Chew Valley
Location of the Chew Valley in Great Britain.
Location
Country:	England
Statistics
Population:	approximately 5,000 (2001)
Area:	approx. 475 km² / 182 sq mi
Location
Latitude:	51° 20' 4.92 N
Longitude:	2° 37' 4.92 W
Administration
Districts of South West England:	Bath and North East Somerset, Mendip and North Somerset
United Kingdom constituencies:	Wansdyke

This article is about Chew Valley in Somerset. For Chew Valley in Greater Manchester, see Chew Valley, Manchester

The Chew Valley is an area in North Somerset, England, named after the River Chew, which rises at Chewton Mendip, and joins the River Avon at Keynsham. Technically, the area of the valley is bounded by the water catchment area of the Chew and its tributaries; however, the name Chew Valley is often used less formally to cover other nearby areas, for example, Blagdon Lake and its environs, which by a stricter definition are part of the Yeo Valley. The valley is an area of rich arable and dairy farmland, interspersed with a number of villages. Image File history File links LinkFA-star. ... Download high resolution version (1802x2589, 189 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Keynsham Categories: GFDL images | GBdot ... This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi   - Water (%) Population... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an Imperial unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (5,280 feet, 1,760 yards, 1,609. ... Latitude, usually denoted symbolically by the Greek letter φ, gives the location of a place on Earth north or south of the Equator. ... Longitude, sometimes denoted by the Greek letter λ, describes the location of a place on Earth east or west of a north-south line called the Prime Meridian. ... South West England is one of the regions of England. ... Bath and North East Somerset (commonly referred to as BANES or B&NES) is a unitary authority that was created on April 1, 1996 following the abolition of the County of Avon. ... Categories: Stub | Somerset ... North Somerset is a unitary authority in England, historically part of the county of Somerset but now administered independently. ... In the United Kingdom each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly. ... Wansdyke is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... The Chew Valley is a valley in the Saddleworth Moor, several miles to the east of Manchester, England. ... Somerset is a county in the south-west of England. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi   - Water (%) Population... The River Chew is a small river in England. ... Chewton Mendip is a village in the Mendip District of Somerset, England. ... The Avon Gorge and Clifton Suspension Bridge The River Avon is a river in the south west of England. ... Keynsham (pronounced CANE-shm), is a town between Bristol and Bath in south west England. ... A watershed is a region of land where water flows into a specified body of water, such as a river, lake, sea, or ocean. ... Blagdon Lake was created by the Bristol Waterworks Company (as it was known then), when it dammed the river Yeo, starting construction in 1891 and completing this in 1899. ... Yeo Valley is a farming valley in Somerset, England. ... Modern arable agriculture typically uses large fields like this one in Dorset, England. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A village is a human residential settlement commonly found in rural areas. ...

The landscape consists of the valley of the River Chew and is generally low-lying and undulating. It is bounded by higher ground ranging from Dundry Down to the north, the Lulsgate Plateau to the west, the Mendip Hills to the south and the Hinton Blewett, Marksbury and Newton Saint Loe plateau areas to the east. The valley's boundary generally follows the top of scarp slopes except at the southwestern and southeastern boundaries where flat upper areas of the Chew Valley grade gently into the Yeo Valley and eastern Mendip Hills respectively. The River Chew was dammed in the 1950s to create Chew Valley Lake, which provides drinking water for the nearby city of Bristol and surrounding areas. The lake is a prominent landscape feature of the valley, a focus for recreation, and is internationally recognised for its nature conservation interest, because of the bird species, plants and insects. Dundry Down is a large hill at the northern edge of the Mendip hills, just south of Bristol, England. ... Lulsgate Plateau is the name given to the Carboniferous limestone hills which form a northern outlier of the Mendips, southwest of Bristol. ... Cheddar Gorge The beautiful Mendip hills The Mendip Hills are a range of limestone hills (karst) situated to the south of Bristol and Bath in north Somerset, England. ... Hinton Blewitt (Grid reference ST593568) is situated 5 miles north of Wells, 15 miles south of Bristol on the Northern slope of the Mendip Hills within the designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and in the Chew Valley near to the source of the River Chew. ... Marksbury (Grid reference ST666623) is a small village in Somerset about 4 miles from Keynsham and 7 from Bath on the A39 where it meets the A368. ... Newton Saint Loe, is a small Somerset village located between Bath & Bristol in the South West of England. ... In geology, an escarpment is a transition zone between different physiogeographic provinces that involves an elevation differential, often involving high cliffs. ... Chew Valley Lake (Grid reference ST5659) is a large reservoir in the Chew Valley, Somerset, England, and the largest artificial lake in south-west England with an area of 1,200 acres (4. ... Drinking water Drinking water is water that is intended to be drunk by humans. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Greater Bristol. ... Conservation can be confused with conversation and vice versa. ...

The area falls into the domains of several councils including: Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and Mendip. Some of the area falls within the Mendip Hills AONB. Most of the undeveloped area is within the Bristol/Bath Green Belt. Many of the villages date back to the time of the Domesday Book and there is evidence of human occupation since the Stone Age. There are hundreds of listed buildings with many of the churches being Grade I listed. Bath and North East Somerset (commonly referred to as BANES or B&NES) is a unitary authority that was created on April 1, 1996 following the abolition of the County of Avon. ... North Somerset is a unitary authority in England, historically part of the county of Somerset but now administered independently. ... Categories: Stub | Somerset ... Cheddar Gorge The beautiful Mendip hills The Mendip Hills are a range of limestone hills (karst) situated to the south of Bristol and Bath in north Somerset, England. ... Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) is a United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see Bath (disambiguation). ... For other uses of the word Greenbelt, see Greenbelt (disambiguation). ... Doomesday Book (also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester), was the record of the great survey of England completed in 1086, executed for William the Conqueror, that was similar to a census by a government of today. ... Stone Age fishing hook. ... Buckingham Palace, a Grade I listed building. ...

