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Revision as of 13:34, 14 October 2008
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| OS grid reference | ST629556 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Bath |
| Postcode district | BS39 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Avon |
| Ambulance | South Western |
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Farrington Gurney (grid reference ST629556) is an English village situated in Bath and North East Somerset unitary authority. The village lies on the junction of the A37 and A362 in Somerset.
In the Domesday book the village was known as Ferentone,[1] 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 at Berkeley Castle, for which his estates were confiscated, and Farrington has since been annexed to the Duchy of Cornwall.
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.[2] The stump of the medieval cross and a carving over the door survive from an earlier building.[3]
The manor house is believed to date from 1637 and the old parsonage from around 1700.[2]
Industry included coal mining on the Somerset coalfield from about 1780 but the local pits closed in the 1920s.[4]
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.
There is a primary school in the village.
A golf club is available.
It is mentioned in the song 'Somerset Born And Proud' by The Wurzels.
References
- ^ Mason, Edmund J. & Mason, Doreen. Avon Villages. Robert Hale Ltd. ISBN 0-7091-9585-0.
{{cite book}}: Text "year 1982" ignored (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Pevsner, Nikolaus (1958). The Buildings of England : North Somerset and Bristol. Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-071013-2.
- ^ Atthill, Robin (1976). Mendip: A new study. Newton Abbott: David & Charles. ISBN 0715372971.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Down, C.G. (2005). The history of the Somerset coalfield. Radstock: Radstock Museum. ISBN 0-9551684-0-6.
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