Clutton, Somerset

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Cluton
Somerset

Church of St Augustine of Hippo
Location
Grid reference: ST623592
Location: 51°19’50"N, 2°32’25"W
Data
Population: 1,602  (2011[1])
Post town: Bristol
Postcode: BS39
Dialling code: 01761
Local Government
Council: Bath & NE Somerset
Parliamentary
constituency: 		North East Somerset

Clutton is a village and parish in the Chew Hundred of Somerset, within the Chew Valley. It is located 10 miles from Bristol and Bath, very near Temple Cloud. The nearest town is Midsomer Norton (five miles). The civil parish which has a population of 1,602[1] includes the hamlet of Breach.

History

Highbury Hill is the site of the earthwork remains of an Iron Age univallate hillfort. It occupies an area of woodland at the end of a narrow ridge. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.[2] The 7½-acre site lies in an area of woodland at the south eastern end of a narrow ridge with steep slopes around it. There is a 1 ft 6 in outer bank which is 26 feet long with a shallow 26-foot-wide ditch.[2] Some Roman silver coins were found at the site in the late 18th century.[2]

Clutton was called Clutone in the 1086 Domesday Book meaning 'A rocky hill enclosure' from the Old English cludig and tun, but there also is an obscure Celtic word cluttya meaning a 'hen's roost'.[3]

There is a long history of coal mining in the village and the surrounding Somerset coalfield, but the mines are no longer working. The mines around Clutton were owned by the Earl of Warwick, who also owned sawmills, quarries, brickworks and agricultural interests.[4] The Earl and his wife, Daisy Greville took a keen interest in the welfare of their miners and built Maynard Terrace a unique row of terraced houses at the edge of the village. The village formerly had a station on the Bristol and North Somerset Railway.

Church

The parish church is dedicated to St Augustine of Hippo. It dates from around 1190, but has had several major restorations. The tower is made of red sandstone with diagonal buttresses ending in pinnacles and probably dates from 1726.[1] The tower contains two bells dating from 1734, made by Thomas Bilbie of the Bilbie family.[5] The church is a Grade II* listed building (Historic England. "Church of St. Augustine at Images of England (32751)". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=32751 ) Two railed tomb enclosures within the Broadribb family plot are also listed as Grade II, (Historic England. "tomb enclosures at Images of England (32755)". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=32755 ) as are a group of three Broadribb and Purnell monuments. (Historic England. "Group of 3 Broadribb and Purnell monuments at Images of England (32752)". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=32752 ) The church is currently under a small amount of renovation.

Other Grade-II listed buildings

Railway Inn

Notable people

  • Amy Woodman, (born 1 November 1984) English National Long-jump champion in 2011 and 2012; English indoor long jump champion 2011; US National Collegiate Champion (NCCA) – Long jump 2011. Amy lived in Clutton from the age of two years.
  • Maisie Williams (born 15 April 1997) actress. Brought up in Clutton.[6]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Clutton Parish". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140101132637/http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=11122121&c=Clutton&d=16&e=61&g=6387717&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1388522169846&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2491. Retrieved 31 December 2013. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Highbury Hill". National Monuments Record. English Heritage. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121002080553/http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=200574. Retrieved 6 March 2011. 
  3. ↑ Robinson, Stephen (1992). Somerset Place Names. Wimborne: The Dovecote Press Ltd. ISBN 1-874336-03-2. 
  4. ↑ Down, C.G.; A. J. Warrington (2005). The history of the Somerset coalfield. Radstock: Radstock Museum. ISBN 0-9551684-0-6. 
  5. ↑ Moore, James; Rice, Roy; Hucker, Ernest (1995). Bilbie and the Chew Valley clock makers. The authors. ISBN 0-9526702-0-8. 
  6. ↑ Ribbeck, M (5 June 2013). "Game of Thrones actress Maisie Williams is an internet sensation". Bristol Post. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140324032844/http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Game-Thrones-actress-Maisie-Williams-internet/story-19192484-detail/story.html. Retrieved 23 June 2014. 

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