Oldland Common
| Oldland Common | |
| Gloucestershire | |
|---|---|
 Oldland Common High Street | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | ST674717 |
| Location: | 51°26’37"N, 2°28’11"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 7,000 |
| Post town: | Bristol |
| Postcode: | BS |
| Dialling code: | 0117 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | South Gloucestershire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Kingswood |
Oldland Common is a village in the south of Gloucestershire, on the outskirts of Bristol. It is about eight miles between the centre of Bristol and the same distance from that of Bath.
The village has two pubs: The Crown and Horseshoe, and The Dolphin. A third, The Cherry Tree, has long since closed and been converted into flats.
The village is on the Avon Valley Railway, a three-mile long heritage railway, where it is served by Oldland Common station.
Oldland Common is the birthplace of the famous astronomer Sir Bernard Lovell, and is home to the Sir Bernard Lovell secondary school, a designated language college opened by Lovell himself in 1972. Other schools in the village are St. Anne's Church of England Primary School (built in 1837 & initially called Oldland National School) and Redfield Edge Primary School.
Churches
The parish church is St Anne's Church of England church. Its grounds contain a separate social area, the Orchard Rooms.
- Church of England: St Anne's
- Methodist: Oldland Methodist Church
- United Reformed Church: Oldland URC
History
Oldland Common was first mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086.
This village is within the Gloucestershire coalfield and, as was common in the surrounding area, the village was involved in the coal mining industry. It had its own pit on Cowhorn Hill during the 1800s.
Society
- Scouts: 54th Kingswood (St Anne's) Scout Group.
- Oldham Common Village Club
Sport and leisure
- Football:
- Oldland Abbotonians F.C.
- Crown & Horseshoe F.C.
See also
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