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"BANWELL, a parish in the hundred of Winterstoke, in the county of Somerset, 4 miles to the N.W. of Axbridge. Weston-super-Mare is its post town. It is situated at the northern foot of the Mendip Hills, near the coast of the Bristol Channel, and is a station on the Bristol and Exeter railway. A monastery existed here in the Saxon period, and was destroyed by the Danes. The manor of Banwell has been hold since the time of Edward the Confessor by the bishops, of Bath and Wells, who had a palace here, which was erected by Bishop Beckington. Iron is obtained in the parish, and exported to South Wales. Two caverns discovered in the rock have excited some interest, and are named the Stalactite and the Bone Caverns. In the latter were many bones of animals mixed with gravel and stones. A small stream rises near the village, and flowing through the valley, falls into the Channel near Woodspring." From The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) Transcribed by Colin Hinson © 2003
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- Postcards of Banwell
- Details of Somerset Heritage Centre holdings relating to this parish.
References in the British Library:
- The Western Mendips: Winscombe, Axbridge, Banwell, Yatton, etc., Somerset ... With map of the district [and illustrations].. 1910
| St Andrew, Banwell |
- The section of The National Gazetteer (1868) relating to this parish - transcribed by Colin Hinson.
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Banwell to another place.
- The Ordnance Survey 1:10560 County Series 1st edition (c.1884-1887) map of the area provided by Somerset Heritage Centre.
- The Ordnance Survey 1:10560 County Series 2nd edition (c.1900) map of the area provided by Somerset Heritage Centre.
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference ST391609 (Lat/Lon: 51.344249, -2.875414), Banwell which are provided by:
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- National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
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- Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.
You can also see Family History Societies covering the nearby area, plotted on a map. This facility is being developed, and is awaiting societies to enter information about the places they cover.