Temple Cloud

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Temple Cloud
Coordinates: 51.3197° N 2.5432° W
Population	approx. 1000
OS grid reference	ST621580
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	01761
Police	Avon and Somerset
Fire	Avon
Ambulance	Great Western
UK Parliament	Wansdyke
European Parliament	South West England
List of places: UK • England • Somerset

Temple Cloud (grid reference ST621580) is a village within the Chew Valley in Somerset in the Bath and North East Somerset Council area on the A37 road. It is located 10 miles from Bristol and Bath, very close to Clutton. The nearest town is Midsomer Norton [5 miles]. Very close is the village of Cameley.

The Temple in the place name may relate to the Knights Templar. Cloud is thought to come from the personal name Cloda.^[1]

There were several coal mines in and around the village as a part of the Somerset coalfield, however these have all since closed.

Contents 1 Government and politics 2 Demographics 3 Church 4 Grade II listed buildings 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Government and politics

Temple Cloud is part of the Mendip Ward which is represented by one councillor on the Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority which has 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 Mendip Ward (which includes West Harptree and Hinton Blewett), had 1,465 residents, living in 548 households, with an average age of 39.0 years. Of these 79% of residents describing their health as 'good', 22% of 16-74 year olds had no qualifications; and the area had an unemployment rate of 1.5% of all economically active people aged 16-74. In the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2004, it was ranked at 25,387 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 is dedicated to St Barnabas. Further information and pictures of the church are available from GENUKI:St Barnabas's Church, Temple Cloud

[edit] Grade II listed buildings

• Bridge House (Bridge House at Images of England)
• Prospect House (Prospect House at Images of England)
• Temple Bridge Farmhouse (Temple Bridge Farmhouse at Images of England)
• Court House and Police Station (Court House and Police Station at Images of England)
• Temple Inn (Temple Inn at Images of England)
• Walcott Cottage (Walcott Cottage at Images of England)

The Church is also the meeting place for the local St John Ambulance division, Clutton & Timsbury Combined Division.

[edit] References

• ^  Neighbourhood Statistics LSOA Bath and North East Somerset 021D Mendip. Office of National Statistics 2001 Census. Retrieved on April 25, 2006.

[edit] External links

• Cameley Lodge
• The Village Magazine
• Area 6 - Hinton Blewett and Newton St Loe Plateau Lands. BANES Environmental Services. Retrieved on April 23, 2006.
• Area 7 - Hollow Marsh. BANES Environmental Services. Retrieved on April 23, 2006.