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| Unitary authority | Bath and North East Somerset |
| Ceremonial county | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BRISTOL |
| Postcode district | BS40 |
| Dialling code | 01761 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Avon |
| Ambulance | Great Western |
| European Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Wansdyke |
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Compton Martin (grid reference ST545570) is a small village within the Chew Valley in Somerset and civil parish in the North Somerset unitary authority in England. 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 Bath and North East Somerset (commonly referred to as BANES or B&NES) is a Unitary authority that was created on 1 April 1996 The ceremonial counties are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government as the Counties for the purposes of the Lieutenancies 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 A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system UK Postal codes are known as postcodes. UK postcodes are Alphanumeric. The, also known as the Bristol postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Axbridge, Banwell, Bristol, Cheddar, Clevedon The UK Telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Telephone Numbering Plan, is the system used for assigning Telephone numbers in the United 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 The Avon Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory FRS or Fire and Rescue Service covering the area of what used to be the County of Avon (1974-1996 The Great Western Ambulance Service NHS Trust (GWAS is UK National Health Service (NHS trust providing emergency and non emergency 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 Wansdyke is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Boundaries The constituency covers the part of Bath and North East Somerset that is not in the Bath constituency. 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. 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 Chew Valley is an area in North Somerset, England named after the River Chew, which rises at Chewton Mendip, and joins the River Avon Somerset ( or) is a county in south west England The County town is Taunton, which is in the south of the county A civil parish in the United Kingdom is a unit of local government. North Somerset is a Unitary authority in England. Its area covers part of the ceremonial county of Somerset but it is administered See also Independent city A unitary authority is a type of Local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all Local government functions 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 . It lies between Chew Valley Lake and Blagdon Lake, north of the Mendip Hills, approximately 10 miles south of Bristol on the A368 road Weston-super-Mare to Bath. Location Chew Valley Lake in the Chew Valley at the northern edge of the Mendip Hills, surrounded by meadows and woods and close to the villages of Chew Blagdon Lake lies in the Chew Valley at the northern edge of the Mendip Hills, approximately 10 mi (16 km south of Bristol. The Mendip Hills (commonly called The Mendips) are a range of Limestone hills situated to the south of Bristol and Bath in Somerset Bristol ( ˈbrɪstəl is a city, Unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, west of London The A368 is a part Primary status A road in North Somerset, England. Weston-super-Mare is a Seaside resort town and Civil parish in North Somerset, England. Bath is a city in Somerset in the south west of England It is situated west of London and south-east of Bristol.
The village has a population of approx 500. A spring rises near the church and feeds the village duck pond, which used to power a paper mill,[1] and ultimately becomes the River Yeo. For duck as a food see Duck (food; for other meanings see Duck (disambiguation. For other rivers called Yeo see River Yeo The River Yeo (often referred to as the Congresbury Yeo, after the village of Congresbury
The Big Green Gathering takes place at Fernhill Farm above the village. The Big Green Gathering (BGG is an annual Festival that is held every summer in the Mendip Hills between Charterhouse and Compton Martin,
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Government and politics
Compton Martin is part of the Chew Valley South Ward which is represented by one councillor on the Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority which has wider responsibilities for services such as education, refuse, tourism etc. Bath and North East Somerset (commonly referred to as BANES or B&NES) is a Unitary authority that was created on 1 April 1996 See also Independent city A unitary authority is a type of Local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all Local government functions The village is a part of the Wansdyke constituency, which will become North East Somerset at the next general election and part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament. Wansdyke is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Boundaries The constituency covers the part of Bath and North East Somerset that is not in the Bath constituency. South West England is a Constituency of the European Parliament.
Demographics
According to the 2001 Census The Chew Valley South Ward (which includes Nempnett Thrubwell), had 1,032 residents, living in 411 households, with an average age of 42. Nempnett Thrubwell ( is a small village in dairying country on the western edge of Bath and North East Somerset, in the county of Somerset, England 1 years. Of these 74% of residents describing their health as 'good', 20% of 16-74 year olds had no qualifications; and the area had an unemployment rate of 1. 7% of all economically active people aged 16-74. In the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2004, it was ranked at 22,950 out of 32,482 wards in England, where 1 was the most deprived LSOA and 32,482 the least deprived. [2]
Church of St Michael the Archangel
The church, which was built in the Norman period is dedicated to St Michael the Archangel. The Church of St Michael the Archangel ( is in the village of Compton Martin, Somerset England Norman vaulting can be seen in the chancel and Jacobean work in choir stalls and organ screen. The tower is approached from the nave via a lofty Tudor panelled arch which together with the tower itself dates from the early 16th century. It is some 70 feet high and contains six 18th century bells, five of which were cast by the Bilbies of Chew Stoke. Chew Stoke is a small village and Civil parish in the Chew Valley, in Somerset, England about south of Bristol. In the north wall is a recess containing the effigy of Thomas de Moreton which was discovered in 1858.
