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Burnett has spent two lots of 400 years under the single ownership of first the church and then Bristol Municipal Charities, has resulted in little change with the village
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system (Burnett Fault) runs approximately east–west just to the north of the village (an extension of the Newton fault,), and the two rises on
Burnett Hill (B3116) represent the eroded scarps of two branches of this fault. In contrast, the steady incline of the B3116 from Burnett south to the
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cloud sometimes forms inland, reducing the number of hours of sunshine. Annual sunshine rates are slightly less than the regional average of 1,600 hours. In
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Burnett gave rise to the need for a village school which was built in 1859 and the 1871 census showed the highest number of residents as 101. However, following the drift from agriculture based livelihood to urban living the school was closed in 1922.
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A small industrial estate off Gypsy Lane in the village includes premises for
Network Commercial Systems Ltd, Helphire (UK) Ltd Aurora Scientific, Bath Bus Co, Casella Hazmat, Crescent Sash Services, Top Tier, Wessex Plant and other small companies.
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Primary school, Chandag infants and junior school and new school St Keyna primary school (a merge of Keynsham primary school and 150 yr old Temple Primary school). There are also two secondary schools,
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of 1086 with 30 inhabitants. In 1102 the village came under the control of the powerful ecclesiastical body of
Tewkesbury Abbey and the Benedictine monks stopped to worship and rest at St Michael's Church en route to Glastonbury.
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