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Encyclopedia > Charfield
Map sources for Charfield at grid reference ST7292

Charfield is a village in South Gloucestershire, England lying near the Little Avon River and south-west of the town of Wotton-under-Edge. Image File history File links Dot4gb. ... Image File history File links Gb4dot. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... South Gloucestershire is a local government area in South West England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... The Little Avon River is a small river partly in southern Gloucestershire and partly in South Gloucestershire. ... Wotton-under-Edge (pronounced [wootːn]) is a market town located near the southern end of the Cotswolds in the county of Gloucestershire, England. ...


It is a medium sized village of about 2500 residents (2001 census), with three pubs (Pear Tree, Railway Tavern and The Plough Inn), a few shops such as a hair dressers and a local store/newsagents called Steve's Shop, two churches, a garage (not open Sundays) and a large Land Rover dealership (on the site of the former railway station). Near the north end of the town is the South Gloucestershire border with Gloucestershire, marked by Charlie and Archie Bennet's farm, and a mile or so from from the principal local employer, Renishaw.. Land Rover was the name of one of the first British civilian all-terrain utility vehicles, first produced by Rover in 1947. ... Renishaw plc is a company that specialises in industrial metrology and spectroscopy products. ...


The Bristol-Birmingham main railway line runs through the village (part of the so-called "Cross Country Route (MR)"). Charfield railway station is currently disused, although discussions continue about the viability of re-opening it. The costs of re-opening would be shared between Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire Councils since, although the station would be in South Gloucestershire, the nearby town of Wotton-under-Edge would be a principal beneficiary. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Wotton-under-Edge (pronounced [wootːn]) is a market town located near the southern end of the Cotswolds in the county of Gloucestershire, England. ...


The railway line also marks the division of the village between two totally different telephone areas (01453-54x based on Wotton-under-Edge, and 01454-26x based on Falfield). The village is on the outer limits of both areas and so was only recently able to get broadband. Falfield is a village near the northern border of South Gloucestershire. ...


Charfield railway disaster was a fatal train crash which occurred on 13 October 1928. The Leeds to Bristol LMS night mail train crashed under a road bridge near Charfield railway station after colliding with a shunting freight train. Gas used to light the carriages ignited, and four carriages were burnt out. Intense fire made identification of the dead, and even a complete body count, difficult. It is believed that 15 people died, including two victims whose identity was never established. According to local accounts, from 1929 and for some 20 years, an unknown woman dressed in black used to regularly visit the memorial to the crash. For other uses, see Train (disambiguation). ... is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


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Coordinates: 51.62611° N 2.40589° W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...


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Charfield - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (248 words)
Charfield is a village in South Gloucestershire, United Kingdom lying near the Little Avon River and south-west of the town of Wotton-under-Edge.
Charfield railway station is currently disused, although discussions continue about the viability of re-opening it.
Charfield railway disaster was a fatal train crash which occurred on 13 October 1928.
A Gloucestershire Family - pafg57 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File (812 words)
Sarah FRY was born in 1853 in Charfield, Gloucestershire.
Hannah FRY was born in 1867 in Charfield, Gloucestershire.
Frederick FRY was born in 1873 in Charfield, Gloucestershire.
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