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Coalpit Heath
Village in South Gloucestershire, England
Village in South Gloucestershire, England
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | England |
| static_image_name | Bristol MMB «A6 Coalpit Heath Viaduct.jpg |
| static_image_caption | The South Wales Main Line viaduct |
| at Coalpit Heath | |
| static_image_2 | Stsaviourcoalpitheath.jpg |
| static_image_2_caption | St Saviours Church, Coalpit Heath |
| population | 1886 |
| population_ref | (2011 census) |
| coordinates | |
| official_name | Coalpit Heath |
| civil_parish | Westerleigh and Coalpit Heath |
| unitary_england | South Gloucestershire |
| lieutenancy_england | Gloucestershire |
| region | South West England |
| constituency_westminster | Thornbury and Yate |
| post_town | Bristol |
| postcode_district | BS36 |
| postcode_area | BS |
| dial_code | 01454 |
| os_grid_reference | ST675806 |
at Coalpit Heath Coalpit Heath is a small village in the civil parish of Westerleigh and Coalpit Heath, in South Gloucestershire, England, south of Yate. Frampton Cotterell lies along the northwest border.
The village contains three pubs, a post office, and a primary school. St Saviour's parish church was designed by William Butterfield in 1844 and was his first Anglican Church. Other amenities include Bitterwell Lake at Henfield, Coalpit Heath Cricket Club at Ram Hill, and a 27-hole golf course (The Kendleshire).
History
The village was founded as a coal mining settlement. One pit was on Frog Lane at ST 685 815 (to the north east of the village). Other mines operated between Mayshill and Nibley to the north and at Ram Hill and Henfield to the south. These were served by a railway line, closed some decades ago and no longer visible on the ground. In 1949 the coal ran out. When the Kendleshire golf course was built, the remains of many bell pits were found.
In literature
A number of sources, including Frank Barrett's book Where Was Wonderland? A Traveller's Guide to the Settings of Classic Children's Books, cite Coalpit Heath as the setting for the Dick King Smith children's book The Sheep-Pig, later adapted for film as Babe.
The South Gloucestershire Mines Research Group have written two books on Coalpit Heath and the surrounding area, including Frog Lane and Kingswood Coal.
References
References
- "Coalpit Heath".
- "The Manor Church of England Primary School". The Manor Church of England Primary School.
- "Beginnings". Coalpit Heath.
- "The Kendleshire". The Kendleshire.
- Ordnance survey one-inch map of Great Britain, Sheet 156 Bristol and Stroud, Seventh series 1949, 1963 revision
- (13 July 2018). "The Bristol farm which inspired Babe the pig could be turned into houses – but author Dick King-Smith's family is fighting back". Bristol Live.
- (2009). "Frog Lane Colliery". South Gloucestershire Mining Research Group.
- (2008). "Kingswood Coal". South Gloucestershire Mines Research Group.
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