- Hinton Charterhouse
infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Hinton Charterhouse
population = approx. 400
os_grid_reference = ST775585
latitude= 51.3256longitude= -2.3235
unitary_england=
Bath and North East Somerset
lieutenancy_england=Somerset
region= South West Englandpost_town =
postcode_district = BA2
postcode_area=BA
dial_code =
constituency_westminster = Wansdyke to be North East Somerset from next general election.Hinton Charterhouse is a small village in the
Bath and North East Somerset unitary authority,Somerset ,England .The chapter house with library and dovecote above, of the former
Carthusian Hinton Priory dates from1232 and is a grade Ilisted building . [cite web | title=The chapter house | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?id=32550 | accessdate=2006-11-20] The priory was founded in 1232 by Ela, Countess of Salisbury who also foundedLacock Abbey .cite book |title=The hidden places of Somerset |last=Scott |first=Shane |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1995 |publisher=Travel Publishing Ltd |location=Aldermaston |isbn=1902007018 |pages=18-19 ]The Church of
St John the Baptist dates from the same period and is grade II* listed. [cite web | title=Church of St John the Baptist | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?id=32516 | accessdate=2006-11-20]The village is served by two excellent pubs; the Stag Inn [http://www.thestaginn.co.uk/] and the Rose & Crown [http://www.roseandcrown-butcombe.com/] , a vehicle repair garage; Charterhouse Works and Fortnum & Jacob [http://www.fortnumandmason.com/] the local stores and Post Office
The local paper is the occasionally published 'Hinton Bugler'.
During the
Second World War ,GHQ Line ran just to the north of Hinton Charterhouse. At (Hedge) Hog Wood remains of an anti-tank ditch and other trenchworks can still be seen. These rare survivors as well as rather more robust pillboxes were constructed as a part of British anti-invasion preparations. [Foot, 2006, p283-288.]References
Further reading
*cite book
last = Foot
first = William
title = Beaches, fields, streets, and hills ... the anti-invasion landscapes of England, 1940
publisher = Council for British Archaeology
year = 2006
isbn = 1-902771-53-2External links
* [http://www.hintoncharterhouse.com/ Hinton Charterhouse]
*EHbarName|Hinton+Priory
* [http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/Maps/OS62htm/2106.htm Map of Hinton Charterhouse circa 1900]
* [http://www.somerset3d.co.uk/logos%20&%20pictures/town%20&%20village%20pages/hintoncharterhouse.html Photos of Hinton Charterhouse in 3d (Anaglyphs)]
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