Etymology

The river Chew between Stanton Drew and Pensford

There is no clear origin for the name "Chew", found scarcely anywhere else; however, there have been several explanations of the etymology, including "winding water"^[1], the 'ew' being a variant of the French eau, meaning water. The word chewer is a western dialect for a narrow passage, and chare is Old English for turning. Many believe that the name Chew began in Normandy as Cheux, and came to England with the Norman Conquest during the eleventh century.^[2] However, some people agree with Ekwall's interpretation that it is derived from the Welsh cyw meaning "the young of an animal, or chicken", so that afon Cyw would have been "the river of the chickens".^[3] Other possible explanations suggest it comes from the Old English word ceo, `fish gill', used in the transferred sense of a ravine, in a similar way to Old Norse gil, or possibly a derogatory nickname from Middle English chowe `chough', Old English ceo, a bird closely related to the crow and the jackdaw, notorious for its chattering and thieving.^[4] Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... This article is about the village. ... Pensford (Grid reference ST619637) is a village in the civil parish of Publow and Pensford in Bath and North East Somerset, England. ... Etymology is the study of the origins of words. ...

Government and politics

The chew valley area in a satellite image

Many of the villages in the valley have their own parish councils which have some responsibility for local issues. They also elect councillors to district councils e.g. Mendip and Somerset County Council or unitary authorities e.g. Bath and North East Somerset or North Somerset, which have wider responsibilities for services such as education, refuse, tourism etc. Image File history File links ReducedChew_valley_area_satellite. ... Image File history File links ReducedChew_valley_area_satellite. ... A parish council is a council of members of a particular parish or religious community who have a responsibility to administrate the affairs of that community. ... Categories: Stub | Somerset ... Somerset is a county in the south-west of England. ... Bath and North East Somerset (commonly referred to as BANES or B&NES) is a unitary authority that was created on April 1, 1996 following the abolition of the County of Avon. ... North Somerset is a unitary authority in England, historically part of the county of Somerset but now administered independently. ...

Each of the villages is also part of a constituency, either Wansdyke (which will become North East Somerset) or Woodspring (which is to become North Somerset), each of which elects one MP to the Westminster Parliament. The area is also part of the South West England (European Parliament constituency) which elects seven members to the European Parliament. Avon and Somerset Constabulary provides police services to the area. Wansdyke is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... North East Somerset is a constituency created by the Boundary Commission for England as the successor seat to the Wansdyke Parliamentary Seat. ... Woodspring is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... North Somerset will be a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... South West England is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... Avon & Somerset Constabulary is a police force in England covering the county of Somerset and the districts of South Gloucestershire, Bristol, North Somerset and Bath and North East Somerset; these districts were the now defunct county of Avon hence the forces name. ...

History

Geology

Topographical map of the Chew Valley

The western end of the area of the area (around Nempnett Thrubwell) consists of the Harptree Beds which incorporate silicified clay, shale and Lias Limestone. Clifton Down Limestone, which includes Calcite and Dolomitic Mudstones of the Carboniferous period, is found in the adjoining central band and Dolomitic Conglomerate of the Triassic period. There are two main soil types, both generally well-drained.^[5] The mudstones around the lakes give rise to fertile silty clay soils that are a dull dusky red colour because of their high iron content. The clay content means that where unimproved they easily become waterlogged when wet, and hard with cracks and fissures during dry periods. ^[6] The main geological outcrops around the lake are Mudstone, largely consisting of red Siltstone resulting in the underlying characteristic of the gently rolling valley landscape. There are also bands of Sandstone of the Triassic period, that contribute to the undulating character of the area. There are also more recent alluvial deposits beside the course of the River Chew.^[7] The transition between the gently sloping landscape of the Upper Chew and Yeo Valleys and the open landscape of the Mendip Hills plateau is a scarp slope of 75 to 235 metres (250–770 ft). The predominant formation is Dolomitic Conglomerate of the Triassic period. It formed as a result of desert erosion and weathering of the scarp slopes. It takes the form of rock fragments mainly derived from older Carboniferous Limestone cemented together by lime and sand which hardened to sometimes give the appearance of concrete.^[8] The northern boundary is formed by the sides of the Dundry Plateau where the most significant geological formation is the Inferior Oolite of the Jurassic period found on the higher ground around Maes Knoll. This overlays the Lower Lias Clay found on the adjoining slopes. The clays make a poor foundation and landslips are characteristic on the slopes. This area was once connected to the Cotswolds. The intervening land has subsequently been eroded leaving this outlier with many of the characteristics of the Cotswold Plateau.^[9] The unusual geological features have been recognised with several sites including; Barns Batch Spinney, Hartcliff Rocks Quarry and Dundry Main Road South Quarry being recognised as Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) for their geological interest. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2147x2343, 2670 KB) Summary Map of Chew Valley. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2147x2343, 2670 KB) Summary Map of Chew Valley. ... Nempnett Thrubwell is a small village on the western edge of the county of Bath & North East Somerset. ... The Gay Head cliffs in Marthas Vineyard are made almost entirely of natural clays. ... Shale Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock whose original constituents were clays or muds. ... Lower Jurassic (also known as Lias) is the earliest of three epochs of the Jurassic period. ... The Carboniferous is a major division of the geologic timescale that extends from the end of the Devonian period, about 359. ... The Triassic is a geologic period that extends from about 245 to 202 Ma (million years ago). ... General Name, Symbol, Number iron, Fe, 26 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 8, 4, d Appearance lustrous metallic with a grayish tinge Atomic mass 55. ... Mudstone is a fine-grained sedimentary rock whose original constituents were clays or muds. ... Categories: Stub | Sedimentary rocks ... Red sandstone interior of Lower Antelope Canyon, Arizona, worn smooth due to erosion by flash flooding over millions of years Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-size mineral or rock grains. ... The Triassic is a geologic period that extends from about 245 to 202 Ma (million years ago). ... Alluvium is soil land deposited by a river or other running water. ... The River Chew is a small river in England. ... A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ... Dundry is a village in north Somerset, England, situated on Dundry Hill in the northern part of the Mendip Hills, between Bristol and the Chew Valley Lake. ... The Jurassic period is a major unit of the geologic timescale that extends from about 195 million years BP at the end of the Triassic to 135 million years BP at the beginning of the Cretaceous. ... Maes Knoll (sometimes Maes Tump) is an Iron Age hillfort located south of the English city of Bristol. ... Barns Batch Spinney (Grid reference ST557659) is a 0. ... Hartcliff Rocks Quarry (Grid reference ST534662) is a 1. ... Dundry Main Road South Quarry (Grid reference ST566654) is a 0. ... A Site of Special Scientific Interest or SSSI is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom. ...

