Oldland Common
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Oldland Common is a village in the far south region of South Gloucestershire, England, on the outskirts of Bristol. It is in the civil parish of Bitton, approximately 8 miles between the centres of cities Bristol and Bath.
Oldland Common is the birthplace of the famous astronomer Sir
The village lies on the
Oldland Common was first mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. As was common in the surrounding area, the village was involved in the coal mining industry and had its own pit on Cowhorn Hill during the 1800s. The largest employment in the late C18 and early C19 was felt hat-making - half the working population at the time of the 1841 census.
The largest place of worship in the village is St Anne's Church of England church. Its grounds contain a separate social area, the Orchard Rooms. Other local churches include the Oldland Methodist Church (shown in photograph above) and the small United Reformed Church.
The village is home to the 54th Kingswood (St Anne's) Scout Group.
On 30 October 2012, mobile phone operator
Transport
Oldland Common is served by bus company First West of England, which operates the following services through the village;
- 19 between Bath and Cribbs Causeway via Kelston, Swineford, Bitton, Kingswood, Staple Hill, Downend, Bristol Parkway railway station and UWE
- 19A between Bath and Cribbs Causeway via Saltford, Keynsham, Kingswood, Staple Hill, Downend, Bristol Parkway railway station and UWE
- 42 between Bitton and Bristol City Centre via North Common, Kingswood and Lawrence Hill.
The nearest rail station is Keynsham railway station, which is 2.5 miles from the village. Direct services are available to Bath Spa railway station, allowing connections to the South and London, and Bristol Temple Meads railway station, allowing connections to the South West, London, the South Coast, Wales, the Midlands, Northern England, and Scotland.
Governance
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Sport and leisure
Oldland is home to the non-League football clubs Oldland Abbotonians F.C. in the Western Football League and Crown & Horseshoe F.C. in the Bath and District League.
Food, Public Houses & Shopping
The village has two
Shops in Oldland Common include a newsagent, a post office and several takeaways.
See also
References
- ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 20 March 2015.
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