Compton Dando
| Compton Dando | |
| Somerset | |
|---|---|
 Church of St Mary, Compton Dando | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | ST647647 |
| Location: | 51°22’49"N, 2°30’23"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 579 (2011) |
| Post town: | Bristol |
| Postcode: | BS31 |
| Dialling code: | 01761 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Bath & NE Somerset |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
North East Somerset |
Compton Dando is a small village and parish on the River Chew in the Chew Valley in Somerset. It lies seven miles from Bristol, eight mies from Bath, and three miles from Keynsham. The ancient parish of Compton Dando forms part of the Keynsham hundred,[1]
The civil parish includes the villages of Burnett, Chewton Keynsham, Queen Charlton and Woollard, and has a population of 579.[2]
History
It is on the route of the ancient Wansdyke,[3] and lies on the Monarch's Way long-distance footpath.
According to Robinson it is listed in the 1086 Domesday Book as Comtuna. A compton was originally a 'valley enclosure'. In 1297 the name Dando was added after Godfrey or Geofrey de Anno.[4]
The village was held by Alexander de Alno in the 12th century.
Church
The Church of St Mary, is a small edifice in the Gothic style, with a square tower. It has a date of 1735 on the chancel, but is mostly Victorian,[5] although Wade and Wade in their 1929 book Somerset suggest "The church is of 14th-cent. workmanship, but the chancel and S. porch respectively bear the dates 1793 and 1735 (probably referring to repairs). Within is a piscina and Norm. font. The churchyard contains a good sundial."[6] It is a Grade II listed building.[7]
Manor House
The 16th-century Manor House is a Grade II* listed building.[8]
Other Grade II listed buildings
- Historic England. "Bridge and attached wall and fence across the River Chew (459720)". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=459720
- Historic England. "Archway to north of Manor Farmhouse and opposite Manor (32474)". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=32474
- Historic England. "Burnett House (32466)". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=32466
- Historic England. "Burnett Church of St Michael (32463)". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=32463
- Historic England. "Church View (32458)". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=32458
- Historic England. "Compton Cottage (32461)". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=32461
- Historic England. "Court Hill House (32462)". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=32462
- Historic England. "Cross Cottage and Manor Farm Cottage (32477)". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=32477
- Historic England. "K6 Telephone kiosk (32650)". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=32650
- Historic England. "Burnett Manor Farmhouse (32467)". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=32467
- Historic England. "Mill Farmhouse (32455)". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=32455
- Historic England. "Burnett Monument to A'Court Family (32465)". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=32465
- Historic England. "Burnett Monument to Ford Family (32464)". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=32464
- Historic England. "Priory Farmhouse (32456)". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=32456
- Historic England. "Road Bridge over the River Chew (32457)". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=32457
- Historic England. "The Gamekeeper Public House (32459)". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=32459
- Historic England. "The Rectory (32454)". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=32454
- Historic England. "Tucking Mill Farmhouse (32485)". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=32485
- Historic England. "Unidentified Monument (32453)". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=32453
- Historic England. "Village School and adjoining School House (32460)". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=32460
- Historic England. "Wansdyke Cottage (32450)". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=32450
- Historic England. "Wick Farmhouse (32451)". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=32451
Notable residents
The Hollywood actress Betta St John lived in Compton Dando from 1967 until 1975
References
- ↑ "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SOM/Miscellaneous/. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
- ↑ "Compton Dando Parish". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=11122254&c=Compton+Dando&d=16&e=61&g=6387744&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1388522312720&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2491. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
- ↑ Roe, Margaret; Rebecca Palmer (2001). The Village of Compton Dando. The authors.
- ↑ Robinson, Stephen (1992). Somerset Place Names. Wimborne, Dorset: The Dovecote Press Ltd. ISBN 1-874336-03-2.
- ↑ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1958). The Buildings of England: North Somerset and Bristol. Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-071013-2.
- ↑ Somerset by Wade, G.W. & Wade, J.H. at Project Gutenberg.
- ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Mary (32452)". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=32452
- ↑ Historic England. "Manor House (32470)". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=32470
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