Dunkerton, Somerset
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| Unitary authority | Bath and North East Somerset |
| Ceremonial county | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Avon |
| Ambulance | Great Western |
| UK Parliament | Wansdyke to be North East Somerset from next general election. |
| European Parliament | South West England |
| List of places: UK • England • Somerset | |
Dunkerton is a small village 4 miles north east of Radstock, and 5 south west of Bath, in the Bath and North East Somerset unitary authority, Somerset, England.
In the 18th and 19th century Dunkerton was the surrounded by several coal mines on the Somerset coalfield. Evidence remains in the powderhouse which dates from 1870 and is a grade II listed building.[1] The mine was the site of riots in 1908-9 about the working conditions in the Dunkerton Pit.[2]
Parts of the Ealing comedy The Titfield Thunderbolt were filmed at the disused Dunkerton Colliery.
All Saints' Church dates from the 14th century and is a grade II* listed building.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Powderhouse. Images of England. Retrieved on November 20, 2006.
- ^ Down, C.G.; A. J. Warrington (2005). The history of the Somerset coalfield. Radstock: Radstock Museum. ISBN 0955168406.
- ^ All Saints Church. Images of England. Retrieved on November 20, 2006.
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