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churchyard with an inscription ‘Roger the Norman lies here’. A board show the list of Rector beginning with Richard Cumin 1198. The building comprises a Tower, a Nave, a Chancel which was enlarged in the early 1900s, a Vestry added in 1840, a North Aisle rebuilt in 1820 and the South Porch has a date of 1793. The organ, from a chapel in Exeter Cathedral, was installed in the mid 1800s. There is a magnificent millennium cross carved by local craftsmen and a great East Window based on a passage from Revelations which was installed in 1962. Until 1996, built into the buttress on the North East corner of the church was a pagan Roman Altar stone which is now in the Roman Baths in the city of Bath. A display board in the church tells visitors all about it. Some mild reordering has taken place but the oak pews are still in place.
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The church was substantial changed during the 1700s and 1800s. Inside the church is a Norman font, probably a replica, a memorial to the Branch Family dated 1732 and a large board dedicated to Jerome Harvey a local benefactor dated 1637. At the back of the Nave is a Norman ledger stone found in the
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has responsibility for local issues, including setting an annual precept (local rate) to cover the council’s operating costs and producing annual accounts for public scrutiny. The parish council evaluates local planning applications and works with the local police, district council officers, and
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groups on matters of crime, security, and traffic. The parish council's role also includes initiating projects for the maintenance and repair of parish facilities, such as the
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suggest "The church is of 14th-cent. workmanship, but the chancel and S. porch respectively bear the dates 1793 and 1735 (probably referring to repairs). It is a Grade II
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and strategic planning, although fire, police and ambulance services are provided jointly with other authorities through the
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Compton Dando is part of the Saltford Ward which is represented by two councillors on the
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with responsibility for almost all local government functions within its area including
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style, with a square tower. It has a date of 1735 on the chancel, but is mostly
372: 1510: 1339: 1157: 1152: 548: 544: 485: 365: 952:"Neighbourhood Statistics LSOA Bath and North East Somerset 016B Farmborouch" 339: 326: 1410: 1217: 1202: 540: 204: 1292: 1232: 1207: 1147: 1117: 693: 599: 415: 396: 384: 369: 152: 72: 1287: 1247: 1137: 1127: 564: 552: 388: 376: 186: 1262: 1237: 1009: 665: 1277: 707: 490: 455:, the village was held by Alexander de Alno in the 12th century. 1076: 907:
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Bath and North East Somerset's area covers part of the
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Its administrative headquarters is in 1010:Somerset by Wade, G.W. & Wade, J.H. 777: 387:, and lies 7 miles (11.3 km) from 278: 234: 202: 178: 92: 30: 815:Roe, Margaret; Rebecca Palmer (2001). 678:party-list proportional representation 383:council area and ceremonial county of 668:in January 2020, which elected seven 262: 250: 238: 224: 212: 192: 160: 142: 124: 58: 7: 402:The parish includes the villages of 1040:National Heritage List for England 666:Britain leaving the European Union 426:It is on the route of the ancient 14: 688:According to the 2001 Census the 636:The parish is represented in the 395:, and 3 miles (4.8 km) from 930:A vision of Britain Through Time 642:Parliament of the United Kingdom 555:. They are also responsible for 57: 50: 39:Church of St Mary, Compton Dando 32: 1068:Map of Compton Dando circa 1900 658:South West England constituency 589:Great Western Ambulance Service 551:, leisure services, parks, and 511:. It provides a single tier of 418:, and has a population of 589. 1426:Wurt Pit and Devil's Punchbowl 646:North East Somerset and Hanham 585:Avon and Somerset Constabulary 391:, 8 miles (12.9 km) from 289:North East Somerset and Hanham 1: 1386:Dundry Main Road South Quarry 495:War Memorial in Compton Dando 1470:Bath and North East Somerset 817:The Village of Compton Dando 723:, is a small edifice in the 581:Avon Fire and Rescue Service 505:Bath and North East Somerset 381:Bath and North East Somerset 135:Bath and North East Somerset 16:Village in Somerset, England 95:OS grid reference 21:Human settlement in England 1553: 1532:Civil parishes in Somerset 981:Pevsner, Nikolaus (1958). 932:. 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Gray stone building with arched windows. Square tower topped with spirelet, flagpole and weather vane. Foreground has small trees and bushes and a wooden rail fence.
Church of St Mary, Compton Dando
Compton Dando is located in Somerset
Somerset
OS grid reference
ST647647
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Bath and North East Somerset
Ceremonial county
Somerset
Region
South West
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
BS39
Dialling code
Police
Avon and Somerset
Fire
Avon
Ambulance
South Western
UK Parliament
North East Somerset and Hanham
UK
England

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