Tickenham
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| Unitary authority | North 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 | Woodspring to become North Somerset at next general election |
| European Parliament | South West England |
| List of places: UK • England • Somerset | |
Tickenham is a village near Clevedon and Nailsea, North Somerset. It has a primary school and a village hall, but no shops (although it did formerly have a Post Office).
The small village primary school usually has around 50 pupils from the locality. It operates on a house system of 'Dolphins', 'Lions', 'Eagles' and 'Oxi'. Like in Harry Potter each have a colour. Ironically the 'Dolphins' were extremely poor at the Water Sports Days in 1990 to 1995. As late as the late 1980s the staff room and toilets were in outside huts and the Head Teacher had his or her own flat above the School.
A typical ribbon development, Tickenham extends for approximately two miles along the B3130 road, which runs along the bottom of a ridge of hills between Clevedon and Failand. There are a few short side-roads, but for most of this distance the village consists of houses and farms built along the edge of the main road. Tickenham Court (now a farm) and the church of Saint Quiricus and Saint Julietta lie about a quarter of a mile from the village on the moors near Nailsea. The church's dedication is extremely unusual - there are three similar dedications in the UK, two in Cornwall, and one at Swaffham Prior, in Cambridgeshire.
There are several fruit farms and orchards in the village, some operating commercially and some in the gardens of private houses (owners will often sell their fruit when it is in season). The south-facing slopes on the north side of the B3130 make this a good area for horticulture. To the south of the B3130 is a large area of flat pasture less than five metres above sea level, known as Tickenham Moor. This is mainly used for dairy farming.
On a hill to the north of the village is Cadbury Camp, an Iron Age hill fort.
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