200 OBBl8TON. . • (IILLt'S Court Sidley Rev. Olarence M.A. Rectory• House Herbert, farmer, The Wainwright Charles Rawlinson J.P. Lee Her«>ert John House, farmer, Barlf'ycom be Manor farm ~

CHURCHILL is a parish and village, in a beautiful from lands in -this parish and at Hutton Moor, and valley on the road from Bristol to , 1~ miles are distributed in gifts of bread and money on Old east from Sandford and station on the Cheddar Christma~ Day and Good Friday. Calamine, formerly Valley branch of the Great Western railway, 13 south­ used in the composition of brass, is found here, and west from Bristol and 4! north from , in the its acquisition at one time afforded employment to Weston-super-Mare division of the county, a great portion of the inhabitants of this and neigh­ division of the Winterstoke hundred, Axbridge petty bouring parishes : its use has, however, been superseded sessional division, union and county court ~district, by another and cheaper material, and consequently rural deanery of Locking, archdeaconry of Wells and it is not now sought after. Mendip Lodge, the resi­ diocese of Bath and Wells. The church of St. John the dence of Capt. Vernon T. Hill J.P. situated; in woods Baptist is a l•uilding of stone in the Perpendicular style, on the sides of the Mendips, is an elegant mansion consisting of chancel, nave of four bays, aisles, south in the ltalian style, with verandahs in front: the porch and an embattled western tower with a turret at ascent to it is by a zigzag road of a mile in length, the north-east angle and crocketed pinnacles, and con­ cut in the side of the hill : from the verandahs varied taining 6 bells : in the church, on the north side of the and extensive views of the surrounding country are chancel is a quaint monument, renovated in 1884 by the obtainable, and the Bristol Channel and Welsh moun­ late C. J. Simmons esq. to Thomas Latch esq. ob. 1644, tains may be seen in the distance. On the summit of and Sarah, his wife; the effigy of the former is clad a high hill, called Dolbury or "Dolberrow," also thE> in a coat of buff and hoots with spurs, and below is property of Capt. Vernon T. Hill J.:P. and about a mile a female effigy in a shroud; on t~e front of the tomb south-east, is an ancient encampment, still remaining are :figures of seven boys and four girls kneeling on in a very perfect state, and covering an area of about 30 cushions; the quaint .but beautiful inscription is said acres : its form is that of an irregular parallelogram, to have been written by the celebrated Dr. Donne: there open at each end and fC>rtified with a double vallum ; is a brass in good preservation, with effigies of a man the south-east side is rendered difficult of access by the in full armour and a lady, and an inscription to Ralph steepness of the hill : Roman and Saxon coins and warlike ..Tenyns, ob. 1572, and Jane, his wife, stated to be :mces­ weapons have frequently been fou.nd here. Churchill tors . of the famous Sarah J ennings, Duchess of Marl­ Court, the property of Arthur H. Giles esq. is near the 'borough: there was formerly a chantry chapel at the church, and was purchased from the Jenyns family in east end of the south aisle ; two stone effigies of a knight r6sr by Sir John Churchill, who died here in 1685, and his lady, once in this chapel, are now in the porch : after which the estate was alienated; it is now (rgr8) the church was restored in r87g-8o at a cost of £I,f)OO, unoccupied. Langford House, the property and resi­ when it was releaded, partially reseated with open benches dence of esq. is pleasantly situated on .of oak and the bells re hung: the chancel was re-seated rising ground adjoining the Bridgwater and Bristol in r 884, and a stained east window erected as a memorial. road, and from which it is approached by a well wooded ·to members of the Simmons family; a memorial windo-w drive through garden and park of about roo acres. was also placed in the south aisle to the Rev. J. A. Giles ·Capt. Ve.rnon T. Hill J.P. and Sidney Hill esq. are chief .D.C.L. of Churchill Court and rector of Sutton, Surrey, landowners. 