Towns & cities · South East England
Freshford
Freshford — village and civil parish in Somerset, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Freshford · 0.6 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Freshford is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 530 people. Address: BA2. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Somerset, England". Coordinates: 51.3418°, -2.3093°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Freshford is a village and civil parish in the Avon valley 6 miles (10 km) south-east of Bath, in the county of Somerset, England. The parish has a population of 551. It is in the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), within the Green Belt and is in a conservation area. The village of Freshford includes the smaller hamlets of Friary, Sharpstone, Park Corner, Woodside and Staples Hill, which are separated from the village centre by a few hundred metres of open fields. The village history goes back to Saxon times and it expanded with the growth of local industry but is now largely residential.
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Background
History
The village has existed since Saxon times, Freshford Bridge over the River Frome dates from the early to mid 16th century. In the 19th century freestone and fuller's earth were mined in the parish and employment included the manufacture of cloth, operation of malt-kilns, breweries, and fulling-mills. The importance of weaving can be seen at the now derelict site of Freshford Mill, and the numerous weavers' cottages in the village. The war memorial in the village commemorates the 17 men from the village who died in World War I and four from World War II.
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- Coordinates
- 51.3418, -2.3093
- District
- Wiltshire
- Parish
- Limpley Stoke
- Postcode
- BA2
- Parliamentary constituency
- Melksham and Devizes
- Population
- 530
- Nearest railway station
- Freshford — 0.6 km
- Official site
- neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q2042618 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Freshford, Somerset (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Freshford Mill.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Freshford?
- Freshford is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BA2), in the parish of Limpley Stoke.
- Is Freshford a protected site?
- Yes — Freshford is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Freshford free to visit?
- Yes, Freshford is free to enter.
- How do I get to Freshford?
- The nearest railway station is Freshford, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BA2.