Bishop Sutton
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Population | approx. 1000 |
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Unitary authority | Bath and North East Somerset |
Ceremonial county | Somerset |
Region | South West |
Constituent country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BRISTOL |
Postcode district | BS39 |
Dial code | 01275 |
Police | Avon and Somerset |
Fire | Avon |
Ambulance | Great Western |
UK Parliament | Wansdyke |
North East Somerset (from next general election) |
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European Parliament | South West England |
List of places: UK • England • Somerset |
Bishop Sutton (grid reference ST587597) is a small village within the Chew Valley in Somerset. It lies south of Chew Valley Lake and north of the Mendip Hills, approximately 10 miles south of Bristol on the A368, Weston-super-Mare to Bath road. Along with the neighbouring village of Stowey they form the civil parish of Stowey Sutton.
The village has a large village hall, two public houses, several shops, including the post office, a tennis club and camp site. Next to the village hall are sports pitches where Bishop Sutton F.C. play.
The main industry in the village was a coal mine owned by J. Lovell & Sons from 1835 to 1929, which was part of the Somerset coalfield, and also had a large flour mill, part of which has now been converted into flats.
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[edit] Government and politics
Bishop Sutton, along with Stowey make up the Stowey Sutton Parish council which has some responsibility for local issues, and is part of the Chew Valley South Ward which is represented by one councillor on the Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority which has wider responsibilities for services such as education, refuse, tourism etc. The village is a part of the Wansdyke constituency, which will become North East Somerset at the next general election and part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament.
[edit] Demographics
According to the 2001 Census the Chew Valley South Ward (which includes Bishop Sutton and Stowey), had 1,222 residents, living in 476 households, with an average age of 40.3 years. Of these 76% of residents describing their health as 'good', 25% of 16-74 year olds had no qualifications; and the area had an unemployment rate of 1.9% of all economically active people aged 16-74. In the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2004, it was ranked at 28,854 out of 32,482 wards in England, where 1 was the most deprived LSOA and 32,482 the least deprived.[1]
[edit] Church
The Church of the Holy Trinity in Wick Road is the Anglican parish church. The building dates from 1848 and is a Grade II listed building.[2]
During 2006 a grant of £64,000 was received from English Heritage to replace the roof of the church.
[edit] The Elms
The Elms on Sutton Hill Road is a detached house dating from the early 18th Century which has Grade II listing building status.[3]
[edit] The school
The village school has 137 pupils aged 4-11 years on the roll. It dates back to 1842 and was originally a school for pupils up to the age of 14. At one time it was a Church school but no longer has this status. The building today consists of the original Victorian school and three detached classrooms.
[edit] Folly Farm
Near to the village is Folly Farm, a 17th-century farm with traditionally managed, unimproved, neutral grassland, flowery meadows and woodlands with splendid views run by Avon Wildlife Trust. Folly Farm includes two SSSI — the meadows (19.36 hectares) and Dowlings Wood (9 hectares).
[edit] Burledge Hill
Burledge Hill is on the southern edge of the village of Bishop Sutton. The site comprises a mixture of flower rich grassland, scrub and mature hedgerows. Three fields are designated as a Site of Nature Conservation Interest (SNCI), and since November 2005 as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)
[edit] Famous residents
Amongst the population is Dr Liam Fox, a Conservative MP and member of the shadow cabinet.
[edit] References
[edit] Bibliography
- Durham, I. & M. (1991). Chew Magna and the Chew Valley in old photographs. Redcliffe Press. ISBN 1-872971-61-X.
- Janes, Rowland (ed) (1987). The Natural History of the Chew Valley. ISBN 0-9545125-2-9.
- Ross, Lesley (Ed.) (2004). Before the Lake: Memories of the Chew Valley. The Harptree Historic Society. ISBN 0-9548832-0-9.
