POINTS OF INTEREST About Chewton Keynsham 1. The Horse Trough Chewton Keynsham nestles in the valley of the river Chew. The Chew had 2. Douglas motor cycle trials took mills along its course, originally corn place on Uplands Hill in the 1920s mills, then tucking mills: Chewton Mill Chewton and 30s. was converted into a paper mill in 3. Uplands Bridge is a medieval stone 1678, then rebuilt in 1762 after a fire, Keynsham packhorse bridge. as a logwood mill for the dyeing industry. From 1896 to 1922 the mill Footpaths 4. In 1968 the Chew flooded the was used to generate electricity for the valley through Chewton, leaving Keynsham Electric Light and Power destruction in its wake Company. Industry depended on waterpower from the river and coal 5. The small Chewton Mission seams beneath the valley - a number Church, once the village school, is of shafts were sunk between Chewton still a focus of village life, and was and Compton Dando. Trams took the recently refurbished coal to the river, but the development of larger pits around Radstock brought 6. Chewton Place, built in 1766, but extraction in Chewton to an end beset by financial problems, has around 1870. been let out to tenants for much of its life (including reputed Eastern Refreshments: There are no facilities European spies just before the in the village, but the Compton Inn, war!). It was most recently a in Compton Dando, is close, and wedding venue but is now again to there are many pubs, cafes and be a private home. restaurants in Keynsham 7. A folly, known locally as the Owl Tower, was built in the grounds in the late 18th century .