Hinton Charterhouse
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| Hinton Charterhouse | |
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| Population | approx. 400 |
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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 |
| Postcode district | BA2 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Avon |
| Ambulance | Great Western |
| UK Parliament | Wansdyke to be North East Somerset from next general election. |
| European Parliament | South West England |
| List of places: UK • England | |
Hinton Charterhouse is a small village in the Bath and North East Somerset unitary authority, Somerset, England.
The chapter house with library and dovecote above, of the former Carthusian Hinton Priory dates from 1232 and is a grade I listed building.[1]
The Church of St John the Baptist dates from the same period and is grade II* listed.[2]
During the Second World War, GHQ Line ran just to the north of Hinton Charterhouse. At Hog Wood remains of an anti-tank ditch and other trenchworks can still be seen. These rare survivors as well as rather more robust pillboxes were constructed as a part of British anti-invasion preparations.[3]
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[edit] Notes
- ^ The chapter house. Images of England. Retrieved on 2006-11-20.
- ^ Church of St John the Baptist. Images of England. Retrieved on 2006-11-20.
- ^ Foot, 2006, p283-288.
[edit] General references
- Foot, William (2006). Beaches, fields, streets, and hills ... the anti-invasion landscapes of England, 1940. Council for British Archaeology. ISBN 1-902771-53-2.
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