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.[2]
Priston is the site of a Roman villa dating from about 100 AD. A coffin from this site was discovered in 1917.[3]
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. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.[6] It is crowned with a disproportionately large weather vane given as a gift by the lord of the manor in 1813.[7]
The manor was held by the Prior of Bath Abbey until the dissolution of the monasteries, passing into the hands of the laity. From the 18th century to 20th centuries it was held by the Jenkins family.[4]
Priston Mill was given by the monks of Bath Abbey in 931. It is powered by a 25 feet (8 m) overshot water wheel.[7] The present building dates from the late 18th or early 19th century and is maintained in working condition.[8] The associated tithe barn was built around 1700 and is currently used as a wedding and conference venue.[9]
Priston was in KeynshamPoor Law Union, with records showing it had a population of 292 in 1861, including the hamlet of Wilmington.[10]
Priston was the site of a mine on the Somerset coalfield. The mine closed in 1930.
^"Bathavon RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
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Priston Village Design Statement (PDF) (Report). Bath and North East Somerset Council. 16 May 2018.
December 18, 2023
priston, civil, parish, village, miles, south, west, bath, bath, north, east, somerset, which, within, english, ceremonial, county, somerset, parish, includes, hamlet, wilmington, church, luke, andrew, location, within, somersetpopulation232, grid, referencest. 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 PristonChurch of St Luke and St Andrew PristonPristonLocation within SomersetPopulation232 1 OS grid referenceST694605Unitary authorityBath and North East SomersetCeremonial countySomersetRegionSouth WestCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townBATHPostcode districtBA2PoliceAvon and SomersetFireAvonAmbulanceSouth WesternUK ParliamentNorth East SomersetList of places UK England Somerset 51 20 36 N 2 26 24 W 51 3432 N 2 4399 W 51 3432 2 4399 Contents 1 History 2 Governance 3 References 4 External linksHistory editA 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 2 Priston is the site of a Roman villa dating from about 100 AD A coffin from this site was discovered in 1917 3 Around 925 the manor of Priston was given by king AEthelstan to Bath Abbey 4 The parish of Priston was part of the Keynsham Hundred 5 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 It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building 6 It is crowned with a disproportionately large weather vane given as a gift by the lord of the manor in 1813 7 The manor was held by the Prior of Bath Abbey until the dissolution of the monasteries passing into the hands of the laity From the 18th century to 20th centuries it was held by the Jenkins family 4 Priston Mill was given by the monks of Bath Abbey in 931 It is powered by a 25 feet 8 m overshot water wheel 7 The present building dates from the late 18th or early 19th century and is maintained in working condition 8 The associated tithe barn was built around 1700 and is currently used as a wedding and conference venue 9 Priston was in Keynsham Poor Law Union with records showing it had a population of 292 in 1861 including the hamlet of Wilmington 10 Priston was the site of a mine on the Somerset coalfield The mine closed in 1930 Governance editThe parish falls within the unitary authority of Bath and North East Somerset which was created in 1996 as established by the Local Government Act 1992 Before 1974 the parish was part of the Bathavon Rural District 11 The parish is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom as part of North East Somerset citation needed References edit Priston Parish Neighbourhood Statistics Office for National Statistics Archived from the original on 1 January 2014 Retrieved 31 December 2013 World Heritage Site Setting Study rev4 current 22 10 09 WEB VERSION PART 5 PDF Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority archived from the original PDF on 15 January 2011 Roman coffin Priston village website Retrieved 5 July 2007 a b Robinson W J 1915 West Country Churches Bristol Bristol Times and Mirror Ltd pp 120 124 Somerset Hundreds GENUKI Retrieved 15 October 2011 Church of St Luke and St Andrew historicengland org uk English Heritage Retrieved 14 August 2008 a b Scott Shane 1995 The hidden places of Somerset Aldermaston Travel Publishing Ltd p 22 ISBN 1 902007 01 8 Priston Mill and attached pond dam and walls historicengland org uk English Heritage Retrieved 14 August 2008 The History of Priston Mill Priston Mill Archived from the original on 25 April 2008 Retrieved 14 August 2008 Parliamentary papers books google co uk 2 ed vol 49 1861 retrieved 12 March 2011 Bathavon RD A vision of Britain Through Time University of Portsmouth Retrieved 4 January 2014 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Priston Map of the parish on Google Maps Village Website Priston Village Design Statement PDF Report Bath and North East Somerset Council 16 May 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Priston amp oldid 1186384453, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
