Butcombe

Coordinates: 51°21′01″N 2°41′45″W / 51.3504°N 2.6957°W / 51.3504; -2.6957
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Butcombe
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51°21′01″N 2°41′45″W / 51.3504°N 2.6957°W / 51.3504; -2.6957

Butcombe is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. The village is situated just north of Blagdon Lake, in North Somerset. The parish has a population of 218[1] and mainly consists of family-owned farmland. It no longer has any amenities apart from a telephone kiosk and a letter box.

History

The parish was part of the

Hartcliffe.[2]

The village gave its name to the

microbrewery was set up in 1978 by Simon Whitmore. In 2003 the business was sold and moved to an industrial estate at Wrington,[3]
to be housed in a purpose-built brewery completed in March 2005.

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 Great Western Ambulance Service
.

North Somerset's area covers part of the

county of Avon.[4] Before 1974 that the parish was part of the Axbridge Rural District.[5]

The parish is represented in the

first past the post system of election. It was also part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament prior to Britain leaving the European Union
in January 2020.

Landmarks

Butcombe Court is a late 18th-century grade II listed manor house which was built on the site of a medieval building. It is now in 3 separate ownerships.[6] During World War II, Clifton College used Butcombe Court as a safe extension of the school, away from the bombs.[7][8] The pre-preparatory school at Clifton College for younger children aged 3 to 8 is called Butcombe after the house.

Butcombe Court

Religious sites

The Church of St Michael and All Angels dates from the 15th century and is a Grade II* listed building.[9]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ a b "2011 Census Profile". North Somerset Council. Archived from the original (Excel) on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  3. ^ "Timeline". Butcombe Brewery. Archived from the original on 1 October 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2008.
  4. ^ "The Avon (Structural Change) Order 1995". HMSO. Archived from the original on 30 January 2008. Retrieved 9 December 2007.
  5. ^ "Axbridge RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Butcombe Court". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2008.
  7. ^ "Butcombe". Bristol and Avon Family History Society. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  8. ^ "Clifton College". The history of the preparatory school. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  9. ^ "Church of St Michael and All Angels". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2006.

External links

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