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*[[James Dyson]]'s estate, [[Dodington Park]] is near Tormarton.<ref>http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/bristolrugby/news/Built-slave-trade/article-906764-detail/article.html This is Bristol: Footsteps into History - Dodington</ref> |
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Revision as of 23:29, 31 May 2009
Tormarton is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. It is one mile North-East of junction 18 of the M4 motorway, with the A46 road. As of 2001 there were 144 households and the population was 348.[1] A National Trail, the Cotswold Way passes through the village. There is a church, a hotel, a pub and a number of bed and breakfasts in the village. In 2008 SITA made a planning application to build a large in-vessel composting facility near Tormarton.[2] Previously SITA had been proposing to site it on a brown field site in Pucklechurch but this was met with opposition from residents due to concerns it could pose a health risk and be a eyesore. The proposed facility would handle 30,000 tonnes of waste a year. BBC News reported that it was controversial with residents in Tormarton too.[3]
History
In 1968 the bodies of three Bronze Age men were discovered near Tormarton, when a gas pipeline was being installed. Unusually two of the bodies showed combat wounds, they are now located in Bristol City Museum. Further excavations were made in 1999 and 2000, these found remains of two other bodies. They were estimated to be 3,500 years old. They are all thought to have all died at a similar time and were then buried in a ditch.[4]
Notable residents
- James Dyson's estate, Dodington Park is near Tormarton.[5]
References
- ^ http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=791638&c=GL9+1JA&d=16&e=13&g=400502&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1243292389028&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779
- ^ Planning documentation In-vessel composting plant Tormarton, South Gloucestershire, UK], planning.southglos.gov.uk
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/7622466.stm
- ^ Prehistoric archaeology - the dead of Tormarton. South Gloucestershire Council. 2009-05-25. URL:http://www.southglos.gov.uk/NR/exeres/752627d3-23ca-44d3-94a5-ea11258e05b7. Accessed: 2009-05-25. (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/5h2rTyF5q)
- ^ http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/bristolrugby/news/Built-slave-trade/article-906764-detail/article.html This is Bristol: Footsteps into History - Dodington