Compton Dando
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| Compton Dando | |
  Compton Dando shown within Somerset |
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| Population | approx. 100 |
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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 | BRISTOL |
| Postcode district | BS40 |
| Dialling code | 01761 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Avon |
| Ambulance | Great Western |
| European Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Wansdyke |
| (North East Somerset from next general election). |
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| List of places: UK • England • Somerset | |
Compton Dando (grid reference ST647647) is a small village on the River Chew in the Chew Valley, Somerset. It is 7 miles from Bristol, 8 from Bath, and 3 from Keynsham.
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[edit] History
It is on the route of the ancient Wansdyke.[1]
According to Robinson it is listed in the 1086 Domesday Book as Comtuna. A compton was originally a 'valley enclosure'. In 1297 the name Dando was added after Godfrey or Geofrey de Anno.[2]
The village was held by Alexander de Alno in the 12th century.
[edit] Government and politics
Compton Dando is part of the Farmborough 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 Farmborough Ward (which includes Woollard and Chewton Keynsham), had 1,111 residents, living in 428 households, with an average age of 44.5 years. Of these 71% of residents describing their health as 'good', 21% of 16-74 year olds had no qualifications; and the area had an unemployment rate of 1.0% of all economically active people aged 16-74. In the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2004, it was ranked at 22,100 out of 32,482 wards in England, where 1 was the most deprived LSOA and 32,482 the least deprived.[3]
[edit] Church
The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a small edifice in the Gothic style, with square tower. It has a date of 1735 on the chancel, but is mostly Victorian,[4] although Wade and Wade in their 1929 book "Somerset" suggest "The church is of 14th-cent. workmanship, but the chancel and S. porch respectively bear the dates 1793 and 1735 (probably referring to repairs). Within is a piscina and Norm. font. The churchyard contains a good sundial.". Somerset by Wade, G.W. & Wade, J.H., available at Project Gutenberg. It is a Grade II listed building (Church of St Mary at Images of England)
[edit] Manor House
The 16th Century Manor House is a Grade II* listed building (Manor House at Images of England)
[edit] Other Grade II listed buildings
- (Bridge and attached wall and fence across the River Chew at Images of England)
- (Archway to north of Manor Farmhouse and opposite Manor at Images of England)
- (Burnett House at Images of England)
- (Burnett Church of St Michael at Images of England)
- (Church View at Images of England)
- (Compton Cottage at Images of England)
- (Court Hill House at Images of England)
- (Cross Cottage and Manor Farm Cottage at Images of England)
- (K6 Telephone kiosk at Images of England)
- (Burnett Manor Farmhouse at Images of England)
- (Mill Farmhouse at Images of England)
- (Burnett Monument to A'Court Family at Images of England)
- (Burnett Monument to Ford Family, at Images of England)
- (Priory Farmhouse at Images of England)
- (Road Bridge over the River Chew at Images of England)
- (The Gamekeeper Public House at Images of England)
- (The Rectory at Images of England)
- (Tucking Mill Farmhouse at Images of England)
- (Unidentified Monument at Images of England)
- (Village School and adjoining School House at Images of England)
- (Wansdyke Cottage at Images of England)
- (Wick Farmhouse at Images of England)
[edit] References
- ^ Roe, Margaret; Rebecca Palmer (2001). The Village of Compton Dando. The authors.
- ^ Robinson, Stephen (1992). Somerset Place Names. Wimbourne: The Dovecote Press Ltd. ISBN 1874336032.
- ^ Neighbourhood Statistics LSOA Bath and North East Somerset 016B Farmborouch. Office of National Statistics 2001 Census. Retrieved on 2006-05-01.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1958). The Buildings of England : North Somerset and Bristol. Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-071013-2.
[edit] External links
- Chew Valley web site
- River Chew Web Site
- Photos of Compton Dando in 3d (Anaglyphs)
- map of Compton Dando circa 1900
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