The oldest geological formation in the valley is the Supra- Pennant Measures of the Carboniferous period. It is a significant feature towards the north-eastern part of the area and is represented by the Pensford Syncline coal basin. It is a complex formation containing coal seams and is made up of clay and shales. The landscape is typically undulating and includes outcrops of sandstone. Most of the area around Stanton Drew have neutral to acid red loamy soils with slowly permeable subsoils. Soils to the eastern part of the area are slowly permeable clayey and fine silty soils. They are found on Carboniferous clay and shales typical of the Supra-Pennant Measures. They are frequently waterlogged where the topography dictates. They tend towards being acid and are brown to grey brown in colour.^[7] In the south and south east of the area there are coal measures which are sufficiently near the surface for coal mining to have taken place around Clutton and High Littleton.^[10] In the eastern area of the valley as the River Chew flows through Publow, Woollard and Compton Dando before joining the River Avon at Keynsham there are alluvial deposits of clay soils. The Carboniferous is a major division of the geologic timescale that extends from the end of the Devonian period, about 359. ... Pensford (Grid reference ST619637) is a village in the civil parish of Publow and Pensford in Bath and North East Somerset, England. ... Coal (previously referred to as pitcoal or seacoal) is a fossil fuel extracted from the ground by underground mining or open-pit mining (surface mining). ... This article is about the village. ... Clutton could be Clutton, Somerset Clutton, Cheshire This article consisting of geographical locations is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... High Littleton (Grid reference ST645583) and its hamlet Hallatrow (Grid reference ST638571) are located in the unitary authority of Bath and North East Somerset and straddle both the A39 and A37, 8 miles from Bath, 12 miles from Wells and 10 miles from Bristol. ... The River Chew is a small river in England. ... Publow (Grid reference ST625643) is a small village on the River Chew in the Chew Valley, Somerset. ... Woollard (Grid reference ST632645) is a small village on the River Chew in the Chew Valley, Somerset. ... The Avon Gorge and Clifton Suspension Bridge The River Avon is a river in the south west of England. ... Keynsham (pronounced CANE-shm), is a town between Bristol and Bath in south west England. ...

Natural history

View of Chew Valley Lake showing Herriot's Bridge

The valley has several areas designated as Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) for biological interest including; Blagdon Lake, Burledge Hill, Chew Valley Lake, Compton Martin Ochre Mine, Harptree Combe and two sites at Folly Farm. Image File history File links Herriotts06-04. ... Image File history File links Herriotts06-04. ... Chew Valley Lake (Grid reference ST5659) is a large reservoir in the Chew Valley, Somerset, England, and the largest artificial lake in south-west England with an area of 1,200 acres (4. ... A Site of Special Scientific Interest or SSSI is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom. ... Blagdon Lake was created by the Bristol Waterworks Company (as it was known then), when it dammed the river Yeo, starting construction in 1891 and completing this in 1899. ... Burledge Hill (Grid reference ST588587) is on the southern edge of the village of Bishop Sutton, Somerset. ... Chew Valley Lake (Grid reference ST5659) is a large reservoir in the Chew Valley, Somerset, England, and the largest artificial lake in south-west England with an area of 1,200 acres (4. ... Compton Martin Ochre Mine (Grid reference ST543566) is a 0. ... Harptree Combe (Grid reference ST561558) is a 13. ... Folly Farm (Grid reference ST607604) is a 17th century farm with traditionally managed, unimproved, neutral grassland, flowery meadows and woodlands with splendid views run by Avon Wildlife Trust. ...

Flora

The small and medium-sized fields of the valley are generally bounded by hedges and occasionally by tree belts and woodland, some of which date back to the most evident period of enclosure of earlier open fields which took place in the late medieval period. Hedgerows support the nationally rare bithynian vetch (Vicia bithynica). Mature oak (Quercus) and ash (Fraxinus excelsior) trees are characteristic of the area with occasional groups of scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) and Chestnuts (Castanea sativa). Many elm (Ulmus) trees have been lost in this area, and dead/dying elms are also evident in the surrounding landscape.^[7] To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Species About 140 species, including: Vicia bithynica (Bithynian Vetch) Vicia canescens Vicia cassubica (Danzig Vetch) Vicia cracca (Tufted Vetch) Vicia dumetorum Vicia faba (Broad Bean) Vicia hirsuta (Hairy Vetch) Vicia lathyroides (Spring Vetch) Vicia lutea (Yellow Vetch) Vicia narbonensis Vicia onobrychioides Vicia oroboides Vicia orobus (Upright Vetch) Vicia pannonica Vicia... Species See List of Quercus species The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of several hundred species of trees and shrubs in the genus Quercus, and some related genera, notably Cyclobalanopsis and Lithocarpus. ... Species Many, see text. ... Binomial name Pinus sylvestris L. The Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris; family Pinaceae) is a common tree ranging from Great Britain and Spain east to eastern Siberia and the Caucasus Mountains, and as far north as Lapland. ... Species - Bush Chinkapin* - Japanese Chestnut - American Chestnut - Henrys Chestnut - Chinese Chestnut - Ozark Chinkapin - Alleghany Chinkapin - Sweet Chestnut - Seguins Chestnut * treated as a synonym of by many authors Chestnuts (Castanea), including the chinkapins, are a genus of eight or nine species of trees and shrubs in the beech family... Species See text. ...

Fauna

Wildlife abounds in the valley, particularly the water birds around the rivers and lakes, with Chew Valley Lake considered the third most important site in Britain for wintering wildfowl. In addition to the water birds including ducks, shoveler (Anas clypeata), gadwall (Anas strepera) and great crested grebes (Podiceps cristatus) ^[11] a wide variety of other bird species can be seen. These range from small birds such as tits (Paridae) and wrens (Troglodytidae) to Mistle Thrush (Turdidae). Larger birds include Woodpeckers (Picidae) and Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo). Chew Valley Lake (Grid reference ST5659) is a large reservoir in the Chew Valley, Somerset, England, and the largest artificial lake in south-west England with an area of 1,200 acres (4. ... Subfamilies Dendrocygninae Oxyurinae Anatinae Merginae For other uses, see Duck (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Anas clypeata Linnaeus, 1758 The Shoveler or Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata ) is a common and widespread duck which breeds in the northern areas of Europe and Asia and across most of North America. ... Binomial name Anas strepera Linnaeus, 1758 Subspecies (Common Gadwall) (Washington Island Gadwall) - extinct The Gadwall (Anas strepera) is a common and widespread duck which breeds in the northern areas of Europe and Asia and central North America. ... Binomial name Podiceps cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758) The Great Crested Grebe, Podiceps cristatus, is a member of the grebe family of water birds. ... Genera See text. ... Genera Donacobius Campylorhynchus Odontorchilus Salpinctes Catherpes Hylorchilus Cinnycerthia Thryomanes Ferminia Troglodytes Cistothorus Uropsila Thryorchilus Thryothorus Henicorhina Microcerculus Cyphorhinus Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) Stamp FR 345 of Postverk Føroya, Faroe Islands Issued: 22 February 1999 Artist: Astrid Andreasen The true wrens are members of a mainly New World passerine bird family... Binomial name Turdus viscivorus Linnaeus, 1758 The Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus) is a common member of the thrush family Turdidae. ... Genera Melanerpes Sphyrapicus Xiphidiopicus Campethera Geocolaptes Dendropicos Dendrocopos Picoides Veniliornis Piculus Colaptes Celeus Dryocopus Campephilus Picus Dinopium Chrysocolaptes Gecinulus Sapheopipo Blythipicus Reinwardtipicus Meiglyptes Hemicircus Mulleripicus For other uses, see Woodpecker (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) The Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) is a bird of prey from the Old World. ...

