Haydon, Somerset
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| Haydon | |
| Somerset | |
|---|---|
 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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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Haydon, Somerset) |
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 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.