Above the ceiling of the Bickfield Chapel there is a void which contains a columbarium or dovecote. A columbarium (plural columbaria or columbariums) is a place for the respectful and usually public storage of cinerary Urns (i This housed 140 “squabs” or pigeons in 1606 for the rector’s table. [3]
The church is a grade I listed building (Church of St Michael and All Angels at Images of England), and several of the monuments in the church yard also have listed status; (King Walter monument at Images of England), (Symes monument at Images of England), (Unidentified monument and Crosse monument at Images of England)
Wade and Wade in their 1929 book "Somerset" described the church as "quite remarkable" "The church is one of the finest bits of Norm. A listed building in the United Kingdom is a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural historical or cultural significance work in the county. The nave is entirely late Norm. , and possesses the unusual feature of a clerestory. The fine arcades, with their cylindrical columns and circular abaci, are too obvious to escape notice, but particular attention should be paid to the twisted pillar on the N. E. The chancel has an extremely low quadripartite vault, the effect of which is rather spoilt by the distortion of the chancel arch through some defect in the foundations. The aisles are Perp. , and the one on the S. curiously encloses the clerestory. Note (1) the junction of the Perp. arch and Norm. pillars, (2) recessed effigy of a lady at E. end of N. aisle, (3) semi-circular recess, probably for additional altar (cp. Cudworth); (4) Norm. font on a fluted pedestal, (5) Perp. screen, said to have been an importation. There is a Perp. W. tower of weak design and poor workmanship, opening into the nave by a panelled arch. " Somerset by Wade, G.W. & Wade, J.H., available at Project Gutenberg. Project Gutenberg, abbreviated as PG, is a volunteer effort to Digitize, archive and distribute Cultural works
History
There is evidence of habitation of the area from prehistoric times and the Romans mined lead in the local hill.
According to Robinson it is listed in the 1086 Domesday Book as Comtona. The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey [4]
The Manor of Compton was given by William the Conqueror to Serlo de Burci. William I of England ( 1027 His reign which brought Norman culture to England had an enormous impact on the subsequent course of England in the Middle Ages Serlo de Burci was a Norman of the eleventh century After the Norman Conquest of England he became a Tenant-in-chief and major landowner in south-west England In the reign of Henry I of England it passed to his grandson, Robert fitz Martin who gave the village the latter half of its name. Henry I (c 1068/1069 – 1 December 1135) was the fourth son of William I the Conqueror, the first King of England after the Norman Robert FitzMartin (c 1095?&ndashc 1159 was a Norman Knight and first Lord of Cemais, Wales.
In the 14th century the Manor passed to the Wake family. Alice, wife of Ralph de Wake was tried and sentenced to be burned for the murder of her husband. Perhaps she is the inspiration for the legendary White Lady, a ghostly figure said to haunt the parish.
Compton Martin was the birthplace of Saint Wulfric (1080-1154), hermit and miracle worker. Saint Wulfric, (born 1080(? at Compton Martin, died 20 February 1154 at Haselbury Plucknett) was a hermit and miracle worker frequently visited
Around 1500 Teazle farming for use in the weaving of cloth became a major local industry.
In 1770 a new whipping post was installed by the pond for corporal punishment for minor offenses such as petty larceny and vagrancy or absence from church.
The organ from Frenchay Unitarian Church came from the former Compton Martin Methodist Church in 1980.
Compton Martin Ochre Mine is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)[5]
Other Grade II listed buildings
- (Moat Farmhouse at Images of England)
- (Coombe Lodge at Images of England)
- (Earl's Farmhouse at Images of England)
- (Parsons Hill and Old Rectory and attached stable block at Images of England)
- (Combe Farmhouse at Images of England)
- (Highfield House at Images of England)
References
- ^ Atthill, Robin (1976). Compton Martin Ochre Mine ( is a 085 Hectare Geological and biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near the village of Compton Martin, Somerset Mendip: A new study. Newton Abbott: David & Charles. ISBN 0715372971.
- ^ Neighbourhood Statistics LSOA Bath and North East Somerset 021B Chew Valley South. Office of National Statistics 2001 Census. Retrieved on 2006-04-25. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar.
- ^ A COLUMBARIUM AT COMPTON MARTIN CHURCH, Vol 143 - 1999
- ^ Robinson, Stephen (1992). Somerset Place Names. Wimbourne: The Dovecote Press Ltd. ISBN 1874336032.
- ^ Compton Martin Ochre Mine (Mineralogy of the Mendips) GCR database
External links
- Compton Martin
- Area 4 - Mendip Slopes. BANES Environmental Services. Retrieved on 2006-04-23. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at
- map of Compton Martin circa 1900
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