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Human settlement in England
Queen Charlton is a small village within the civil parish of Compton Dando , within the unitary authority area of Bath and North East Somerset in Somerset , England. The nearest town is Keynsham , which lies approximately 2 miles (3.2 km ) north east of the village.
The village was originally simply Charlton , recorded in 1291 as Cherleton . It was an estate of Keynsham Abbey until the Dissolution , and the prefix was added when the estate was given by Henry VIII to Queen Catherine Parr .[1]
An aerial view of the village.
The Church of St Margaret dates from the 12th century. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building .[2] village green .[3]
In 1931 the civil parish had a population of 94.[4] [5]
Notable residents
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The author Dick King-Smith lived in Queen Charlton until his death in 2011.[6]
References
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^ Watts, Victor, ed. (2010), "Queen Charlton", The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names , Cambridge University Press, p. 126, ISBN 978 0 521 16855 7
^ "Church of St Margaret" . historicengland.org.uk . Retrieved 13 January 2008 .
^ "Cross on Village Green, in front of Tolzey Cottage" . historicengland.org.uk . Retrieved 13 January 2008 .
^ "Population statistics Queen Charlton Ch/CP through time" . A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 3 October 2023 .
^ "Relationships and changes Queen Charlton Ch/CP through time" . A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 3 October 2023 .
^ "Author Dick King-Smith dies, aged 88" . Evening Post . This is Bristol. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2011 .
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