Dundry
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| Dundry | |
  Dundry shown within Somerset |
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| OS grid reference | |
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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 |
| European Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Woodspring |
| ( North Somerset at next general election) |
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| List of places: UK • England • Somerset | |
Dundry is a village and civil parish, situated on Dundry Hill in the northern part of the Mendip Hills, between Bristol and the Chew Valley Lake, in the English county of Somerset.
The church of St Michael at Dundry is a prominent feature in its hilltop position with its tower visible for many miles around. The four stage tower[1] was erected by the Society of Merchant Venturers of Bristol as a landmark and is visible from many parts of Avon.[2]
To the east of Dundry lies the smaller settlement of East Dundry.
According to Robinson the name means 'The hill that is dry' from the old English dun and dryge.[3]
The origins of Dundry village lie in stone; with the yellow oolitic sandstone quarried in local quarries such as Dundry Main Road South Quarry, found at Cardiff Castle, a fort originally built by the Romans in defence against Anglo-Saxon invasions. The stone was commonly used in Medieval Bristol; a most notable example of this is St Mary Redcliffe, an Anglican Church in the central Bristol area. A large cube of stone (approximately 1.5m a side) still stands in the Church graveyard, usually considered to be an old-fashioned advertisement for Dundry stone.
[edit] References
- ^ Scott, Shane (1995). The hidden places of Somerset. Aldermaston: Travel Publishing Ltd, 36. ISBN 1902007018.
- ^ Church of St Michael, Dundry. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-10-13.
- ^ Robinson, Stephen (1992). Somerset Place Names. Wimbourne: The Dovecote Press Ltd. ISBN 1874336032.
