Conkwell

Conkwell is a hamlet in Winsley parish, Wiltshire, England, near the county border with North East Somerset. It is about 2.3 miles (3.7 km) west of Bradford on Avon and 3 miles (5 km) southeast of the city of Bath. The settlement was established to house the workers in the local stone quarries. The southern side is in Winsley, but the northern is in the Somerset parish of Bathford.[1]

Conkwell
Conkwell Location within Wiltshire
Population	35
OS grid reference	ST792626
Civil parish	Winsley
Unitary authority	Wiltshire
Ceremonial county	Wiltshire
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Bradford on Avon
Postcode district	BA15
Dialling code	01225
Police	Wiltshire
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Chippenham

There used to be a small chapel serving the community, which has been incorporated into one of the dwellings.[2][3] Conkwell Grange, to the south of the hamlet, is a country house built in 1907, designed in 17th-century style by E. G. Dawber for J. Thornton;[4] the house is surrounded by an estate, created at the same time.[5]

At the end of the Dundas Aqueduct on the Kennet and Avon Canal, a wharf was constructed serving the Conkwell stone quarries.[6]

References

1. "Conkwell, Winsley". Bradford on Avon Museum. 30 September 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
2. Kirkwood, Holly (21 August 2013). "Beautiful cottage near Bath for sale". Country Life.
3. Harris, Khim (2004). Evangelicals and Education: Evangelical Anglicans and Middle-class Education in Nineteenth-century England. Paternoster Press. p. 212. ISBN 978-1842-2725-03.
4. Historic England. "Conkwell Grange (1180870)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
5. "Winsley". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
6. Halse, Roger; Simon Castens (2000). The Somersetshire Coal Canal: A Pictorial Journey. Bath: Millstream Books. ISBN 0-948975-58-X.

External links

• Conkwell at Streetmap.co.uk