The valley also has a wide variety of small mammals with larger species including; Eurasian Badger (Meles meles) and Deer (Cervidae). The valley is also home to fifteen of the sixteen bats found in England including a roost, at Compton Martin Ochre Mine, for Greater Horseshoe Bats (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum). A rare and endangered species, the greater horseshoe bat is protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and is listed in Annex II of the 1992 European Community Habitats Directive.^[12] Binomial name Meles meles Linnaeus, 1758 The Eurasian or European badger, Meles meles, is a mammal indigenous to most of Europe (excluding northern Scandinavia, Iceland, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily and Cyprus) and to many parts of Asia, from about 15° to 65° North, and from about 10° West to 135° East. ... Subfamilies Capreolinae Cervinae Hydropotinae Muntiacinae A deer is a ruminant mammal belonging to the family Cervidae. ... For the flying mammal see bat. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi   - Water (%) Population... Compton Martin Ochre Mine (Grid reference ST543566) is a 0. ... Binomial name Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (Schreber, 1774) The Greater Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum is a European bat with a wingspan of 34-39cm. ... The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom which aims to protect the wildlife and countryside of the United Kingdom. ... The European Commission Habitats Directive (more formally known as Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora) is a European Community directive adopted in 1992. ...

Human habitation

A prehistoric stone circle at Stanton Drew

Railway viaduct at Pensford (disused)

Archaeological excavations carried out before the flooding of Chew Valley Lake found evidence of people belonging to the consecutive periods known as Upper Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic (Old, Middle and New Stone Age), Bronze Age and Iron Age, comprising implements such as stone knives, flint blades and the head of a mace, along with buildings and graves.^[13] Other evidence of occupation from prehistoric times is provided by the henge monument at Stanton Drew, long barrow at Chewton Mendip, and tumulus at Nempnett Thrubwell. Maes Knoll fort (close to Norton Malreward) in the northern reaches of the valley, on Dundry Down, also formed the starting point for Wansdyke. Image File history File linksMetadata Somerset_sd_stone_circle_06. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Somerset_sd_stone_circle_06. ... The Stanton Drew stone circles are at Grid reference ST600633 just outside the village of Stanton Drew, Somerset. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 328 KB) Summary Pensford Viaduct (disused). ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 328 KB) Summary Pensford Viaduct (disused). ... Pensford (Grid reference ST619637) is a village in the civil parish of Publow and Pensford in Bath and North East Somerset, England. ... Archaeology or sometimes in American English archeology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains, including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ... Excavation is the best-known and most commonly used technique within the science of archaeology. ... The Upper Paleolithic or Palaeolithic is the third and last subdivision of the Paleolithic or Old Stone Age as it is understood in Europe, Africa and Asia. ... The Mesolithic (Greek mesos=middle and lithos=stone or the Middle Stone Age) was a period in the development of human technology between the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods of the Stone Age. ... An array of Neolithic artefacts, including bracelets, axe heads, chisels, and polishing tools Excavated dwellings at Skara Brae Scotland, Europes most complete Neolithic village. ... Stone Age fishing hook. ... The Bronze Age is a period in a civilizations development when the most advanced metalworking has developed the techniques of smelting copper from natural outcroppings and alloys it to cast bronze. ... Iron Age Axe found on Gotland This article is about the archaeological period known as the Iron Age, for the mythological Iron Age see Iron Age (mythology). ... Pebble beach made up of flint nodules eroded out of the nearby chalk cliffs, Cape Arkona, Rügen Flint (or flintstone) is a hard, sedimentary cryptocrystalline silica rock with a glassy appearance. ... Assorted maces For its symbolical derivative, see ceremonial mace. ... Archaeologists use the term henge monument to describe a site where a henge is combined with other features such as stone circles, standing stones, barrows, cairns or timber circles. ... The Stanton Drew stone circles are at Grid reference ST600633 just outside the village of Stanton Drew, Somerset. ... A long barrow is a prehistoric monument dating to the Neolithic period. ... Chewton Mendip is a village in the Mendip District of Somerset, England. ... Burial of Oleg of Novgorod in a tumulus in 912. ... Nempnett Thrubwell is a small village on the western edge of the county of Bath & North East Somerset. ... Maes Knoll (sometimes Maes Tump) is an Iron Age hillfort located south of the English city of Bristol. ... Norton Malreward (Grid reference ST600660) is a small village 4 miles south of Bristol at the northern edge of the Chew Valley. ... Dundry Down is a large hill at the northern edge of the Mendip hills, just south of Bristol, England. ... Wansdyke (from Wodins Dyke) is a mediaeval defensive linear earthwork in the West Country of England, consisting of a ditch and a running embankment from the spoil. ...

There is evidence of Roman remains in particular a villa and burial pits. Some of the artifacts from the valley were sent to the British Museum. Other Roman artifacts from the lake are also on display at the Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery.^[13] There are several historic parks and mansion houses, including Stanton Drew, Hunstrete, Stowey House Chew Court, Chew Magna Manor House and Sutton Court. Almost all of the villages have churches dating back to the fifteenth or sixteenth Century. The Roman Forum was the central area around which ancient Rome developed. ... The centre of the museum was redeveloped in 2000 to become the Great Court, with a tessellated glass roof by Foster and Partners surrounding the original Reading Room. ... The museum building. ... This article is about the village. ... Hunstrete (Grid reference ST625643) is a small village in in the Chew Valley, Bath and North East Somerset, England. ... Stowey (Grid reference ST597598) is a small village within the Chew Valley in Somerset. ... Chew Magna is a village in North East Somerset, south of Bristol. ... Chew Magna is a village in North East Somerset, south of Bristol. ... Sutton Court, Stowey Sutton Court, Stowey also known as Stowey Court, is a large house built on the site of a 14th Century castle, with sections built in the 15th and 16th Century. ...

