Failand
| Failand | |
| Somerset | |
|---|---|
 St Bartholomew's, Lower Failand | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | ST525715 |
| Location: | 51°26’21"N, 2°41’26"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Bristol |
| Postcode: | BS8 |
| Dialling code: | 01275 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North Somerset |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
North Somerset |
Failand is a village in Somerset. The village has two separate parts: Failand itself is on the B3128 Bristol to Clevedon road, and is the newer and larger part. Lower Failand, a mile away, is the original village (shown as Fayland on old maps). Lower Failand can be reached by single track lanes only.
In Failand is a post office with general store, and also a pub (The Failand Inn), an observatory, a church and a village hall.
Parish church
The parish church, St Bartholomew, stands in Lower Failand. It was built in 1883-1887 by E. W. Barnes of Bristol.[1]
About the village
By the village stands Tyntesfield, a Gothic-styled country house and estate acquired by the National Trust in 2002 after a national fund-raising campaign. It has now been restored, and is open to visitors.[2] It has been designated as a Grade II* listed building.[3] The entrance is just west of Failand on the B3128.
Society
Failand has a very active village social life. The Failand Society (link below) meets regularly for talks and social events. There is a very active drama group who perform regularly at the village hall. The Failanders Club puts on events for older residents. And there are two active supper clubs where residents meet up.
Sport and leisure
Failand is home to the playing fields of several Bristol schools, most notably Bristol Grammar School, Bristol Cathedral School, Clifton College, and Queen Elizabeth's Hospital (QEH), whose facilities are used by Bristol City F.C. as their training ground , Bristol City F.C. are also having a new purpose-built training facility being built on land adjacent to QEH. It is also home to the playing fields of the Old Bristolians Society.
Failand has its own cricket club, Failand and Portbury Cricket Club, who play on Horse Race Lane in Lower Failand.
Golf
There are two golf clubs in Failand, namely Bristol & Clifton Golf Club and Long Ashton Golf Club. The courses have played host to numerous elite tournaments, including the Martini International, the Coca-Cola Young Professionals' Championship, the Bristol Evening World Tournament.
Long Ashton Golf Club was opened in 1893 as a 9 hole course before being expanded to 18 holes in 1905. Several members have gone on the have successful careers as professional golfers.[4]
Bristol & Clifton Golf Club was founded in 1891 with the intention of building a course on Purdown before opting for Failand when their preferred land became unavailable. Like Long Ashton, the course was only 9 holes for a number of years before being extended to 18 in 1895. Further redesign took place when part of the course was taken over during the Second World War for use as a prisoner-of-war camp.[5]
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Manor farm, Failand
Outside links
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References
- ↑ National Heritage List 1311774: St Bartholomew's Church
- ↑ Siddique, Haroon (2008-08-05). "Bombs, bears and a carved coconut: inside a neo-Gothic treasure trove". The Guardian: p. 8. https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2008/aug/05/heritage. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1129053: Tyntesfield
- ↑ "Club History". https://www.longashtongolfclub.co.uk/the-club/club-history/. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ↑ "Club History". https://www.bristolandcliftongolfclub.co.uk/club_history. Retrieved 7 August 2019.