Conkwell

Conkwell
Conkwell
 Conkwell shown within Wiltshire
Population 35 
OS grid referenceST792626
Civil parishWinsley
Unitary authorityWiltshire
Ceremonial countyWiltshire
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Bradford on Avon
Postcode district BA15
Dialling code 01225
Police Wiltshire
Fire Wiltshire
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK ParliamentChippenham
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Coordinates: 51°21′43″N 2°18′00″W / 51.362°N 2.300°W / 51.362; -2.300

Conkwell is a hamlet in Winsley parish, Wiltshire, England, near the county border of North East Somerset. It is about 2.3 miles (3.7 km) west of Bradford on Avon and 3 miles (5 km) southeast of the city of Bath. The settlement was established to house the workers in the local stone quarries.

There used to be a small chapel serving the community, which has been incorporated into one of the dwellings.

At the end of the Dundas Aqueduct on the Kennet and Avon Canal a wharf was constructed serving the Conkwell stone quarries.[1]

References

  1. Halse, Roger; Simon Castens (2000). The Somersetshire Coal Canal: A Pictorial Journey. Bath: Millstream Books. ISBN 0-948975-58-X.

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