Haydon, Somerset

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Haydon
Somerset
Refuse collection at Haydon - geograph.org.uk - 1124094.jpg
The main road through Haydon
Location
Grid reference: ST686538
Location: 51°16’59"N, 2°27’4"W
Data
Post town: Bath
Postcode: BA3
Local Government
Council: Bath & NE Somerset

Haydon is a village standing between Radstock and Kilmersdon in Somerset, a mile south-west of Radstock and a mile and a half north-east of Kilmersdon.

History

Haydon was built in the nineteenth century to house miners from the local pit in the Somerset Coalfield, which closed in 1973.[1][2]

The winding wheel from the pit is now displayed outside Radstock Museum.

References

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  1. "Rural Areas — Area 15 Norton Radstock Southern Farmlands" (PDF). Bath and North East Somerset Council. pp. 74–76. http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/sites/default/files/rural_landscapes_-_chapter_7.pdf. Retrieved 10 January 2013. 
  2. Sarah Westell (16 March 2012). "Kilmersdon Colliery, Haydon". My Bath and NE Somerset. Archived from the original on 15 August 2013. https://archive.is/20130815141722/http://www.myquestbathnes.org.uk/content/catalogue_item/kilmersdon-colliery-haydon. Retrieved 15 August 2013.