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Clapton-in-Gordano

Clapton in Gordano
Clapton-in-Gordano (Somerset) St Michael's Church - geograph.org.uk - 67569.jpg
St Michael's Church
Red brick building with tall chimneys. In the foreground is an arcjed gateway.
Clapton Court
Clapton in Gordano is located in Somerset
Clapton in Gordano
Clapton in Gordano
Clapton in Gordano shown within Somerset
Population 348 (2011)
OS grid reference ST475740
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BRISTOL
Postcode district BS20
Dialling code 01275
Police Avon and Somerset
Fire Avon
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Somerset
51°27′45″N 2°45′18″W / 51.4625°N 2.7550°W / 51.4625; -2.7550Coordinates: 51°27′45″N 2°45′18″W / 51.4625°N 2.7550°W / 51.4625; -2.7550

Clapton in Gordano is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. It is situated within the Unitary authority of North Somerset on the southern side of the Gordano Valley, immediately adjacent to the M5 motorway. The parish has a population of 348. There is a village football club, Clapton in Gordano FC. They currently run two sides with a view to continue progressing throughout the leagues. Their home ground is currently Clapton Lane, Portishead.

The name Gordano comes from Old English and is descriptive of the triangular shape of the whole valley from Clevedon to Portishead, being the ablative singular of the Latinised form of Gorden meaning muddy valley.

Roman coin hoards have been discovered in Clapton. The first discovery was in 1891 when 35 'third bras' coins were found at the top of Tickenham Hill. The second hoard of about 3500 bronze coins was discovered between 1922 and 1924 in a field between the church and the rectory. Some of the coins are in the Museum of Somerset while the majority were sold to the Nicholson Museum in Australia in 1949.

The parish of Clapton was part of the Portbury Hundred.

Coal was mined in the area in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Half a mile west of the village is a manor house (now a farm). Another notable historic building in the village is The Black Horse pub, a 17th-century inn and former magistrate's gaol.

Sperrings Farm with its 500-year-old listed farmhouse is situated on the outskirts of the village.

The parish council has responsibility for local issues, including setting an annual precept (local rate) to cover the council’s operating costs and producing annual accounts for public scrutiny. The parish council evaluates local planning applications and works with the local police, district council officers, and neighbourhood watch groups on matters of crime, security, and traffic. The parish council's role also includes initiating projects for the maintenance and repair of parish facilities, such as playgrounds and dog fouling, as well as consulting with the district council on the maintenance, repair, and improvement of highways, drainage, footpaths, public transport, and street cleaning. Conservation matters (including trees and listed buildings) and environmental issues are also of interest to the council.


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