The area around Pensford was an important coal mining area during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, with much of the coal being carried on the Somerset Coal Canal, although there are no working coal mines today. The line of the now disused North Somerset Railway runs south from Bristol crossing over the River Chew on the surviving distinctive viaduct at Pensford and on to Midsomer Norton. The area suffered serious flooding during the storm of 10 July 1968, prompting localised evacuation of populated valley areas in the lower parts of the valley, around Pensford and Keynsham.^[14] Pensford (Grid reference ST619637) is a village in the civil parish of Publow and Pensford in Bath and North East Somerset, England. ... Wyoming coal mine Coal mining is the extraction of coal from the Earth for use as fuel. ... The Somerset Coal Canal (otherwise the Somersetshire Coal Canal) was a narrow canal from Paulton to Limpley Stoke where it joined the Kennet and Avon Canal so giving ready access from the coal fields of Somerset, which at their peak contained 80 collieries, to London. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Greater Bristol. ... The River Chew is a small river in England. ... Torontos Bloor Street Viaduct bridges the Don valley; road traffic uses the upper deck, rail traffic uses the lower deck. ... Pensford (Grid reference ST619637) is a village in the civil parish of Publow and Pensford in Bath and North East Somerset, England. ... Midsomer Norton is a small town in Bath and North East Somerset, lying on the River Somer and the Fosseway Roman road. ... Look up flood in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... July 10 is the 191st day (192nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 174 days remaining. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Pensford (Grid reference ST619637) is a village in the civil parish of Publow and Pensford in Bath and North East Somerset, England. ... Keynsham (pronounced CANE-shm), is a town between Bristol and Bath in south west England. ...

Field patterns

The small fields in the western part of the area are particularly characteristic of the Chew Valley and date back to the most evident period of enclosure of earlier open fields which took place in the late medieval period. Fields of this category are generally small in size, regular in outline and often the boundaries preserve the outlines of the earlier strip field system. Regional variations in field size and pattern do occur. For example there is evidence of medieval clearance of woodland on the slopes around Nempnett Thrubwell, south of Bishop Sutton and west and south of Chelwood.^[7] To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times. ... Nempnett Thrubwell is a small village on the western edge of the county of Bath & North East Somerset. ... Bishop Sutton (Grid reference ST587597) is a small village within the Chew Valley in Somerset. ... Chelwood (Grid reference ST634619)is a small village within the Chew Valley in North Somerset about 8 miles from Bristol and Bath. ...

The Chew Valley as seen from East Harptree

Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1260x396, 111 KB) Summary The Chew Valley as seen from East Harptree. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1260x396, 111 KB) Summary The Chew Valley as seen from East Harptree. ... East Harptree is in the catchment area of Chew Valley Secondary School. ...

Climate

Along with the rest of South West England, the Chew Valley has a temperate climate which is generally wetter and milder than the rest of England. The annual mean temperature is approximately 10 °C (50 °F)and shows a seasonal and a diurnal variation, but due to the modifying effect of the sea the range is less than in most other parts of the UK. January is the coldest month with mean minimum temperatures between 1 and 2 °C (34–36 °F). July and August are the warmest months in the region with mean daily maxima around 21 °C (70 °F). In general December is the dullest month and June the sunniest. The south-west of England has a favoured location with respect to the Azores high pressure when it extends its influence north-eastwards towards the UK, particularly in summer. Convective cloud often forms inland, especially near hills, and acts to reduce sunshine amounts. The average annual sunshine totals around 1600 hours. Rainfall tends to be associated with Atlantic depressions or with convection. The Atlantic depressions are more vigorous in autumn and winter and most of the rain which falls in those seasons in the south-west is from this source. In summer, convection caused by solar surface heating sometimes forms shower clouds and a large proportion of rainfall falls from showers and thunderstorms at this time of year. Average rainfall is around 800-900 millimetres (31–35 in). About 8-15 days of snowfall is typical. November to March have the highest mean wind speeds, with June to August having the lightest winds. The predominant wind direction is from the south west.^[15] South West England is one of the regions of England. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi   - Water (%) Population... A degree Celsius (°C) is a unit of temperature named after the Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius (1701-1744), who first proposed a similar system in 1742. ... Fahrenheit is a temperature scale named after the German physicist Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736), who proposed it in 1724. ... Diurnal motion is an astronomical term referring to the apparent daily motion of stars in orbit around the Earth, caused by the Earths rotation around its axis. ... Location Motto of the autonomous region: Antes morrer livres que em paz sujeitos (Portuguese: To die free rather than to be subjugated in peace) Official language Portuguese Capitals Ponta Delgada (Presidency of the autonomous government), Angra do Heroísmo (Supreme Court), Horta (Legislative Assembly) Other towns Praia da Vitória... Convection is the transfer of heat by the motion of or within a fluid. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Atlantic Ocean is Earths second-largest ocean, covering approximately one_fifth of its surface. ... A large low-pressure system swirls off the southeastern coast of Iceland, illustrating the maxim that nature abhors a vacuum. ... Cumulus of fair weather Different cloud types A cloud is a visible mass of condensed droplets or ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere above the surface of the Earth or another planetary body. ... A rolling thundercloud over Enschede, The Netherlands. ... Mid-19th century tool for converting between different standards of the inch An inch is an Imperial and U.S. customary unit of length. ... This page is about the form of precipitation. ... Wind is the roughly horizontal movement of air (as opposed to an air current) caused by uneven heating of the Earths surface. ...

