St Anne's in the Springtime
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St Anne's in the Springtime
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 16 Feb 2017
The snowdrops are now blooming in the churchyard. Oldland was a small and inconspicuous hamlet on the Siston Brook for most of its history, but the nearby coalfields soon became a magnet for the population. The Industrial Revolution increased the demand and the village grew quickly. Up to that time it was under the jurisdiction of Bitton - some distance away - and this site, on a hilltop overlooking the valley, was a chapel of ease for some time. St Anne's is a relatively new building; it was founded by Canon Ellacombe and opened for divine service on Sunday November 14th, 1830.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.438549
Longitude
-2.47817