Compton Dando

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Compton Dando
Somerset

Church of St Mary, Compton Dando
Location
Grid reference: ST647647
Location: 51°22’49"N, 2°30’23"W
Data
Population: 579  (2011)
Post town: Bristol
Postcode: BS31
Dialling code: 01761
Local Government
Council: Bath & NE Somerset
Parliamentary
constituency: 		North East Somerset

Compton Dando is a small village and parish on the River Chew in the Chew Valley in Somerset. It lies seven miles from Bristol, eight mies from Bath, and three miles from Keynsham. The parish of Compton Dando forms part of the Keynsham hundred,[1]

The parish includes the villages of Burnett, Chewton Keynsham, Queen Charlton and Woollard, and has a population of 579.[2]

History

It is on the route of the ancient Wansdyke,[3] and lies on the Monarch's Way long-distance footpath.

According to Robinson it is listed in the 1086 Domesday Book as Comtuna. A compton was originally a 'valley enclosure'. In 1297 the name Dando was added after Godfrey or Geofrey de Anno.[4]

The village was held by Alexander de Alno in the 12th century.

Church

The Church of St Mary, is a small edifice in the Gothic style, with a square tower. It has a date of 1735 on the chancel, but is mostly Victorian,[5] although Wade and Wade in their 1929 book Somerset suggest "The church is of 14th-cent. workmanship, but the chancel and S. porch respectively bear the dates 1793 and 1735 (probably referring to repairs). Within is a piscina and Norm. font. The churchyard contains a good sundial."[6] It is a Grade II listed building.[7]

Manor House

The 16th-century Manor House is a Grade II* listed building.[8]

Other Grade II listed buildings

Compton Inn, Compton Dando

Notable residents

The Hollywood actress Betta St John lived in Compton Dando from 1967 until 1975

References

  1. ↑ "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SOM/Miscellaneous/. Retrieved 15 October 2011. 
  2. ↑ "Compton Dando Parish". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=11122254&c=Compton+Dando&d=16&e=61&g=6387744&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1388522312720&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2491. Retrieved 31 December 2013. 
  3. ↑ Roe, Margaret; Rebecca Palmer (2001). The Village of Compton Dando. The authors. 
  4. ↑ Robinson, Stephen (1992). Somerset Place Names. Wimborne, Dorset: The Dovecote Press Ltd. ISBN 1-874336-03-2. 
  5. ↑ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1958). The Buildings of England: North Somerset and Bristol. Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-071013-2. 
  6. ↑ Somerset by Wade, G.W. & Wade, J.H. at Project Gutenberg.
  7. ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Mary (32452)". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=32452 
  8. ↑ Historic England. "Manor House (32470)". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=32470 

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