Population and demographics

Many of the large houses in the valley have been built or bought by wealthy merchants from Bristol and Bath with many of the local people working for their households.^[16] Bess of Hardwick (1527–1606) is known to have lived in Sutton Court, Stowey for a few years in the sixteenth century, after the death of her first husband Sir William Cavendish, when she married Sir William St. Loe (or Sentloe or St. Lowe), captain of the guard to Queen Elizabeth, Chief Butler of England, and owner of several manors within the valley and surrounding areas. Around this period a close neighbour was Sir John Popham (1533–1607) who was judge and the Speaker of Parliament. In the seventeenth century John Locke (1632–1704) an eminent philosopher lived in Belluton and his house is still known as John Locke's cottage. In the eighteenth century the poet John Langhorne (1735–1779) became the curate at Blagdon around the time that Augustus Montague Toplady (1740–1778) was the priest, and William Smith moved to the valley to make a valuation survey of an estate. He stayed there for the next eight years, working first for Webb and later for the Somersetshire Coal Canal Company. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Greater Bristol. ... For other uses, see Bath (disambiguation). ... Bess of Hardwick, Countess of Shrewsbury by Rowland Lockley, 1592. ... Sutton Court, Stowey Sutton Court, Stowey also known as Stowey Court, is a large house built on the site of a 14th Century castle, with sections built in the 15th and 16th Century. ... Stowey (Grid reference ST597598) is a small village within the Chew Valley in Somerset. ... Sir William Cavendish (1505 - 25 October 1557) was an English courtier who became one of Thomas Cromwells visitors of the monasteries when King Henry VIII annexed the property of the Catholic Church at the end of the 1530s, and Cavendish became quite wealthy from his share of those properties. ... Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603) was Queen of England, Queen of France (in name only), and Queen of England from 17 November 1558 until her death. ... Sir John Popham (cir. ... In the United Kingdom, the Speaker of the House of Commons is the presiding officer of the House of Commons, and is seen historically as the First Commoner of the Land. ... John Locke (August 29, 1632 – October 28, 1704) was an influential English philosopher. ... Philosopher in Meditation (detail), by Rembrandt. ... Belluton is a village in Somerset, England. ... A poet is some one who writes poetry. ... John Langhorne (1735‑1779), poet, son of a clergyman, was born at Kirkby Stephen; having taken orders, he was for two years a curate in London, and from 1776 Rector of Blagdon, Somerset, and Prebendary of Wells. ... From the Latin curatus (compare Curator), a curate is a person who is invested with the care, or cure (cura), of souls of a parish. ... Blagdon is a village and civil parish in the North Somerset unitary authority in England. ... Augustus Montague Toplady (November 4, 1740 – 1778), Anglican divine, was born at Farnham, Surrey, and educated at Westminster and Trinity College, Dublin. ... William Smith. ... The Somerset Coal Canal (otherwise the Somersetshire Coal Canal) was a narrow canal from Paulton to Limpley Stoke where it joined the Kennet and Avon Canal so giving ready access from the coal fields of Somerset, which at their peak contained 80 collieries, to London. ...

During the nineteenth century aristocrat George Lyttelton, 4th Baron Lyttelton (1817–1876) was a resident. His seat was at Chew Magna, where John Sanger, the circus proprietor, was born in 1816. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century Robert Cecil (1864-1948) a politician and one of the founders of the League of Nations took the title first Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, but this refers to Chelwood Gate in Sussex. William Rees-Mogg, former editor of The Times, took the title Baron Rees-Mogg, of Hinton Blewitt, but no longer lives in the village. Jazz clarinetist Acker Bilk lives in Pensford. Richard Brock the natural history film producer, Liam Fox a conservative politician and Dr Phil Hammond a GP and comedian also live in the valley. Robert Hunter of the Grateful Dead lived in Pensford from 1979-1981.-1... Lord Lyttleton by Carlo Pellegrini, 1871. ... Chew Magna is a village in North East Somerset, south of Bristol. ... John Sanger (1816 - 22 August 1889) was an English circus proprietor. ... Edgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood Edgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, previously known as Lord Robert Cecil (September 14, 1864 – November 24, 1958) was a lawyer, politician and diplomat. ... The Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, built between 1929 and 1938, was constructed as the Leagues headquarters. ... William Rees-Mogg, Baron Rees-Mogg (born July 14, 1928) is a journalist and politician in the United Kingdom. ... The Times is a national newspaper published daily in the United Kingdom since 1785, and under its current name since 1788. ... Hinton Blewitt (Grid reference ST593568) is situated 5 miles north of Wells, 15 miles south of Bristol on the Northern slope of the Mendip Hills within the designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and in the Chew Valley near to the source of the River Chew. ... Jazz is an original American musical art form originating around the start of the 20th century in New Orleans. ... A clarinetist (sometimes also spelled clarinettist) is a musician who plays the clarinet. ... Acker Bilk (often referred to as Mr. ... Pensford (Grid reference ST619637) is a village in the civil parish of Publow and Pensford in Bath and North East Somerset, England. ... Richard Brock worked in the BBC as a Natural History film producer Unit for 35 years producing, among others, the highly successful Life on Earth, the Living Planet series and The Blue Planet, collaborating with David Attenborough. ... Table of natural history, 1728 Cyclopaedia Natural history is an umbrella term for what are now usually viewed as several distinct scientific disciplines. ... Conservative MP Liam Fox Dr Liam Fox (born September 22, 1961) is a UK Conservative politician, currently Shadow Defence Secretary and Member of Parliament for Woodspring. ... The Conservative Party is the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting MPs, and the largest by of public membership. ... A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. ... Dr Phil Hammond is a doctor who has become noted as a comedian and commentator on health issues in the UK. Although he still works part time as a GP he is most famous for his humorous commentary on the NHS. He first came into the public spotlight writing a... A general practitioner (GP) or family physician (FP) is a physician/medical doctor who provides primary care. ... A comedian, or comic, is an entertainer who amuses an audience by making them laugh. ... Robert C. Hunter (born June 23, 1941) is an American lyricist, singer songwriter, and poet, best known for his association with Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead. ... The Grateful Dead was an American psychedelia-influenced rock band formed in 1965 in San Francisco. ... Pensford (Grid reference ST619637) is a village in the civil parish of Publow and Pensford in Bath and North East Somerset, England. ...

