Farrington Gurney
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| Farrington Gurney | |
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| Statistics | |
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| Ordnance Survey | |
| OS grid reference: | ST629556 |
| Administration | |
| District: | Bath and North East Somerset |
| Region: | South West England |
| Constituent country: | England |
| Sovereign state: | United Kingdom |
| Other | |
| Ceremonial county: | Somerset |
| Services | |
| Police force: | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire and rescue: | Avon |
| Ambulance: | South Western |
| Post office and telephone | |
| Post town: | Bath |
| Postal district: | BA |
| Dialling code: | |
| Politics | |
| UK Parliament: | Wansdyke to be North East Somerset from next general election. |
| European Parliament: | South West England |
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Farrington Gurney (grid reference ST629556) is an English village situated in Bath and North East Somerset, unitary authority. The village lies on the junction of the A37 and A362 in Somerset.
In the Domesday book the village was known as Ferentone, [1] the second part of the name is believed to come from the Gournays, its ancient possessors, including Robert de Gournay in 1225 of whom Sir Thomas de Gournay was concerned in the murder of Edward II. at Berkeley Castle, for which his estates were confiscated, and Farringdon has since been annexed to the Duchy of Cornwall.
The church is a small stone edifice dedicated to St John the Baptist, originally of Norman architecture, rebuilt in Gothic style by John Pinch the younger in 1843 [2].
The manor house is believed to date from 1637 and the old parsonage from around 1700. [2]
Industry included coal mining on the Somerset coalfield from about 1780 but the local pits closed in the 1920s.[3]
There used to be an unmanned railway station or "halt" between 11 July 1927 and 2 November 1959 when the line closed.
There is a primary school in the village.
A golf club is available.
It is mentioned in the song 'Somerset Born And Proud' by The Wurzels.
[edit] References
- ^ Mason, Edmund J. & Mason, Doreen. Avon Villages. Robert Hale Ltd. ISBN 0-7091-9585-0.
- ^ a b Pevsner, Nikolaus (1958). The Buildings of England : North Somerset and Bristol. Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-071013-2.
- ^ Down, C.G., A. J. Warrington (2005). The history of the Somerset coalfield. Radstock: Radstock Museum. ISBN 0955168406.
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