Pensford
Sign in to savePensford is the largest village in the civil parish of Publow in Somerset, England. It lies in the Chew Valley, approximately south of Bristol, west of Bath, and north of Wells. It is on the A37 road from Bristol to Shepton Mallet.
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Place details
- Locality
- Bristol
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 870
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Key facts
- UK place.population_ref
- approx. 1,000
- UK place.static_image_name
- Pensford and Viaduct.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Aerial photo of Pensford with the Pensford Viaduct in the foreground
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Pensford
- UK place.civil_parish
- Publow
- UK place.unitary_england
- Bath and North East Somerset
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Somerset
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- North East Somerset and Hanham
- UK place.post_town
- Bristol
- UK place.postcode_district
- BS39
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Publow
- Image
- Pensford and Viaduct.jpg
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- P8168
- Esquiline Hill
- P12749
- Eugen Hadamovsky
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Article
15 sectionsContents
- History
- Coal mining
- 1968 Floods
- Government and politics
- Demographics
- Buildings
- St Thomas à Becket Church
- The lock-up
- Pubs
- Other Grade II listed buildings
- Surrounding area
- Notable people
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Pensford is the largest village in the civil parish of Publow in Somerset, England. It lies in the Chew Valley, approximately south of Bristol, west of Bath, and north of Wells. It is on the A37 road from Bristol to Shepton Mallet.
Pensford was identified as being of special architectural and historic interest and was designated as a Conservation Area in May 1988.