In the past many of the population worked in coal mining, although there are no working mines in the area now. There is still a fairly large agricultural workforce and some in light industry or service industries, although many people commute to surrounding cities for work. According to the 2001 Census the valley has a population of approximately 5000, largely living in one of the dozen or so villages and in some isolated farms and hamlets. The average age of the population is 42 years, with unemployment rates of 1-4% of all economically active people aged 16-74, however these figures are approximations because the ward areas covered and described in the census statistics do not relate exactly to the area of the valley. In the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2004 all of the areas within the valley were considered to be in the most affluent third in England.^{[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]}

Buildings and settlements

St Margaret's Church at Hinton Blewitt

Many of the villages are at the points where it was possible to cross the rivers and streams. Chew Magna is the business centre with a range of shops, banks etc. Many other villages have local shops, often combined with post offices. Most villages have pubs and village halls which provide the majority of the social activity. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (983x837, 187 KB) Summary Church of St. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (983x837, 187 KB) Summary Church of St. ... Hinton Blewitt (Grid reference ST593568) is situated 5 miles north of Wells, 15 miles south of Bristol on the Northern slope of the Mendip Hills within the designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and in the Chew Valley near to the source of the River Chew. ... The Murray River in Australia. ... A running stream. ... Chew Magna is a village in North East Somerset, south of Bristol. ... The First Provincial Bank of Taiwan in Taipei, Republic of China was formerly the central bank of Taiwan Province and issued the New Taiwan dollar. ... Small-town post office and town hall in Lockhart, Alabama A post office is a facility (in most countries, a government one) where the public can purchase postage stamps for mailing correspondence or merchandise, and also drop off or pick up packages or other special-delivery items. ... For notes on some individual UK pubs, see Notable United Kingdom public houses. ... A village hall is a building within a village which is owned by and run for the local community. ...

The traditional building material is white Lias Limestone; sometimes incorporating red sandstone or conglomerate, with red clay tiled roofs. Buildings, particularly the churches, date back many hundreds of years, for example those at Marksbury and Compton Martin; the latter incorporating a columbarium. Limey shale overlaid by limestone. ... Red sandstone interior of Lower Antelope Canyon, Arizona, worn smooth due to erosion by flash flooding over millions of years Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-size mineral or rock grains. ... Marksbury (Grid reference ST666623) is a small village in Somerset about 4 miles from Keynsham and 7 from Bath on the A39 where it meets the A368. ... Compton Martin(Grid reference ST545570) is a small village within the Chew Valley in Somerset and civil parish in the North Somerset unitary authority in England. ... Columbarium niches built into the side of St. ...

Listed buildings

Sutton Court at Stowey

There are hundreds of listed buildings in the valley. Listing refers to a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural, historical or cultural significance. The authority for listing is granted by the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 and is presently administered by English Heritage, an agency of the Department for Culture, Media & Sport. Grade I covers buildings of exceptional interest, Grade II* particularly important buildings of special interest and Grade II buildings of special interest. Listed buildings in the valley number five churches dating back to the fourteenth century or even earlier, with grade I status; Church of St Andrew at Chew Magna, Church of St. Bartholomew at Ubley, Church of St James at Cameley, Church of St. Margaret at Hinton Blewitt and Church of St Michael the Archangel at Compton Martin. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 322 KB) Summary Sutton Court, Stowey. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 322 KB) Summary Sutton Court, Stowey. ... Stowey (Grid reference ST597598) is a small village within the Chew Valley in Somerset. ... Buckingham Palace, a Grade I listed building. ... The Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom that altered the laws on granting of planning permission for building works, notably including those of the listed building system. ... English Heritage is a United Kingdom government body with a broad remit of managing the historic environment of England. ... The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (sometimes abbreviated DCMS) is a department of the British government. ... Chew Magna is a village in North East Somerset, south of Bristol. ... Ubley Cross and church tower Ubley (Grid reference ST529582)is a small village within the Chew Valley in Bath and North East Somerset about 8 miles south of Bristol and 10 miles from Bath. ... Cameley (Grid reference ST610575)is a village within the Chew Valley in Somerset in the Bath and North East Somerset Council area just off the A37 road. ... Hinton Blewitt (Grid reference ST593568) is situated 5 miles north of Wells, 15 miles south of Bristol on the Northern slope of the Mendip Hills within the designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and in the Chew Valley near to the source of the River Chew. ... Compton Martin(Grid reference ST545570) is a small village within the Chew Valley in Somerset and civil parish in the North Somerset unitary authority in England. ...

Transport

13th Century bridge at Stanton Drew

At the western end of the valley is the A38 and Bristol International Airport, which means parts of the valley are on the flight path. The valley is also crossed by the A37 and they are joined by the A368. Most of the roads in the valley are small single track lanes with little traffic although a bottleneck often occurs within Chew Magna. The "Chew Valley Explorer" bus route 672/674^[26] provides access to many of the villages in the valley. Cyclists can gain access via part of the Padstow to Bristol West Country Way, National Cycle Network Route 3. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 343 KB) Summary Bridge at Stanton Drew. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 343 KB) Summary Bridge at Stanton Drew. ... This article is about the village. ... A38 passing under M50 in Worcestershire The A38 is a major trunk road in England. ... Bristol International Airport (IATA: BRS, ICAO: EGGD) is the main commercial airport serving the city of Bristol and the surrounding area in England, UK. // History In 1927 a group of local businessmen raised £6,000 through public subscription to inaugurate a flying club at Filton Aerodrome. ... The A37 is a major road in southern England. ... The A 368 runs from Marksbury (near Bath) to Banwell (near Weston-super-Mare) along the northern edge of the Mendip Hills and past the reservoir at Chew Valley Lake. ... Chew Magna is a village in North East Somerset, south of Bristol. ... Location within the British Isles Padstow (Cornish: Lannwedhenek) is a small town on the north coast of Cornwall, United Kingdom, approximately 14 miles east of Newquay, at the mouth of the River Camel (Grid reference SW919754). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Greater Bristol. ... The first section of the NCN to be built was the Bristol and Bath Railway Path, opened in 1984. ...

Schools

Chew Valley School ^[27] is the main secondary school (11-18 years) for the valley. It is situated between Chew Magna and Chew Stoke. The latest (2005) Ofsted Inspection Report ^[28] describes this specialist Performing Arts College as a mixed comprehensive school with 1158 pupils on roll. The school is popular and oversubscribed with 196 students in the sixth form. The school has been successful in gaining a number of national and regional awards. There are state primary schools (4-11 years) in most of the local villages. Sacred Heart Catholic Preparatory School in Chew Magna is fee paying.^[29] Secondary education - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Chew Magna is a village in North East Somerset, south of Bristol. ... Bridge at Chew Stoke Chew Stoke is a small village approximately 8 miles south of Bristol. ... Ofsted logo The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) is a non-ministerial government department, established in 1993 under the Education (Schools) Act 1992. ... Primary or elementary education consists of the first years of formal, structured education that occurs during childhood. ...

