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: ''This article is about the village. For information on the prehistoric stone circles see Stanton Drew stone circles''
'Stanton Drew' () is a small village within the Chew Valley in Somerset, England, situated north of the Mendip Hills, eight miles south of Bristol in the Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority.
The village is most famous for its prehistoric stone circles, the largest being the Great Circle, a henge monument consisting of the second largest stone circle in Britain (after Avebury). The stone circle is 113 m in diameter and probably consisted of 30 stones, of which 27 survive today.
The village also has a range of listed buildings, dating from the 13th to 15th Centuries, including the church of St Mary the Virgin, the Round House (Old Toll House) and various farmhouses.
Stanton Drew was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as ''Stantone'', meaning 'The stone enclosure with an oak tree' from the Old English ''stan'' and ''tun'' and from the Celtic ''deru''.[1]
The village of Stanton Drew has a population of approximately 500. It includes a primary school, pub (the Druids Arms), church and village hall, which is the venue for a mother and toddler group and preschool as well as various village activities. The area around the village has several dairy and arable farms on neutral to acid red loamy soils with slowly permeable subsoils,[2] however it is also a dormitory village for people working in Bath and Bristol.
During the 19th and 20th centuries there were two coal mines within the parish. Bromley Pit was in operation from 1860 to 1957 and Rydon's (or Riding's) from 1808 to 1833. They formed part of the northern section of the Somerset coalfield.
Stanton Drew, has a Parish council which has some responsibility for local issues, and, along with Chelwood and Clutton, is part of the Clutton 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. 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.
According to the 2001 Census The Clutton Ward (which includes Chelwood and Clutton), had 1,290 residents, living in 483 households, with an average age of 40.3 years. Of these 72% of residents describing their health as 'good', 22% of 16-74 year olds had no qualifications; and the area had an unemployment rate of 2.2% of all economically active people aged 16-74. In the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2004, it was ranked at 24,527 out of 32,482 wards in England, where 1 was the most deprived LSOA and 32,482 the least deprived.[3]
The church is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin, which has been a place of Christian worship for at least eight hundred years. In the north aisle is the Norman bowl of the font and further east the small turret steps behind a glass door that in earlier times led up into a rood loft. Although parts date from the 13th. and 14th. centuries the interior, as it is seen today, shows the work that was carried out in the mid 19th. century. It is a Grade II
★ listed building.[4] The Hazle,[5] Wight Preston[6] and several other unidentified monuments[7][8] in the churchyard are also listed, along with the Piers, gates and overthrow at the north east entrance to churchyard.[9]
The Rectory Farmhouse is a Grade II
★ listed building, dating from the 15th Century.[10] A barn about 35 metres west of the farmhouse dates from the same period,[11] as does a dovecote in the grounds.[12]
At the northern entrance to the village before the bridge over the River Chew is a white thatched, fifteenth century house which became a toll house in the eighteenth century when turnpikes were in use.[13] It is a Grade II listed building.[14]
The Court in Bromley Road dates from 1753 and is a Grade II
★ listed building.[15] It is now used as a nursing home. The walls and piers around this property are themselves grade II listed.[16]
There is some evidence of a watermill, used as a forge in the 1660s, a copper mill from 1713-1860 and then a paper mill.
There are several other listed buildings in the village. The oldest being the 15th century Church Farmhouse.[17]
Buildings from the 17th century include Byemills Farmhouse,[18] Codrington Cottage[19] Stanton Wick Farmhouse,[20] Parson's Farmhouse[21] and another cottage and attached wall near the church.[22]
Later buildings include those from the 19th century such as; Mill Place,[23], and its accompanying wall and piers.[24], Rosedale,[25] and Fern Cottage[26]
The narrow limestone bridge over the River Chew is possibly 13th or 14th Century in origin with more recent repairs. The bridge spans about 12 metres, about 5 metres across footway, parapet wall to each side, about one metre high. Each side has 2 pointed arches with chamfered mouldings and relieving arch, central cutwater with off-sets to each side and pyramidal stone top, inner ribs to vaults; on east side, oval plaque with illegible inscription and strengthening with exposed steel girder. Ancient Monument Avon no. 162.[27]
1. Somerset Place Names, , Stephen, Robinson, The Dovecote Press Ltd, 1992,
2. Area 2 - Chew Valley
3. Neighbourhood Statistics LSOA Bath and North East Somerset 020A Clutton
4. Church of St. Mary
5. Hazle monument
6. Wight Preston Monument
7. Unidentified monument in the churchyard about 3 metres east of south chapel
8. Unidentified monument in the churchyard about 4 metres north east of chancel
9. Piers, gates and overthrow at north east entrance to churchyard
10. Rectory Farmhouse
11. Barn about 35 metres west of Rectory Farmhouse
12. Dovecot about 50 metres west of Rectory Farmhouse
13. Avon Villages, Mason, Edmund J. & Mason, Doreen, , , Robert Hale Ltd, , ISBN 0-7091-9585-0
14. The Round House
15. The court
16. Wall, piers and gates about 16 metres west of The Court
17. Church Farmhouse
18. Byemills Farmhouse
19. Codrington Cottage
20. Stanton Wick Farmhouse
21. Parson's Farmhouse
22. Cottage and attached wall
23. Mill Place
24. Wall and piers about 30 metres north west of Mill Place
25. Rosedale
26. Fern Cottage
27. Bridge over River Chew
★ Stanton Drew Primary School
★ Stanton Drew Church
★ River Chew web site
: ''This article is about the village. For information on the prehistoric stone circles see Stanton Drew stone circles''
'Stanton Drew' () is a small village within the Chew Valley in Somerset, England, situated north of the Mendip Hills, eight miles south of Bristol in the Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority.
