NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Compton Bishop

Compton Bishop (grid reference ST395553) is a small village at the western end of the Mendip Hills in Somerset UK. It is located close to the historic town of Axbridge. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... 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. ... Somerset is a county in the south-west of England. ... Map sources for Axbridge at grid reference ST4354 Axbridge is a town in Somerset, England, situated in the Sedgemoor district on the River Axe, near the southern edge of the Mendip Hills. ...

Church

The Church of St Andrew dates from the 13th century, being consecrated by Bishop Jocelin in 1236, with more recent restoration. It has a 15th century pulpit with tracery panels, carved friezes and cresting, above the pulpit is a large pedimented wall monument to William Prowse of 1751. It is a grade I listed building.^[1] Saint Andrew (Greek: Andreas, manly), the Christian Apostle, brother of Saint Peter, was born at Bethsaida on the Lake of Galilee. ... // Events May 6 - Roger of Wendover, Benedictine monk and chronicler of St Albanss Abbey dies. ... Buckingham Palace, a Grade I listed building. ...

References

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Categories: Grade I listed buildings | Mendip | Sedgemoor | Villages in Somerset | Somerset geography stubs 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. ... Map sources for Axbridge at grid reference ST4354 Axbridge is a town in Somerset, England, situated in the Sedgemoor district on the River Axe, near the southern edge of the Mendip Hills. ... Banwell is a village and civil parish in North Somerset, England, about six miles east of Weston-super-Mare. ... Bishop Sutton (Grid reference ST587597) is a small village within the Chew Valley in Somerset. ... Blagdon is a village and civil parish in the North Somerset unitary authority in England. ... Bleadon is a village and civil parish in the North Somerset unitary authority of England. ... Burrington (grid reference ST479593) is a small village in the Chew Valley, 5 miles to the N.E. of Axbridge and about 10 miles east of Weston-super-Mare Somerset. ... Charterhouse (grid reference ST500557) is a small hamlet in the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty(AONB), Somerset, England. ... Statistics Population: 5724 (as of 2002) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: ST458535 Administration District: Sedgemoor Region: South West England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Somerset Historic county: Somerset Services Police force: Avon and Somerset Ambulance service: South Western Post office and telephone Post town: BRISTOL... Chewton Mendip is a village in the Mendip District of Somerset, England. ... 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. ... East Harptree is in the catchment area of Chew Valley Secondary School. ... 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. ... Leigh-on-Mendip Memorial Hall (with new roof - 2002) Inside Leigh-on-Mendips Church Leigh-on-Mendip or Leigh upon Mendip (on Ordnance Survey maps) is a small village on the Mendip Hills in Somerset, England. ... Litton (Grid reference ST593546) is a small village between Chewton Mendip and West Harptree in the Mendip Hills, Somerset. ... Shepton Mallet is a small rural town in Somerset, England, situated five miles to the east of Wells and just south of the Mendip hills. ... Shipham is a village in Somerset, England on the western edge of the Mendip Hills. ... Wells is a small city and civil parish in the Mendip district of Somerset. ... West Harptree (Grid reference ST561568)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. ... 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. ... The Millennium Green at Winscombe, on the site of the former railway station. ... 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. ... Cheddar reservoir at dusk. ... 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. ... The River Chew is a small river in England. ... The River Yeo (often referred to as the Congresbury Yeo, after the village of Congresbury, through which it flows, to avoid confusion with other similarly-named rivers) is a river which flows through North Somerset, England. ... Litton Reservoirs (also known as Coley Reservoirs) (Grid reference ST590553) are two reservoirs near the village of Litton, Somerset, England. ... Cheddar Gorge is the largest gorge in the United Kingdom Cheddar Gorge is the largest gorge in the United Kingdom, near the village of Cheddar in the Mendip Hills in Somerset, England. ... Swildons Hole is an extensive cave in Priddy, Somerset. ... The entrance to Wookey Hole. ... Asham Wood (grid reference ST705460) is a 140. ... Axbridge Hill and Frys Hill (grid reference ST433555) is a 64. ... Banwell Caves (Grid reference ST383588) are a 1. ... Banwell Ochre Caves (grid reference ST407593) are a 12. ... Barns Batch Spinney (Grid reference ST557659) is a 0. ... 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. ... Bleadon Hill (grid reference ST351574) is a 13. ... Brimble Pit and Cross Swallet Basins (grid reference ST512505) is a 154. ... Burledge Hill (Grid reference ST588587) is on the southern edge of the village of Bishop Sutton, Somerset. ... Burrington Combe is a gorge on the north side of the Mendip hills, in Somerset, England. ... Chancellors Farm (grid reference ST525525) is a 34. ... The Cheddar Complex (grid reference ST465538) is a 441. ... Cheddar reservoir at dusk. ... Cheddar Wood (grid reference ST445552) is a 86. ... 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. ... Crook Peak to Shute Shelve Hill (Grid reference ST385555) to (Grid reference ST430560) is a 332. ... Dolebury Warren (Grid reference ST455590) is a 90. ... Ebbor Gorge is a limestone gorge in Somerset, close to Wells. ... Emborough Quarries (Grid reference ST623505) is a 1 hectare (2. ... Harptree Combe (Grid reference ST561558) is a 13. ... Lamb Leer (Grid reference ST544550) is a 14. ... Shiplate Slait (Grid reference ST365567) is a 33. ... Wurt Pit and Devils Punchbowl (Grid reference ST543537) is a 0. ... 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. ... Sedgemoor is a local government district of Somerset in England. ... The Avon Gorge and Clifton Suspension Bridge The River Avon is a river in the south west of England. ... This article is about Chew Valley in Somerset. ... The Somerset Levels (or Somerset Levels and Moors as they are less commonly, but more correctly, called) is a sparsely populated wetland area of central Somerset, England, between the Quantock and Mendip hills, consisting of marine clay levels along the coast, and the inland (often peat based) moors. The total... The North Somerset Levels are an expanse of low-lying flat ground which occupy an area between Weston-super-Mare and Bristol in North Somerset, England. ...