'l'he soil is light red; on the hills it rests 1807-84, formerly well known as a topographical writer . on the limestone and in the valley on the freestone. and a translator of classical and Anglo-Saxon authors: 'l'he crops are wheat, oats, barley and turnips. The there are sittings for 230 persons. The churchyard was area is 2,444 acres; assessable value, £4,853; the popu- ·enlarged in r8g2 to the extent Df a quarter of an acre. lation in rgn was 779· · A lych gate was also erected in r8g2. The register BLACKMOOR is a hamlet, 2 miles north-east. ·dates from the year 1653. The living is a vicarage, net yearly value £326, with 4 acres of glebe, in the gift of Sexton, Alfred. Dare. · the Dean and Chapter of Bri~tol, and held since rgr6 Post, T., M. 0. & 'felephone Call Office, Churchill.- by the Rev. Joseph William James Pratt B.A. Royal Arthur Carter, sub-postmaster. Letters through University of Ireland. The mission church of St. Bristol; no delivery or dispatch on sundays Mary at Langford, built in rgoo, by the late Field­ Post, M. 0., T. & Telephone Call Office, Blackmoor .- Marshal Sir J. Lintorn A. Simmons, as a memorial t.o Wilham Legge, sub-postmaster. Letters through Dame Blanche Simmons and to other members of the Bristol family, is .an edifice of local stone in the style of Wall Let,te-r Boxes.-Langford road; Churchill Green; the 13th century, and consists of apsidal chancel, nave, Stock & Dolbury vestry, north porch, and a small western turret con­ • taining one bell: in the exterior west wall is a granite UPPER LANGFORD, r mile east, and STOCK, 2 miles · :tablet, with a dedicatory inscription: there are sittings north, are hamlets in this parish. Langford is partly in this parish and partly in that of Burrington. The 'for :1;20 persons. There is an endowment of £8o per year and a residence, given by the late F.M. Sir J. L. Victoria Jubilee Langford Homes, on the Bridgwater A. Simmons. The Rev. William George Iremonger and Bristol road, consist of a picturesque block 9f six M ..A. has been curate in charge since rgr3. There are dwellings, erected in r887-9 and endowed, at a total Wesleyan and Congregation,al chapels.. A new Wes­ cost of about £rs,ooo, by the late Sidney Hill esq. for leyan chapel, in the Gothic style, with Sunday school six persons of either sex. Wall Letter Boxes.--West Langford & Upper Langford attached, wa~ erected in r888 at a cost of £s,ooo, wholly defrayed by the late Sidney Hill esq. of Langford 'Public Elementary School (mixed), erected in 1826 & House; the porch was added, at a cost of ;{,I,ooo, to enlarged in 1874 & again· in r8g6, for r8o children; his memory. The Jubilee •clock Tower was erected Frank Williams, mast,er ;. Misses Gertrude March, · .in r 897 by the late Sidney Hill esq. J .P. to corn­ Dorothy Baker & Bertha Orchard, assistant mistresses , memorate the Diamond Jubilee of Her late Majesty Station, Langford, Charles Davey, sergeant : . The Churchill W esleyan Cottage Carriers.-To Bristol from Church, William Cox, tues. . Jiomes, consisting of twelve dwellings for aged people, thurs. & sat.; to Weston-super-Mare from Churchill, 'WI'ere erected and endowed in 1907 by the late S. Hill Malcolm Atwell, mon. wed. & fri. in winter, daily in esq. The charities, amounting to about £so, are derived summer

CHURCHILL. CO:liMEllCIA.L. London William, butcher Miller Henry, carpenter & builder PRIVATE UF.SIDENTS. Anderson Kenneth M.B.Lond .. M.R.C.S.Eng., L.R.C.P.Lond. phy­ Roynon Thomas Shorland, farmer Bishop Charles, New road sician & surgn. (attends tues.& fri) Say John Gabriel, wine & spirit mer- Cox Mrs. 1 Ash green . Atwell Arthur, farmer chant, Langford road Davis Wilton, Olematis villa Atwell Malcolm, haulage contractor Stuckey Herbt. farmer, Churchill grn Hall Miss, viPw A very Edward (Mrs.), farmer, Watts Emma (Mrs.), farmer, Hill :\'lrs. Thomas, The Beeches Churchill Lower court Churchill park Horne Jan>es Waiter, 2 Ash green Baker Frank, blacksmith W esleyan· Cottage Homes (Misses Lane J oseph, Enderley Baker John, cowkeeper Kate & Emily. March, matrons) Lewis Mrs. Ash house Beacham Frank, cowkP.eper Parker Rev. Edgar Thomas Arnold Carter Arthur, shopkeeper, Post office L.ANGFORD. L.Th. Ilexmeade Griffin Geo. Escott,farmer,Daniel's fro (For other names see Burrington.) Parris Miss, Elmfield Hardy Robert John, beer retailer Pollock James Matthew, Ivy lodge Harris John, cowkeeper, School lane PRIVATE RESIDENTS. Pratt Rev. Joseph William James Hedges Richard, farmer Baber Samuel, Grange farm B.A. (incumbent) Lewis William, farmer, Old farm Barnes Miss, Sunnyside