Newton Saint Loe
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| Population | approx. 500 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Unitary authority | Bath and North East Somerset |
| Ceremonial county | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Bath |
| Postcode district | BA |
| Dial code | 01225 |
| 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 | |
Newton Saint Loe (grid reference ST703648), is a small Somerset village located between Bath & Bristol in the South West of England. The majority of the village is owned by the Duchy of Cornwall.
Newton Saint Loe takes its name from the first "owner" of the mansion estate "St Loe" of which was given to him as a gift by William the Conqueror. St Loe was born and bred in France.
There is a history of coal mining in the area as part of the Somerset coalfield but all mines have now closed.
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[edit] Roman Vila
There is evidence of a 3rd century Roman Villa on a site between Newton Saint Loe and Bath on the south side of the River Avon. It was discovered in 1837 during the cutting of the Bristol-Bath railway line when excavations were carried out and drawings of the site made before much of it was lostin the railway construction. Two mosaics were removed, one of which known as the Orpheus Mosaic is now in the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery. A further investigation was carried out in 1968 before the widening of the A4 however it is still the case that little is known about the villa.[1]
[edit] Newton Park
The Newton Park mansion, which was built in 1762-5 by Stiff Leadbetter for Joseph Langton, is a Grade I listed building[2] and it's estate which is currently home to Bath Spa University. Rumour has it that the mansion was used to house Australian and New Zealand troops in World War II. The grounds include a castle keep (which was actually a part of a fortified mansion,[3] and a 15th century gatehouse,[4] which are both grade I listed.
[edit] Church
The local Church of the Holy Trinity dates back from the 11th century. It is noted in the Domesday book (where the village was recorded as "Newtonne"), and is a grade II* listed building.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ The Story of Newton St Loe villa. Roman Bristol. Retrieved on 2007-01-05.
- ^ Newton Park. Images of England. Retrieved on 2006-11-19.
- ^ Castle Keep in the Grounds of Newton Park. Images of England. Retrieved on 2006-11-19.
- ^ Gatehouse, 35 m. to west of the Castle Keep. Images of England. Retrieved on 2006-11-19.
- ^ Church of the Holy Trinity. Images of England. Retrieved on 2006-11-19.
[edit] See also
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