Cemeteries · South West England
Filton Cemetery
Also known as: Filton
Filton Cemetery is a cemetery in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Filton Abbey Wood · 1.5 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Filton Cemetery is a cemetery in South-West England of architectural and local-history note. The site is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the Filton and Bradley Stoke parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Filton Abbey Wood, about 1.5 km away. Postcode area BS16.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Severn Estuary SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Filton is a suburban town and civil parish in South Gloucestershire, England, 6 miles (10 km) north of Bristol. Along with nearby Patchway and Bradley Stoke, Filton forms part of the Bristol urban area and has become an overflow settlement for the city. Filton has large areas of open space which include several playing fields, a golf course and the former Filton Airport (closed in 2012).
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Background
History
]] Thousands of mites, farthings and other coins of the Roman emperors, Domitian, Constantine and Constans were found in a bank by some boys in 1880. Many of the coins were in excellent condition. At the start of the 20th century, Filton was a small village, still detached from the city of Bristol to the south. Farming was the principal occupation. However, there was a large factory-like laundry in the village, opposite Filton House, owned by Samuel Shield. The Bristol to South Wales railway line passed through the village. There was a small station near the site of the current Abbey Wood station. A much larger railway station, known as Filton Junction, opened in 1910, after the alternate…
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- Coordinates
- 51.4987, -2.5431
- District
- South Gloucestershire
- Parish
- Stoke Park and Cheswick
- Postcode
- BS16 1QE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Filton and Bradley Stoke
- Nearest railway station
- Filton Abbey Wood — 1.5 km
- Official site
- filtontowncouncil.gov.uk
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Filton Cemetery?
- Filton Cemetery is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode BS16 1QE), in the parish of Stoke Park and Cheswick.
- Is Filton Cemetery a protected site?
- Yes — Filton Cemetery is part of the Severn Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Filton Cemetery?
- The nearest railway station is Filton Abbey Wood, about 1.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BS16 1QE.