Claverton, Somerset
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 Claverton Pumping Station |
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| Claverton shown within Somerset | |
| Population | 115 |
| OS grid reference | ST784642 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BATH |
| Postcode district | BA2 |
| Dialling code | 01225 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Avon |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | |
Claverton is a small village and civil parish about 2 miles (3 km) east of Bath at the southern end of the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, in Somerset, England. The parish has a population of 115.
The parish was part of the hundred of Hampton.
Claverton Pumping Station is a pumping station, which pumps water from the River Avon to the Kennet and Avon Canal using power from the flow of the River Avon. It is designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building.
The American Museum in Britain is based at Claverton Manor, in a house designed by Jeffry Wyattville and built in the 1820s. (Grid reference ST 785640). It is a Grade I listed building.
Claverton was recognised as being of special architectural and historic interest and was designated a Conservation Area in November 1981.
The parish falls within the unitary authority of Bath and North East Somerset which was created in 1996, as established by the Local Government Act 1992. It provides a single tier of local government with responsibility for almost all local government functions within its area including local planning and building control, local roads, council housing, environmental health, markets and fairs, refuse collection, recycling, cemeteries, crematoria, leisure services, parks, and tourism. It is also responsible for education, social services, libraries, main roads, public transport, trading standards, waste disposal and strategic planning, although fire, police and ambulance services are provided jointly with other authorities through the Avon Fire and Rescue Service, Avon and Somerset Constabulary and the Great Western Ambulance Service.
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