Hinton Charterhouse

Coordinates: 51°19′32″N 2°19′25″W / 51.3256°N 2.3235°W / 51.3256; -2.3235
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Hinton Charterhouse
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51°19′32″N 2°19′25″W / 51.3256°N 2.3235°W / 51.3256; -2.3235

Hinton Charterhouse is a small village and

civil parish in the Bath and North East Somerset unitary authority, Somerset, England. The parish, which includes the village of Midford, has a population of 515.[1]

The village is served by two

pubs: the Stag Inn and the Rose & Crown,[2] a vehicle repair garage; Charterhouse Works and the local stores and post office. The village is less than a mile east of the A36 between Bath and Southampton
.

The local paper is the occasionally published Hinton Bugler.

History

Titt iron wind engine

The parish of Charterhouse Hinton was part of the

Hundred.[3]

The chapter house with library and dovecote above, of the former

Carthusian Hinton Priory dates from 1232 and is a Grade I listed building.[4] The priory was founded in 1232 by Ela, Countess of Salisbury, who also founded Lacock Abbey.[5]

Hinton House was built around 1700. It is a Grade II* listed building.[6]

In 1895 a Titt iron wind engine was installed to pump water from a spring by Bath Union Rural District Council.[7]

During the

British anti-invasion preparations.[8]

The Grade II listed former village school is now a private residence.[9]

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
.

Bath and North East Somerset's area covers part of the

county of Avon.[10] Before 1974 that the parish was part of the Bathavon Rural District.[11]

The parish is represented in the

first past the post
system of election.

Geography

geological Site of Special Scientific Interest.[13]

Religious sites

Gray stone building with small square tower at left hand end. In the foreground is grass with a small tiled memorial.
Church of St John the Baptist

The Church of St John the Baptist dates from the 12th century and is Grade II* listed.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b "Hinton Charterhouse Parish". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  2. ^ Rose & Crown
  3. ^ "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  4. ^ Historic England. "The chapter house (1320809)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 November 2006.
  5. ISBN 1-902007-01-8
    .
  6. ^ Historic England. "Hinton House (1136140)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Hinton Windmill". Freshford. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  8. ^ Foot, 2006, pp 283-288.
  9. ^ "10 charming converted schools for sale". Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013.
  10. ^ "The Avon (Structural Change) Order 1995". HMSO. Archived from the original on 30 January 2008. Retrieved 9 December 2007.
  11. ^ "Bathavon RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  12. ^ English Nature citation sheet for the site (accessed on 16 July 2006)
  13. ^ English Nature citation sheet for the site (accessed 11 July 2006)
  14. ^ Historic England. "Church of St John the Baptist (1136127)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 November 2006.

Further reading

  • Foot, William (2006). Beaches, fields, streets, and hills ... the anti-invasion landscapes of England, 1940. Council for British Archaeology.
    ISBN 1-902771-53-2
    .

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