Towns & cities · South East England
Coleford
Coleford — village in Somerset, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Midsomer Norton · 4.6 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Coleford is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 2,313 people. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Somerset, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.2442°, -2.4519°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Coleford is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, on the Mells River in the Mendip Hills, about 5.5 miles (9 km) west of Frome. The parish includes the hamlets of Lipyeate and Newbury, and had a population of 2,313 in 2011.
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Background
History
Coleford was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Colford, meaning the hill ford, possibly from the Old French col and ford, or alternatively the coal ford, a ford over which charcoal was carried. There are visible remains of an unfinished engineering project, the Dorset and Somerset Canal aqueduct, known locally as the 'Huckyduck', which was abandoned in 1803. The village once had several coalmines as part of the now closed Somerset coalfield. Just north of Coleford there were the collieries of Newbury and Mackintosh. Mackintosh opened in 1867 but closed in 1919, due to flooding.
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- Coordinates
- 51.2442, -2.4519
- District
- Somerset
- Parish
- Coleford
- Postcode
- BA3 5PB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Frome and East Somerset
- Population
- 2,313
- Nearest railway station
- Midsomer Norton — 4.6 km
- Official site
- www.colefordpc.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q613289 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Coleford, Somerset (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Colefordchurch.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Coleford?
- Coleford is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BA3 5PB), in the parish of Coleford.
- Is Coleford free to visit?
- Yes, Coleford is free to enter.
- How do I get to Coleford?
- The nearest railway station is Midsomer Norton, about 4.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BA3 5PB.