Winscombe

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This article is about the English village. For the New Zealand locality, see Winscombe, New Zealand.
Winscombe
Winscombe (Somerset)
Winscombe

Winscombe shown within Somerset
OS grid reference ST425575
Unitary authority North Somerset
Ceremonial county Somerset
Region South West
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town WINSCOMBE
Postcode district BS25
Dialling code 01934
Police Avon and Somerset
Fire Avon
Ambulance Great Western
European Parliament South West England
UK Parliament Weston Super Mare
List of places: UK • England • Somerset

Coordinates: 51°18′49″N 2°49′35″W / 51.3136, -2.8263

The Bridge going over Woodborough Road in Winscombe on the A371 Which used to be the old railway bridge and is now used for the Strawberry Line Railway Walk And Cycle path
The Bridge going over Woodborough Road in Winscombe on the A371 Which used to be the old railway bridge and is now used for the Strawberry Line Railway Walk And Cycle path
The Millennium Green at Winscombe, on the site of the former railway station.
The Millennium Green at Winscombe, on the site of the former railway station.

Winscombe is a village in North Somerset, England, close to the settlements of Axbridge and Cheddar, on the western edge of the Mendip Hills. Weston-super-Mare is also nearby.

It has been suggested that the name is presumed to mean a valley belonging to a Saxon named Wine. [1]

There are two schools in the village, as well as community and sports facilities. State secondary education is provided at nearby Churchill School. There is a Society of Friends' school called Sidcot near the village.

The Parish of Winscombe and Sandford, centred around the Parish Church of Saint James, includes the villages of Barton, Oakridge, Sandford, Sidcot and Woodborough.

Winscombe grew in the 19th century with the arrival of a branch of the Great Western Railway, opened in 1869. This was the Cheddar Valley line (also known as The Strawberry Line), which ran from Yatton to Wells via Cheddar. The railway was closed in 1963, and today, the route is a public footpath, and the site of the former Winscombe station is now the Millennium Green. It is possible to walk, or cycle, from the station to Yatton, and in the opposite direction through the railway tunnel at Shute Shelve Hill to Axbridge and Cheddar.

Every year, the village hosts the annual Michaelmas fair, a chance for the villagers to show of their handiwork and produce.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Autumn newsletter 2007 (PDF). Mendip Hills AONB. Retrieved on 2007-09-25.

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