Towns & cities · South East England
Priston
Priston — village in Somerset, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Oldfield Park · 5.8 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Priston is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 232 people. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Somerset, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.3432°, -2.4399°.
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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
Priston is a civil parish and village 4 miles (6 km) south west of Bath in Bath and North East Somerset, which is within the English ceremonial county of Somerset. The parish includes the hamlet of Wilmington.
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Background
History
A walled field boundary, which marks the boundary between the manor of Priston village and the former manor of Wilmington hamlet contains megaliths, indicating it may have been a boundary in pre-historic times. Priston is the site of a Roman villa dating from about 100 AD. A coffin from this site was discovered in 1917. Around 925 the manor of Priston was given by king Æthelstan to Bath Abbey. The parish of Priston was part of the Keynsham Hundred, The village is recorded in the Domesday Book as including the presence of a church, possibly wooden; however the nave of the Church of St Luke and St Andrew was added in the 12th century, and the church has a tower dating from the 15th century.…
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- Coordinates
- 51.3432, -2.4399
- District
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Parish
- Priston
- Postcode
- BA2 9EE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Frome and East Somerset
- Population
- 232
- Nearest railway station
- Oldfield Park — 5.8 km
- Official site
- neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q639353 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Priston (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Luke and St Andrew's Church, Priston, Somerset.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Priston?
- Priston is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BA2 9EE), in the parish of Priston.
- Is Priston a protected site?
- Yes — Priston is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Priston free to visit?
- Yes, Priston is free to enter.
- How do I get to Priston?
- The nearest railway station is Oldfield Park, about 5.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BA2 9EE.