Hinton Charterhouse

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Hinton Charterhouse
Somerset
Hinton Charterhouse.JPG
Pub, post office & general store in village centre
Location
Grid reference: ST775585
Location: 51°19’32"N, 2°19’25"W
Data
Population: 515  (2011)
Post town: Bath
Postcode: BA2
Dialling code: 01225
Local Government
Council: Bath & NE Somerset
Parliamentary
constituency:
North East Somerset

Hinton Charterhouse is a small village in Somerset. The parish, which includes the village of Midford, had a population of 515 recorded in 2011. It is within the county's Wellow Hundred.

The village is served by two pubs; the Stag Inn and the Rose & Crown,[1] a vehicle repair garage; Charterhouse Works and Fortnum & Jacob, the local stores and post office.

History

Titt iron wind engine

The chapter house with library and dovecote above, of the former Carthusian Hinton Priory dates from 1232 and is a Grade I listed building.[2] The priory was founded in 1232 by Ela, Countess of Salisbury, who also founded Lacock Abbey.[3]

Hinton House was built around 1700. It is a Grade II* listed building.[4]

In 1895 a Titt iron wind engine (designed by John Wallis Titt) was installed to pump water from a spring by Bath Union Rural District Council.[5]

During the Second World War, GHQ Line ran just to the north of Hinton Charterhouse. At (Hedge) Hog Wood remains of an anti-tank ditch and other trenchworks can still be seen. These rare survivors as well as rather more robust pillboxes were constructed as a part of British anti-invasion preparations.[6]

The Grade II listed former village school is now a private residence.[7]

Parish church

Church of St John the Baptist, Hinton

The parish church, the Church of St John the Baptist dates from the 12th century and is Grade II* listed.[8]

About the village

Hinton Charterhouse Field is a 0.8 acre biological Site of Special Scientific Interest.[9] and Hinton Charterhouse Pit is a 1 acre geological Site of Special Scientific Interest.[10]

Outside links

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References

  1. Rose & Crown
  2. National Heritage List 1320809: The chapter house
  3. Scott, Shane (1995). The hidden places of Somerset. Aldermaston: Travel Publishing Ltd. pp. 18–19. ISBN 1-902007-01-8. 
  4. National Heritage List 1136140: Hinton House
  5. "Hinton Windmill". Freshford. http://www.freshford.com/hintonoldphotos9.htm. Retrieved 1 October 2017. 
  6. Foot, 2006, pp 283-288.
  7. "10 charming converted schools for sale". Daily Telegraph. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/renovatinganddiy/9956470/10-charming-converted-schools-for-sale.html. 
  8. National Heritage List 1136127: Church of St John the Baptist
  9. SSSI listing and designation for Hinton Charterhouse Field
  10. SSSI listing and designation for Hinton Charterhouse Pit
  • Foot, William (2006). Beaches, fields, streets, and hills ... the anti-invasion landscapes of England, 1940. Council for British Archaeology. ISBN 1-902771-53-2.