Chewton Keynsham

Chewton Keynsham

North from Fairy Hill, looking toward Chewton Keynsham and Keynsham

Mission Church
Chewton Keynsham
 Chewton Keynsham shown within Somerset
Population approx. 100
OS grid referenceST652664
Civil parishCompton Dando
Unitary authorityBath and North East Somerset
Ceremonial countySomerset
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town BRISTOL
Postcode district BS40
Dialling code 01761
Police Avon and Somerset
Fire Avon
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK ParliamentNorth East Somerset
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Coordinates: 51°23′44″N 2°29′58″W / 51.3955°N 2.4995°W / 51.3955; -2.4995

Chewton Keynsham (grid reference ST652664) is a small village on the River Chew in the Chew Valley, Somerset. It is 7 miles from Bristol, 7 miles from Bath, and 2 miles from Keynsham.

The village lies on the Monarch's Way long distance footpath.

Government and politics

Chewton Keynsham is part of the Farmborough Ward which is represented by one councillor on the Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority which has wider responsibilities for services such as education, refuse, tourism etc. The village is a part of the North East Somerset constituency and part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament.

Demographics

According to the 2001 Census, the Farmborough Ward (which includes Woollard and Compton Dando), had 1,111 residents, living in 428 households, with an average age of 44.5 years. Of these 71% of residents describing their health as 'good', 21% of 16- to 74-year-olds had no qualifications; and the area had an unemployment rate of 1.0% of all economically active people aged 16–74. In the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2004, it was ranked at 22,100 out of 32,482 wards in England, where 1 was the most deprived LSOA and 32,482 the least deprived.

Geography

There is an 18th century bridge crossing the River Chew.[1][2]

Chewton Place

Chewton Place is a Grade II listed building was formerly a large detached house, but is now used as a conference centre.[3] It was built about 1762 and extended c. 1786. It was extensively remodelled in 1860–70 and restored in 1968 after flood damage and further extended in 1987–88. (Historic England. "Chewton Place (459719)". Images of England. ) A folly tower, known locally as the Owl Tower, was built in the grounds in the late 18th century. It is a tall tapering square obelisk of coursed limestone. It has pointed-arched openings to east and west sides, producing a walk-through passage at ground floor level. There are diagonal buttresses with set-offs and small pointed-arched openings on each face and pyramidal cap. The carved owl to keystone on arched opening, probably gives the folly its name. The folly is also a Grade II listed building.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Chewton Pack Horse Bridge at ST 654 664". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Hinchliffe, Ernest (1994). Guide to the Packhorse Bridges of England. Cicerone. pp. 136–137. ISBN 978-1852841430.
  3. ↑ "Chewton Place". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Folly approx. 15m to west of Chewton Place". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
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