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His choice to live in Bitton may have been through family connections in the village or links with his father’s interests in the Kennet & Avon Canal Co. and its developing work in the area. Paper Manufacturing family Sommerville employed many local villagers at The Bitton Mill and in the early 1890’s The Grange became the home of William Sommerville (1836-1906), wife Marriane and children.
- Chapels
The Wesleyan Chapel, Bitton. Bitton used to have two...
- Short
In 1898, Edwin Henry Short (Harry) married Eliza Higby and...
- Torrance
The name Torrance became part of Bitton’s history when in...
- St Anne's School
H.T. Ellacombe, wrote, “A National School for 200 children...
- Avon Valley Railway
The line continued to flourish until the 1950s when cheaper...
- HN Ellacombe
Ellacombe was born at the vicarage, Bitton, Gloucestershire,...
- Sir Bernard Lovell
Physically very frail, Lovell lived in quiet retirement in...
- Hat Making
Most of the hats were of felt construction with beaver or...
- Chapels
A market in Bitton every Tuesday in the C13. A charter from Henry III in 1230 granted the right for a market to be held every Tuesday in Bitton. This was part of the rights granted by the King to William de Putot who owned part of the manors of Bitton and Mangotsfield. William, who was born in Bitton, later became Sheriff of Gloucestershire and ...
Mar 9, 2021 · Henry Aston Barker (1774 – 19 July 1856) was a Scottish landscape and panorama painter and exhibitor who lived in Bitton. 8 Mar 2022 Ke ynsham Workhouse – Children – Elizabeth White The article describes the conditions for children placed in Keynsham Union Workhouse which was set up in 1837 to replace the Poor Houses in Bitton, Oldland and seventeen other local parishes.
Bitton is a village and civil parish of South Gloucestershire in England, to the east of the Greater Bristol area on the River Boyd. It is in South Gloucestershire . The parish of Bitton has a population of 9,307, and apart from the village itself, includes Swineford , Upton Cheyney , Beach, Oldland Common , North Common and part of Willsbridge .
Sep 24, 2008 · The History of the Parish of Bitton, in the County of Gloucester Bookreader Item Preview
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Heritage. St Mary’s has been at the heart of Bitton village for over a thousand years. Although most of the present church is Norman, some pre-conquest architecture is still visible. It is possible that there has been a place of worship on this site since Roman times when the Via Julia (now the A431) ran westwards from Bath through the village.