[edit] External links
- BANES Environmental Services Area 2 - Chew Valley
- Chew Valley web site
- SSSI certificates
- Bath Chew Valley Caravan Park
- Bishop Sutton Primary School
- Bishop Sutton Tennis Club
- AWT Burledge Hill
Villages: Belluton | Bishop Sutton | Blagdon | Cameley | Chelwood | Chew Magna | Chew Stoke | Chewton Keynsham | Chewton Mendip | Clutton | Compton Dando | Compton Martin | East Harptree | High Littleton | Hinton Blewitt | Hunstrete | Keynsham | Litton | Marksbury | Nempnett Thrubwell | Norton Malreward | Pensford | Publow | Regil | Stanton Drew | Stowey | Temple Cloud | Ubley | West Harptree | Winford | Woollard
Reservoirs: Blagdon Lake | Chew Magna Reservoir | Chew Valley Lake | Litton Reservoirs
Rivers: River Chew | River Yeo
SSSIs: Barns Batch Spinney | Blagdon Lake | Burledge Hill | Chew Valley Lake | Compton Martin Ochre Mine | Dundry Main Road South Quarry | Emborough Quarries | Folly Farm | Harptree Combe | Hartcliff Rocks Quarry | Lamb Leer | Lulsgate Quarry | Plaster's Green Meadows | Wurt Pit and Devil's Punchbowl
Councils: Bath and North East Somerset | Mendip | North Somerset
Surrounding areas: Dundry Down | Lulsgate Plateau | Mendip Hills | Yeo Valley
Settlements: Ashwick | Axbridge | Banwell | Bishop Sutton | Blagdon | Bleadon | Burrington | Charterhouse | Cheddar | Chewton Mendip | Compton Bishop | Compton Martin | Cross | Draycott | East Harptree | Easton | Hinton Blewitt | Hutton | Leigh-on-Mendip | Litton | Oakhill | Priddy | Rodney Stoke | Rowberrow | Sandford | Shepton Mallet | Shipham | Ubley | Webbington | Wells | West Harptree | Westbury-sub-Mendip | Winscombe | Wookey Hole
Rivers and lakes: Blagdon Lake | Cheddar Reservoir | Chew Valley Lake | River Chew | River Yeo | Litton Reservoirs
Caves and gorges: Aveline's Hole | Axbridge Ochre Mine | Banwell Caves | Banwell Ochre Caves | Burrington Combe | Cheddar Gorge and Caves | Compton Martin Ochre Mine | Cox's cave | Eastwater Cavern | Ebbor Gorge | Fairy Cave Quarry | GB Cave | Goatchurch Cavern | Gough's Cave | Hunter`s Hole | Lamb Leer | Longwood Swallet | Manor Farm Swallet | Priddy Caves | Shatter Cave | Sidcot Swallet | St Cuthberts Swallet | St. Dunstan's Well Catchment | Stoke Lane Slocker | Swildon's Hole | Thrupe Lane Swallet | Tyning`s Barrow Swallet | Upper Flood Swallet | Wigmore Swallet | Wookey Hole Caves
Quarries: Barnclose Quarry | Batts Combe quarry | Callow Rock quarry | Cloford Quarry | Colemans quarry | Cook's Wood Quarry | Draycott Quarry | Dulcote quarry | Emborough Quarries | Fairy Cave Quarry | Gurney Slade quarry | Halecombe | Hobbs Quarry | Holwell Quarries | Moon's Hill Quarry | Shipham Quarry | Torr Works | Viaduct Quarry | Westbury Quarry | Whatley quarry | Windsor Hill Quarry |
SSSIs: Asham Wood | Axbridge Hill and Fry's Hill | Banwell Caves | Banwell Ochre Caves | Barns Batch Spinney | Blagdon Lake | Bleadon Hill | Brimble Pit and Cross Swallet Basins | Burledge Hill | Burrington Combe | Chancellor's Farm | Cheddar Complex | Cheddar Reservoir | Cheddar Wood | Chew Valley Lake | Cloford Quarry | Compton Martin Ochre Mine | Cook's Wood Quarry | Crook Peak to Shute Shelve Hill | Dolebury Warren | Draycott Sleights | Ebbor Gorge | Emborough Quarries | Harptree Combe | Hobbs Quarry | Holwell Quarries | Kingdown and Middledown | Lamb Leer | Priddy Caves | Priddy Pools | Perch | Rodney Stoke | St. Dunstan's Well Catchment | Sandpit Hole and Bishop's Lot | Shiplate Slait | Viaduct Quarry | Windsor Hill Quarry | Wurt Pit and Devil's Punchbowl
Councils: Bath and North East Somerset | Mendip | North Somerset | Sedgemoor
Surrounding areas: Chew Valley | Somerset Levels | North Somerset Levels