Chewton Keynsham
| Chewton Keynsham | |
| Somerset | |
|---|---|
 North from Fairy Hill, looking toward Chewton Keynsham | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | ST652664 |
| Location: | 51°23’44"N, 2°29’58"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Bristol |
| Postcode: | BS40 |
| Dialling code: | 01761 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Bath & NE Somerset |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
North East Somerset |
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Chewton Keynsham is a small village on the River Chew in the Chew Valley, Somerset. It is seven miles from Bristol, seven miles from Bath, and two miles from Keynsham.
The village lies on the Monarch's Way long-distance footpath.
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. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=459719) 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
- ↑ "Chewton Pack Horse Bridge at ST 654 664". Historic England. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1384604. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ↑ Hinchliffe, Ernest (1994). Guide to the Packhorse Bridges of England. Cicerone. pp. 136-137. ISBN 978-1852841430.
- ↑ "Chewton Place". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1255451. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
- ↑ "Folly approx. 15m to west of Chewton Place". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1255453. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Chewton Keynsham) |
- Chew Valley website
- River Chew website
- Historic England. "Folly approx. 15 m to west of Chewton Place (459721)". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=459721