Radstock
Sign in to saveRadstock is a town and civil parish on the northern slope of the Mendip Hills in Somerset, England, about south-west of Bath and north-west of Frome. It is within the area of the unitary authority of Bath and North East Somerset. The Radstock built-up area had a population of 9,419 at the 2011 Census.
Key facts
- UK place.static_image_name
- RadstockMineWheel.jpg
- UK place.static_image_alt
- Large wheel on brick tower.
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- The old winding wheel on a headframe, now in the centre of Radstock, in front of the Radstock Museum
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Radstock
- UK place.population
- 9,419
- UK place.population_ref
- (built-up area, 2011)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Radstock
- UK place.unitary_england
- Bath and North East Somerset
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Somerset
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Frome and East Somerset
- UK place.post_town
- RADSTOCK
- UK place.postcode_district
- BA3
- UK place.postcode_area
- BA
- UK place.dial_code
- 01761
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- ST689550
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Article
15 sectionsContents
- History
- Coal mining
- Governance
- Geography
- Population
- Transport
- Memorial Gardens
- Museum
- Education
- Sport and leisure
- Media
- Religious sites
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Radstock is a town and civil parish on the northern slope of the Mendip Hills in Somerset, England, about south-west of Bath and north-west of Frome. It is within the area of the unitary authority of Bath and North East Somerset. The Radstock built-up area had a population of 9,419 at the 2011 Census.
Radstock has been settled since the Iron Age, and its importance grew after the construction of the Fosse Way, a Roman road. The town grew after 1763, when coal was discovered in the area. Large numbers of mines opened during the 19th century, including several owned by the Waldegrave family, who had been Lords of the Manor since the Civil War. Admiral Lord Radstock, brother of George, fourth Earl Waldegrave, took the town's name as his title when created a Baron.