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{{infobox UK place| |
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|country = England |
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|official_name= Farrington Gurney |
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|population = |
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|os_grid_reference = ST629556 |
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|latitude= 51.2987 |
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|longitude= -2.5327 |
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|unitary_england= [[Bath and North East Somerset]] |
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|lieutenancy_england = [[Somerset]] |
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|region= South West England |
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|post_town = [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]] |
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|postcode_district= BS39 |
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|postcode_area= BS |
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|dial_code = |
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|constituency_westminster = [[Wansdyke (UK Parliament constituency)|Wansdyke]] |
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|constituency_westminster1= ([[North East Somerset (UK Parliament constituency)|North East Somerset]]<br> from next general election). |
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}} |
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[[Image:Farringtongurneychurch.jpg|thumb|left|Church of St John the Baptist]] |
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'''Farrington Gurney''' ({{gbmapping|ST629556}}) is an [[England|English]] village situated in [[Bath and North East Somerset]] unitary authority. The village lies on the junction of the [[A37 road|A37]] and [[A362]] in [[Somerset]]. |
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In the [[Domesday book]] the village was known as Ferentone,<ref>{{cite book | author = Mason, Edmund J. & Mason, Doreen | year 1982 | title = Avon Villages | publisher = Robert Hale Ltd | id=ISBN 0-7091-9585-0 }}</ref> the second part of the name is believed to come from the Gournays, its ancient possessors, including Robert de Gournay in 1225 of whom Sir Thomas de Gournay was concerned in the murder of [[Edward II of England|Edward II]] at [[Berkeley Castle]], for which his estates were confiscated, and Farrington has since been annexed to the [[Duchy of Cornwall]]. |
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The church is a small stone edifice dedicated to [[St John the Baptist]], originally of [[Norman architecture]], rebuilt in Gothic style by [[John Pinch]] the younger in 1843.<ref name="pevsner">{{cite book | author = Pevsner, Nikolaus | year = 1958 | title = The Buildings of England : North Somerset and Bristol | publisher = Penguin Books | id=ISBN 0-14-071013-2 }}</ref> The stump of the medieval cross and a carving over the door survive from an earlier building.<ref>{{cite book |last=Atthill |first=Robin |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Mendip: A new study |year=1976 |publisher=David & Charles |location=Newton Abbott |isbn= 0715372971 }}</ref> |
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The manor house is believed to date from 1637 and the old parsonage from around 1700.<ref name="pevsner" /> |
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Industry included [[coal mining]] on the [[Somerset coalfield]] from about 1780 but the local pits closed in the 1920s.<ref>{{cite book |last=Down |first=C.G. |authorlink= |coauthors=A. J. Warrington |title=The history of the Somerset coalfield |year=2005 |publisher=Radstock Museum |location=Radstock |id=ISBN 0-9551684-0-6 }}</ref> |
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There used to be an unmanned railway station or "halt" between [[11 July]] [[1927]] and [[2 November]] [[1959]] when the [[Bristol and North Somerset Railway]] line closed. |
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There is a primary school in the village. |
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A [http://www.farringtongolfclub.net/ golf club] is available. |
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It is mentioned in the song 'Somerset Born And Proud' by [[The Wurzels]]. |
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== References == |
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== External links == |
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*[http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/BathNES/environmentandplanning/planningservices/Landscape/rlarea8.htm BANES Rural Areas Area 8 Farrington Gurney Farmlands] |
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* [http://www.somerset3d.co.uk/gallery.htm#f Photos of Farrington Gurney in 3d (Anaglyphs)] |
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* [http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/Maps/OS62htm/1916.htm map of Farrington Gurney circa 1900] |
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[[Category:Villages in Somerset]] |
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[[Category:Bath and North East Somerset]] |
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[[Category:Somerset coalfield]] |
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[[fr:Farrington Gurney]] |
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Revision as of 13:31, 14 October 2008
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