The village is most famous for its prehistoric stone circles, the largest being the Great Circle, a henge monument consisting of the second largest stone circle in Britain (after Avebury). The stone circle is 113 m in diameter and probably consisted of 30 stones, of which 27 survive today.
The village also has a range of listed buildings, dating from the 13th to 15th Centuries, including the church of St Mary the Virgin, the Round House (Old Toll House) and various farmhouses.
| Contents |
| Village |
| Coal mining |
| Government and politics |
| Demographics |
| Buildings |
| Church |
| Rectory Farmhouse |
| The Round House |
| The Court |
| Watermill |
| Other Grade II listed buildings |
| Bridge |
| References |
| External links |
Village
Stanton Drew was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as ''Stantone'', meaning 'The stone enclosure with an oak tree' from the Old English ''stan'' and ''tun'' and from the Celtic ''deru''.[1]
The village of Stanton Drew has a population of approximately 500. It includes a primary school, pub (the Druids Arms), church and village hall, which is the venue for a mother and toddler group and preschool as well as various village activities. The area around the village has several dairy and arable farms on neutral to acid red loamy soils with slowly permeable subsoils,[2] however it is also a dormitory village for people working in Bath and Bristol.
Coal mining
During the 19th and 20th centuries there were two coal mines within the parish. Bromley Pit was in operation from 1860 to 1957 and Rydon's (or Riding's) from 1808 to 1833. They formed part of the northern section of the Somerset coalfield.
Government and politics
Stanton Drew, has a Parish council which has some responsibility for local issues, and, along with Chelwood and Clutton, is part of the Clutton 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. 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.
Demographics
According to the 2001 Census The Clutton Ward (which includes Chelwood and Clutton), had 1,290 residents, living in 483 households, with an average age of 40.3 years. Of these 72% of residents describing their health as 'good', 22% of 16-74 year olds had no qualifications; and the area had an unemployment rate of 2.2% of all economically active people aged 16-74. In the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2004, it was ranked at 24,527 out of 32,482 wards in England, where 1 was the most deprived LSOA and 32,482 the least deprived.[3]
Buildings
Church
St Mary the Virgin Church at Stanton Drew
The church is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin, which has been a place of Christian worship for at least eight hundred years. In the north aisle is the Norman bowl of the font and further east the small turret steps behind a glass door that in earlier times led up into a rood loft. Although parts date from the 13th. and 14th. centuries the interior, as it is seen today, shows the work that was carried out in the mid 19th. century. It is a Grade II
★ listed building.[4] The Hazle,[5] Wight Preston[6] and several other unidentified monuments[7][8] in the churchyard are also listed, along with the Piers, gates and overthrow at the north east entrance to churchyard.[9]
Rectory Farmhouse
The Rectory Farmhouse is a Grade II
★ listed building, dating from the 15th Century.[10] A barn about 35 metres west of the farmhouse dates from the same period,[11] as does a dovecote in the grounds.[12]
The Round House
The Round House (Old Toll House) at Stanton Drew.
At the northern entrance to the village before the bridge over the River Chew is a white thatched, fifteenth century house which became a toll house in the eighteenth century when turnpikes were in use.[13] It is a Grade II listed building.[14]
The Court
The Court in Bromley Road dates from 1753 and is a Grade II
★ listed building.[15] It is now used as a nursing home. The walls and piers around this property are themselves grade II listed.[16]
Watermill
There is some evidence of a watermill, used as a forge in the 1660s, a copper mill from 1713-1860 and then a paper mill.
Other Grade II listed buildings
There are several other listed buildings in the village. The oldest being the 15th century Church Farmhouse.[17]
Buildings from the 17th century include Byemills Farmhouse,[18] Codrington Cottage[19] Stanton Wick Farmhouse,[20] Parson's Farmhouse[21] and another cottage and attached wall near the church.[22]
Later buildings include those from the 19th century such as; Mill Place,[23], and its accompanying wall and piers.[24], Rosedale,[25] and Fern Cottage[26]
Bridge
Bridge at Stanton Drew
The narrow limestone bridge over the River Chew is possibly 13th or 14th Century in origin with more recent repairs. The bridge spans about 12 metres, about 5 metres across footway, parapet wall to each side, about one metre high. Each side has 2 pointed arches with chamfered mouldings and relieving arch, central cutwater with off-sets to each side and pyramidal stone top, inner ribs to vaults; on east side, oval plaque with illegible inscription and strengthening with exposed steel girder. Ancient Monument Avon no. 162.[27]
References
1. Somerset Place Names, , Stephen, Robinson, The Dovecote Press Ltd, 1992,
2. Area 2 - Chew Valley
3. Neighbourhood Statistics LSOA Bath and North East Somerset 020A Clutton
4. Church of St. Mary
5. Hazle monument
6. Wight Preston Monument
7. Unidentified monument in the churchyard about 3 metres east of south chapel
8. Unidentified monument in the churchyard about 4 metres north east of chancel
9. Piers, gates and overthrow at north east entrance to churchyard
10. Rectory Farmhouse
11. Barn about 35 metres west of Rectory Farmhouse
12. Dovecot about 50 metres west of Rectory Farmhouse
13. Avon Villages, Mason, Edmund J. & Mason, Doreen, , , Robert Hale Ltd, , ISBN 0-7091-9585-0
14. The Round House
15. The court
16. Wall, piers and gates about 16 metres west of The Court
17. Church Farmhouse
18. Byemills Farmhouse
19. Codrington Cottage
20. Stanton Wick Farmhouse
21. Parson's Farmhouse
22. Cottage and attached wall
23. Mill Place
24. Wall and piers about 30 metres north west of Mill Place
25. Rosedale
26. Fern Cottage
27. Bridge over River Chew
External links
★ Stanton Drew Primary School
★ Stanton Drew Church
★ River Chew web site
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