main article: Church of St Peter & St Paul, Bleadon

The Church of St Peter and St Paul dominates the village.[15] Although parts of the present building seem to date from the 14th century (re-dedicated in 1317), most of the standing fabric is 15th century. However, as Bleadon was an important manor of the Bishops of Winchester from the 10th century, there would certainly have been a church on the same site by the year 1000 at the latest. The building was restored and the chancel shortened in the mid 19th century. It is a Grade I listed building.[16] The tower contains five bells dating from 1711 and made by Edward Bilbie of the Bilbie family.[17]

References

  1. ^ a b "2011 Census Profile". North Somerset Council. Archived from the original (Excel) on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  2. ISBN 1900289261.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
    )
  3. ^ Thorn, Dr Frank (2011). "Defining 'Winterstoke' Hundred, Somerset". Proceedings of the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society. 154: 119–164.
  4. ^ "Mendip Hills An Archaeological Survey of the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty" (PDF). Somerset County Council Archaeological Projects. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
  5. ^ Iles, R., Stacey, M. (1984). "Avon Archaeology 1983". Bristol and Avon Archaeology. 3: 55–56.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ISBN 9781848020429
    .
  7. ^ Historic England. "Village Cross (1129063)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 February 2007.
  8. ^ Historic England. "Village Well (1129062)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 February 2007.
  9. ^ Farr, Grahame (1954). Somerset Harbours. London: Christopher Johnson. p. 65.
  10. ISBN 0-575-03453-X
    .
  11. ISBN 0-340-20116-9
    .
  12. ISBN 978-0752429601
    .
  13. ^ "The Avon (Structural Change) Order 1995". HMSO. Archived from the original on 30 January 2008. Retrieved 9 December 2007.
  14. ^ "Axbridge RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  15. ISBN 0-7153-7297-1
    .
  16. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Peter and St Paul (1129064)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 February 2007.
  17. ISBN 0-9526702-0-8
    .

External links

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