Hinton Charterhouse
| Hinton Charterhouse | |
| Somerset | |
|---|---|
 Pub, post office & general store in village centre | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | ST775585 |
| Location: | 51°19’32"N, 2°19’25"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 515 (2011) |
| Post town: | Bath |
| Postcode: | BA2 |
| Dialling code: | 01225 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Bath & NE Somerset |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
North East Somerset |
Hinton Charterhouse is a small village in Somerset. The parish, which includes the village of Midford, had a population of 515 recorded in 2011. It is within the county's Wellow Hundred.
The village is served by two pubs; the Stag Inn and the Rose & Crown,[1] a vehicle repair garage; Charterhouse Works and Fortnum & Jacob, the local stores and post office.
History
The chapter house with library and dovecote above, of the former Carthusian Hinton Priory dates from 1232 and is a Grade I listed building.[2] The priory was founded in 1232 by Ela, Countess of Salisbury, who also founded Lacock Abbey.[3]
Hinton House was built around 1700. It is a Grade II* listed building.[4]
In 1895 a Titt iron wind engine (designed by John Wallis Titt) was installed to pump water from a spring by Bath Union Rural District Council.[5]
During the Second World War, GHQ Line ran just to the north of Hinton Charterhouse. At (Hedge) Hog Wood remains of an anti-tank ditch and other trenchworks can still be seen. These rare survivors as well as rather more robust pillboxes were constructed as a part of British anti-invasion preparations.[6]
The Grade II listed former village school is now a private residence.[7]
Parish church
The parish church, the Church of St John the Baptist dates from the 12th century and is Grade II* listed.[8]
About the village
Hinton Charterhouse Field is a 0.8 acre biological Site of Special Scientific Interest.[9] and Hinton Charterhouse Pit is a 1 acre geological Site of Special Scientific Interest.[10]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Hinton Charterhouse) |
- Hinton Charterhouse
- Buildings at Risk Register: Hinton+Priory
- Map of Hinton Charterhouse circa 1900
References
- ↑ Rose & Crown
- ↑ National Heritage List 1320809: The chapter house
- ↑ Scott, Shane (1995). The hidden places of Somerset. Aldermaston: Travel Publishing Ltd. pp. 18–19. ISBN 1-902007-01-8.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1136140: Hinton House
- ↑ "Hinton Windmill". Freshford. http://www.freshford.com/hintonoldphotos9.htm. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ↑ Foot, 2006, pp 283-288.
- ↑ "10 charming converted schools for sale". Daily Telegraph. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/renovatinganddiy/9956470/10-charming-converted-schools-for-sale.html.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1136127: Church of St John the Baptist
- ↑ SSSI listing and designation for Hinton Charterhouse Field
- ↑ SSSI listing and designation for Hinton Charterhouse Pit
- Foot, William (2006). Beaches, fields, streets, and hills ... the anti-invasion landscapes of England, 1940. Council for British Archaeology. ISBN 1-902771-53-2.