Priston
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| Priston | |
  Priston shown within Somerset |
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| Population | 250 |
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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 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Avon |
| Ambulance | Great Western |
| European Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Wansdyke to be North East Somerset from next general election. |
| List of places: UK • England • Somerset | |
Priston is a civil parish and village 4 miles (6 km) south west of Bath in the English county of Somerset.
Administratively Priston forms part of the district of Bath and North East Somerset.
[edit] History
Priston is the site of a Roman villa dating from about 100AD. A coffin from this site was discovered in 1917.[1]
The village is recorded in the Domesday Book as including the presence of a church at this time, possibly wooden, however the nave of the Church of St. Luke and St. Andrew was added in the 12th century, and has a tower dating from the 15th century. It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade I listed building.[2] It is crowned with a disproportionately large weather vane given as a gift by the lord of the manor in 1813.[3]
Priston Mill was given by the monks of Bath Abbey in 931. It is powered by a 25 feet (8 m) overshot Water wheel.[3]
Priston was the site of a mine on the Somerset coalfield. The mine closed in 1930.
[edit] References
- ^ Roman Coffin. Priston village web site. Retrieved on 2007-07-05.
- ^ (Church of St. Luke and St. Andrew at Images of England)
- ^ a b Scott, Shane (1995). The hidden places of Somerset. Aldermaston: Travel Publishing Ltd, 22. ISBN 1902007018.
[edit] External links
- Map of the parish on Google Maps
- Village Website
