Cromhall
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Cromhall is a village in South Gloucestershire
, England. It lies between Bagstone
and Charfield
on the B4058. It also borders Leyhill
Cromhall is about 1 mile from Falfield
on the A38 Tortworth
turn off. Tortworth Estate is owned by Lord Morton, Earl of Ducie
. The village of Cromhall is spread out and about 1 mile long. The gargoyled church of St Andrews is situated in Rectory Lane and was built over a monastery. There is an area named Abbotside close to the church. The church of England
village school, is also called St Andrews and is situated next to the church. It is said that there is a tunnel which runs under the church yard, across the field and eventually comes out at Abbotside. It is believed to have been used in Tudor times during the reign of Henry VIII as a safe passage by monks from the abbey. Abbotside lies to the bottom of Butchers Hill and is also known as The Cunnigers which is believed to be an Anglo Saxon
word for stream in a valley.
At the other end of the village towards Yate
, there is a small lane called Cowship Lane. In the village there is a post office
, garage and a local pub called The Royal Oak.
Turning left out of Cowship Lane towards Bagstone, there is a place called Badger wood which does have a live badger sett and is protected by local people. This wood was once an active coal mine - one of several in Cromhall. This site was the "New Engine works" believed to have operated from about 1827 - 1854. Local stories that the mine closed due to flooding with many men drowned here and buried in Cromhall church yard have not been substantiated. The remains of the engine house and shaft top, now completely filled in are still visible.
South Gloucestershire
South Gloucestershire is a unitary district in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, in South West England.-History:The district was created in 1996, when the county of Avon was abolished, by the merger of former area of the districts of Kingswood and Northavon...
, England. It lies between Bagstone
Bagstone
Bagstone is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. On the B4058 between Rangeworthy and Cromhall...
and Charfield
Charfield
Charfield is a village and civil parish in South Gloucestershire, England lying near the Little Avon River and south-west of the town of Wotton-under-Edge....
on the B4058. It also borders Leyhill
Cromhall is about 1 mile from Falfield
Falfield
Falfield is a village, located near the northern border of the South Gloucestershire district of Gloucestershire, England. The area has a Wotton-under-Edge post code and so is often incorrectly listed as being in the Stroud district of Gloucestershire....
on the A38 Tortworth
Tortworth
Tortworth is a hamlet, and civil parish, near Thornbury in South Gloucestershire, England. It has a population of 150, and is noted for a huge and ancient chestnut tree, believed to be over 1000 years old. The tree, in St...
turn off. Tortworth Estate is owned by Lord Morton, Earl of Ducie
Earl of Ducie
Earl of Ducie is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1837 for Thomas Reynolds Moreton, 4th Baron Ducie. The family descends from Edward Moreton , who married Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Ducie. Their son Matthew Ducie Moreton represented Gloucestershire in the House of...
. The village of Cromhall is spread out and about 1 mile long. The gargoyled church of St Andrews is situated in Rectory Lane and was built over a monastery. There is an area named Abbotside close to the church. The church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
village school, is also called St Andrews and is situated next to the church. It is said that there is a tunnel which runs under the church yard, across the field and eventually comes out at Abbotside. It is believed to have been used in Tudor times during the reign of Henry VIII as a safe passage by monks from the abbey. Abbotside lies to the bottom of Butchers Hill and is also known as The Cunnigers which is believed to be an Anglo Saxon
Anglo-Saxons
Anglo-Saxon is a term used by historians to designate the Germanic tribes who invaded and settled the south and east of Great Britain beginning in the early 5th century AD, and the period from their creation of the English nation to the Norman conquest. The Anglo-Saxon Era denotes the period of...
word for stream in a valley.
At the other end of the village towards Yate
Yate
Yate is a town in South Gloucestershire, England, at the southwest extremity of the Cotswold Hills, 12 miles northeast of the city of Bristol. At the 2001 census the population was 21,789. The town of Chipping Sodbury is continuous with Yate to the east...
, there is a small lane called Cowship Lane. In the village there is a post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
, garage and a local pub called The Royal Oak.
Turning left out of Cowship Lane towards Bagstone, there is a place called Badger wood which does have a live badger sett and is protected by local people. This wood was once an active coal mine - one of several in Cromhall. This site was the "New Engine works" believed to have operated from about 1827 - 1854. Local stories that the mine closed due to flooding with many men drowned here and buried in Cromhall church yard have not been substantiated. The remains of the engine house and shaft top, now completely filled in are still visible.