Butcombe
| Butcombe | |
| Somerset | |
|---|---|
 St Michaels and All Angels Church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | ST515615 |
| Location: | 51°21’1"N, 2°41’45"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 220 (2011[1]) |
| Post town: | Bristol |
| Postcode: | BS40 |
| Dialling code: | 01761 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North Somerset |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Weston-super-Mare |
Butcombe is a village and parish in the Hartcliffe Hundred of Somerset. The village is situated just north of Blagdon Lake. The civil parish has a population of 218[1] and mainly consists of family-owned farmland. It no longer has any amenities apart from a telephone kiosk and a letter box.
History
The village gave its name to the Butcombe Brewery. The microbrewery was set up in 1978 by Simon Whitmore. In 2003 the business was sold and moved to an industrial estate at Wrington,[2] to be housed in a purpose-built brewery completed in March 2005.
Landmarks
Butcombe Court is a late 18th-century grade II listed manor house which was built on the site of a medieval building. It is now in 3 separate ownerships.[3] During World War II, Clifton College used Butcombe Court as a safe extension of the school, away from the bombs.[4][5] The pre-preparatory school at Clifton College for younger children aged 3 to 8 is called Butcombe after the house.
Religious sites
The Church of St Michael and All Angels dates from the 15th century and is a Grade II* listed building.[6]
Notable people
- Henry Savery (1791 - 1842) a convict transported to Port Arthur, Tasmania and Australia's first novelist was born in the village.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "2011 Census Profile" (Excel). North Somerset Council. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140104204530/http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/Environment/Planning_policy_and-research/researchandmonitoring/Documents/North%20Somerset%20Small%20area%20geography%20profiles%20tool.xls. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ↑ "Timeline". Butcombe Brewery. Archived from the original on 1 October 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081001225455/http://www.butcombe.com/history.htm. Retrieved 30 September 2008.
- ↑ "Butcombe Court". historicengland.org.uk. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1320942. Retrieved 25 November 2008.
- ↑ "Butcombe". Bristol and Avon Family History Society. http://www.bafhs.org.uk/bafhs-parishes/other-bafhs-parishes/359-butcombe. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- ↑ "Clifton College". The history of the preparatory school. http://www.cliftoncollegeuk.com/ocs/history/prepschool1/prepschool3/. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- ↑ "Church of St Michael and All Angels". historicengland.org.uk. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1129189. Retrieved 25 November 2006.
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