| Buckland Dinham | |
  Buckland Dinham shown within Somerset |
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| Population | 400 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | Mendip |
| Shire county | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| European Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Somerton and Frome |
| List of places: UK • England • Somerset | |
Buckland Dinham is a small village near Frome in Somerset, England. Somerset ( or) is a county in south west England The County town is Taunton, which is in the south of the county In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government Mendip is also a shortened name for The Mendip Hills, from which this district takes its name Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of Local government outside Greater London Somerset ( or) is a county in south west England The County town is Taunton, which is in the south of the county The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one South West England is one of the Regions of England. It is the largest such region in terms of area and extends from Gloucestershire and Wiltshire to Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. Avon & Somerset Constabulary is the Home Office Police force in England responsible for policing the non-metropolitan county of Somerset and The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service or FRS, covering the counties of Devon and Somerset; it Divisions & Stations The trust is split into 2 divisions West - Devon and Cornwall including West Divisional HQ 999 and PTS Control at South West England is a Constituency of the European Parliament. This is a list of the 646 constituencies currently represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, as at the 2005 general election Somerton and Frome is a Constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places This is a list of cities, Towns Villages and hamlets in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Frome ( (ˈfruːm is a medium-sized Town and Civil parish in Somerset, England, near the Mendip Hills. Somerset ( or) is a county in south west England The County town is Taunton, which is in the south of the county England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The village has a population of 400 (As of 2002 estimate). See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The village's main industry is farming (arable and dairy), but the village is also a dormitory village for the nearby cities Bath and Bristol. Bath is a city in Somerset in the south west of England It is situated west of London and south-east of Bristol. Bristol ( ˈbrɪstəl is a city, Unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, west of London
Michael Bond, the author of Paddington Bear lived in the village. Michael Bond, OBE, (born January 13, 1926 in Newbury Berkshire) is an English Children's author. Paddington Bear is a Fictional character in Children's literature.
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Transportation and geography
Geographically, the village is on the side of a hill (known as Buckland Down). It looks out over a vale formed by several small streams, in particular the Buckland Brook, which leads southwards towards Frome (and other villages such as Great Elm and Mells). For the landmark tree in Boston Common see Boston Common Great Elm is a village and Civil parish between Mells and Frome Mells is a village in Somerset, England, near the town of Frome. The Buckland Brook skirts the north-eastern side of the village.
It is on the A362 road from Radstock to Frome. List of A roads beginning with 3 in Great Britain starting west of the A3 and south of the A4. Radstock is a town in Bath and North East Somerset, England, south west of Bath, and the same distance north west of Frome. Frome ( (ˈfruːm is a medium-sized Town and Civil parish in Somerset, England, near the Mendip Hills. Coming off this at the bottom of the hill is Lower Street, which subsequently turns uphill (as Sands Cross Hill) before looping back to the main road at the top of the village, opposite the Bell public house. Lanes also lead off to Lullington and Great Elm. Lullington is a common place-name in England, and may refer to Lullington Derbyshire Lullington Shropshire
Buckland Dinham has never had a railway station, although the Great Western Railway branch from Frome to Radstock (and thence to Bristol) passes by the bottom of the valley. The Great Western Railway ( GWR) was a British railway company and a notable example of Civil engineering, linking London with the West This is today unused by passenger trains, but limestone trains to Whatley Quarry use the line. Limestone is a Sedimentary rock composed largely of the Mineral Calcite ( Calcium carbonate: CaCO3 Whatley Quarry, is a Limestone Quarry near the village of Whatley on the Mendip Hills, Somerset, England. They then seem to disappear into a clump of trees; in reality, a tunnel entrance is hidden, leading to Vallis Vale and the quarry. Vallis Vale ( is a 239 Hectare biological and Geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset, notified in 1952
History
The village used to be known as Buckland Denham. Denham is believed to be a family name (there are many other villages with Denham in their name) whilst Buckland may refer to a former deer population. A deer is a Ruminant Mammal belonging to the family Cervidae. Although Buckland Dinham itself doesn't have a manor house, it is close to Orchardleigh Estate. Orchardleigh (also spelled Orchardlea is a country estate in Somerset, approximately two miles north of Frome, and on the southern edge of the village of Lullington
There are signs of prehistoric archaeology. A hand axe has been found in Lower Street (which follows the spring line).
The Dorset and Somerset Canal's branch to the Somerset coalfields would have passed via the bottom end of the Buckland vale, had it ever been completed. The Dorset and Somerset Canal was a proposed Canal in the south west of England. The Somerset coalfield included pits in the north Somerset, England, area where Coal was mined from the 15th century until 1973 It is now just off the route of NCR 24 the colliers way. The Murtry Aqueduct remains. [1] Fussell's balance locks were built on the side of Barrow Hill, an extension of the hill on which Buckland Dinham is perched. James Fussell IV (1748-1832 was an iron magnate operating the Old Ironstone Works Mells in Vallis Vale between Mells and Great Elm in The balance lock was a type of lock to transport boats up and down a hillside on a Canal. [2]
References
- ^ Murtry Aqueduct. Images of England. Retrieved on 2006-11-25. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the
- ^ Atthill, Robin (1964). Old Mendip. Newton Abbott: David and Charles. ISBN 0715351710.
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