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Conkwell, BRADFORD-ON-AVON, BA15 2JG

It is not surprising that few Geographers have made it to Conkwell, which must be one of the most secluded villages in Wiltshire. To reach it from the Winsley bypass one must go down a long, narrow winding lane with high stone walls on either side. Conkwell Farm, on Blackberry Lane, is a name that might be familiar to owners of classic cars. https://www.siddeley.org/

The path continues to contour through Conkwell Wood. The walk leaves the hamlet of Conkwell and initially contours south through the dense Conkwell Wood. A turn west leads to a very steep descent towards the valley bottom where runs the River Avon, the Wessex Main Line railway, the Kennet and Avon Canal and the A36 road. The return journey first crosses diagonally across open fields before a steep ascent through woodland leads back to Conkwell. About 1¼ miles.

The path turns west at this point and begins to descend steeply. Wet leaves on the rocky path made the going very slippery. The walk leaves the hamlet of Conkwell and initially contours south through the dense Conkwell Wood. A turn west leads to a very steep descent towards the valley bottom where runs the River Avon, the Wessex Main Line railway, the Kennet and Avon Canal and the A36 road. The return journey first crosses diagonally across open fields before a steep ascent through woodland leads back to Conkwell. About 1¼ miles.

The path through Conkwell Wood. The walk leaves the hamlet of Conkwell and initially contours south through the dense Conkwell Wood. A turn west leads to a very steep descent towards the valley bottom where runs the River Avon, the Wessex Main Line railway, the Kennet and Avon Canal and the A36 road. The return journey first crosses diagonally across open fields before a steep ascent through woodland leads back to Conkwell. About 1¼ miles.

Fungi on the woodland floor, alongside the path. The walk leaves the hamlet of Conkwell and initially contours south through the dense Conkwell Wood. A turn west leads to a very steep descent towards the valley bottom where runs the River Avon, the Wessex Main Line railway, the Kennet and Avon Canal and the A36 road. The return journey first crosses diagonally across open fields before a steep ascent through woodland leads back to Conkwell. About 1¼ miles.

From this road junction there are three ways to go, to Warleigh, to Bradford on Avon and to Bath. This is the way to Bath. Conkwell is a hamlet in Wiltshire, very near the county border with North East Somerset. It is some 3 miles southeast of Bath and about 2¼ miles west of Bradford-on-Avon. The settlement was established to house the workers of the quarries of building stone on both sides of Conkwell. A steep inclined tramway installed at the beginning of the 19th century carried stone down to a wharf on the Kennet & Avon Canal at Dundas Aqueduct.

From this road junction there are three ways to go, to Warleigh, to Bradford on Avon and to Bath. Conkwell is a hamlet in Wiltshire, very near the county border with North East Somerset. It is some 3 miles southeast of Bath and about 2¼ miles west of Bradford-on-Avon. The settlement was established to house the workers of the quarries of building stone on both sides of Conkwell. A steep inclined tramway installed at the beginning of the 19th century carried stone down to a wharf on the Kennet & Avon Canal at Dundas Aqueduct.

Looking from the top of the hamlet towards the road junction. Conkwell is a hamlet in Wiltshire, very near the county border with North East Somerset. It is some 3 miles southeast of Bath and about 2¼ miles west of Bradford-on-Avon. The settlement was established to house the workers of the quarries of building stone on both sides of Conkwell. A steep inclined tramway installed at the beginning of the 19th century carried stone down to a wharf on the Kennet & Avon Canal at Dundas Aqueduct.

From this road junction there are three ways to go, to Warleigh, to Bradford on Avon and to Bath. This is the way to Bradford. Conkwell is a hamlet in Wiltshire, very near the county border with North East Somerset. It is some 3 miles southeast of Bath and about 2¼ miles west of Bradford-on-Avon. The settlement was established to house the workers of the quarries of building stone on both sides of Conkwell. A steep inclined tramway installed at the beginning of the 19th century carried stone down to a wharf on the Kennet & Avon Canal at Dundas Aqueduct.

A pair of cottages built in the 18th century with later additions and alterations. Constructed of rubble stone with an ashlar front. all under a tile roof. Conkwell is a hamlet in Wiltshire, very near the county border with North East Somerset. It is some 3 miles southeast of Bath and about 2¼ miles west of Bradford-on-Avon. The settlement was established to house the workers of the quarries of building stone on both sides of Conkwell. A steep inclined tramway installed at the beginning of the 19th century carried stone down to a wharf on the Kennet & Avon Canal at Dundas Aqueduct.