Sport and leisure facilities

Many of the local villages have football pitches and children's play areas. Gymnasium facilities, squash courts, badminton etc., and outdoor all-weather pitches are available at the Chew Valley Leisure Centre between Chew Magna and Chew Stoke. There are a range of clubs and societies for young and old, including scout groups, gardening society, and the Women's institute. There are several areas in the valley which the Countryside Agency has designated as access land; Burledge Hill (south of Bishop Sutton)(Grid reference ST589590), Castle Earthworks (between Stowey and Bishop Sutton)(Grid reference ST597592), Knowle Hill (Newtown south of Chew Magna)(Grid reference ST583613), Round Hill (Folly Farm)(Grid reference ST605608) and Shortwood Common (Litton)(Grid reference ST595553) Chew Magna is a village in North East Somerset, south of Bristol. ... Bridge at Chew Stoke Chew Stoke is a small village approximately 8 miles south of Bristol. ... Scouts and Guides from different countries on World Scout Moot 1996 Scouting is a worldwide youth organization. ... The Womens Institute (WI) is a membership organisation for women in England and Wales. ... The Countryside Agency in England is a statutory body with the task of improving the quality of the rural environment and the lives of those living in it. ... Bishop Sutton (Grid reference ST587597) is a small village within the Chew Valley in Somerset. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... Stowey (Grid reference ST597598) is a small village within the Chew Valley in Somerset. ... Bishop Sutton (Grid reference ST587597) is a small village within the Chew Valley in Somerset. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... Chew Magna is a village in North East Somerset, south of Bristol. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... Folly Farm (Grid reference ST607604) is a 17th century farm with traditionally managed, unimproved, neutral grassland, flowery meadows and woodlands with splendid views run by Avon Wildlife Trust. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... Litton has several possible meanings. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ...

A Bowls club is in Chew Stoke, cricket pitches and teams in Chew Magna^[30] and Blagdon.^[31] There are several football teams in the valley including Chew Valley Football Club^[32] and Bishop Sutton F.C.. The rugby club is based next to the leisure centre.^[33] The Bishop Sutton Tennis club ^[34] is the largest in the valley, there is also a tennis club at East Harptree. Both Chew Valley Lake and Blagdon Lake provide extensive fishing under permit from Bristol Water. The River Chew and most of its tributaries also have fishing but this is generally under licences to local angling clubs. Chew Valley Sailing Club ^[35] is situated on Chew Valley Lake and provides dinghy sailing at all levels and hosts national and international competitions. There are no swimming pools in the valley, and swimming is not allowed in the lakes, however these are available locally in Bristol, Bath, Cheddar and Midsomer Norton. Swifts Creek Bowls Club Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Category:Bowls Bowls (also known as Lawn Bowls or Lawn Bowling) is a precision sport where the goal is to roll slightly radially asymmetrical balls (called bowls) closer to a smaller white ball (the jack or kitty) than ones... Bridge at Chew Stoke Chew Stoke is a small village approximately 8 miles south of Bristol. ... For the insect, see Cricket (insect). ... Bishop Sutton F.C. is a football club based in Bristol, England. ... A tennis net Tennis is a sport played between either two players (Singles) or two teams of two players (doubles). Players use a stringed racquet to strike a ball, a hollow rubber ball covered in felt, over a net into the opponents court. ... East Harptree is in the catchment area of Chew Valley Secondary School. ... Chew Valley Lake (Grid reference ST5659) is a large reservoir in the Chew Valley, Somerset, England, and the largest artificial lake in south-west England with an area of 1,200 acres (4. ... Blagdon Lake was created by the Bristol Waterworks Company (as it was known then), when it dammed the river Yeo, starting construction in 1891 and completing this in 1899. ... The River Chew is a small river in England. ... Chew Valley Lake (Grid reference ST5659) is a large reservoir in the Chew Valley, Somerset, England, and the largest artificial lake in south-west England with an area of 1,200 acres (4. ... 50 meter indoor swimming pool A swimming pool, swimming bath, or wading pool is an artificially enclosed body of water intended for recreational or competitive swimming, diving, or for other bathing activities that do not involve swimming, e. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Greater Bristol. ... For other uses, see Bath (disambiguation). ... Cheddar Village circa 1907 Cheddar is a village in the district of Sedgemoor in Somerset, England, situated on the edge of the Mendip Hills nine miles north west of Wells. ... Midsomer Norton is a small town in Bath and North East Somerset, lying on the River Somer and the Fosseway Roman road. ...

Each year the Chew Valley Arts trail takes place in October during which over 50 local artists display their work in 20 or so venues around the valley such as; painting, printmaking, sculpture, decorative glass, pottery, photography, jewellery and sugar craft. The valley and lakes have been an inspiration to many artists and there is a small art gallery at Chew Valley Lake. Live music and comedy events take place in many of the local pubs and village halls, with the village of Pensford holding a music festival every year. The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Printmaking is a process for producing editions (mutliple copies) of artwork; painting, on the other hand, is a process for producing a single original piece of artwork. ... An Italian Futurist sculpture by Umberto Boccioni at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City (MoMA). ... Art glass normally means the modern art glass movement in which individual artists working alone or with a few assistants to create works from molten glass in relatively small furnaces of a few hundred pounds of glass. ... Unfired green ware pottery on a traditional drying rack at Conner Prairie living history museum. ... Photography is the process of making pictures by means of the action of light. ... Jewellery (Jewelry in American English) is literally any piece of fine material used to adorn one’s self. ... Chew Valley Lake (Grid reference ST5659) is a large reservoir in the Chew Valley, Somerset, England, and the largest artificial lake in south-west England with an area of 1,200 acres (4. ... Pensford (Grid reference ST619637) is a village in the civil parish of Publow and Pensford in Bath and North East Somerset, England. ...

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Bibliography

• Janes, Rowland (ed) (1987). The Natural History of the Chew Valley.

External links

• BANES Information on the Chew Valley Explorer Bus Service
• Chew Valley Gazette
• Chew Valley web site
• River Chew Web Site
• Chew Valley Beer Festival
• Chew Valley Football Club
• Panorama of valley views
• Chew Valley School
• Chew Valley Chamber of Commerce
• Wayfaring map of Chew Valley pubs and landmarks