POINTS OF INTEREST About Burnett

1. St Michael's church, dates from The name Burnett probably comes the 13th century. There are two from the old English baernet meaning ancient listed tombs, either side of a place cleared by burning. There is the church porch. evidence of a Roman settlement here. In 1102 the village came under Burnett 2. The old village pump, once the Tewkesbury Abbey and the monks main source of water, stands at the stopped here to worship at St Footpaths centre of the village and was Michael's church en route to renovated in 2000 to mark the Glastonbury. millennium. After the Dissolution, Burnett passed to a wealthy Bristol merchant , John 3. The Paget family have been Cutte, commemorated in a brass in farming Elm Farm since 1755. the chancel of the church. Another 4. The Burnett Fault runs east-west Bristol merchant, John Whitson, just to the north of the village. The bequeathed Burnett in trust to found fields in the bottom of the valley the country's oldest surviving girl's close to the River Chew, formed school, Red Maids. The school choir part of the Somerset Coalfield, and still periodically performs in the church coal was worked here in the 18th here. century. Refreshments: There are no facilities 5. The grade II listed Manor House in the village. The Compton Inn in dates from the 17th century Compton Dando and Wheatsheaf Inn at Corston Fields are close, and 6. The grade II listed Burnett House there are many inns, cafes and was built in 1829. restaurants in Keynsham.