Freshford, Somerset
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Freshford is a village and civil parish in the Avon valley 6 miles (10 km) south-east of Bath, in the county of Somerset, England. The parish has a population of 551.[1] It is in the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), within the Green Belt[2] and is in a conservation area.
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Freshford | |
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The brewery chimney at Freshford Mill | |
Location within Somerset | |
Population | 551 [1] |
OS grid reference | ST785603 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BATH |
Postcode district | BA2 |
Police | Avon and Somerset |
Fire | Avon |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
51.339°N 2.305°W / 51.339; -2.305 |
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The village of Freshford includes the smaller hamlets of Friary, Sharpstone, Park Corner, Woodside and Staples Hill, which are separated from the village centre by a few hundred metres of open fields.
The village history goes back to Saxon times and it expanded with the growth of local industry but is now largely residential.