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Pensford Hill, BRISTOL, BS39 4AA

Pensford was served by a few churches but this one is now longer open to worship. A benchmark used to be close to the road entrance to the left of shot, but was later replaced with one on the wall by the wooden gate - see Image

Cut into the walling of a former Methodist chapel. See Image] for a look at the chapel and http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm54741 for the entry in the Benchmark Database.

The devastating floods of July 1968 swepted away the A37 road bridge at Pensford but the older bridge in the centre of the village survived. The Army were soon involved with building a Bailey Bridge to span the River Chew. This is all that were left of cars that were swept away by the flood and deposited here. The information is documented on the following link;- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chew_Stoke_flood_of_1968

Close to the Recreation Ground, Memorial Hall and the tennis courts, this children's playground is too cold for visitors today.

The level is shown on the plaque on the wall top left. Part of Pensford viaduct is also shown. Bristol and North Somerset Railway, built the viaduct in 1873 but closed to trains in 1968 after the flood made it supposedly unsafe.

The local club, formed in 1995, serves many of the surrounding villages too. The all-weather courts are available for hire when not used for coaching.

Heading toward Whitchurch and Bristol. "PENSFORD ST. THOMAS, a parish in the hundred of Keynsham, county Somerset, 6 miles S. of Bristol. The parish, which is of small extent, is intersected by the river Chew. The village, which was formerly a market town, is situated partly in this and partly in the adjoining parish of Publow. The woollen cloth manufacture was formerly carried on here; but has long since declined. The inhabitants are now chiefly engaged in the adjacent collieries and copper mines. Several of the adherents of the unfortunate Duke of Monmouth were executed here by Jeffreys. The living is a curacy annexed to the vic, of Stanton-Drew, in the diocese of Bath and Wells. The church, dedicated to St. Thomas-a-Becket, is a stone structure with a venerable tower. There are places of worship for the Independents and Wesleyans. Fairs are held on the 6th May and 8th November." From The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) Transcribed by Colin Hinson © 2003" The above was copied from: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SOM/Pensford/index.html

Pensford clearly has embraced the women's game as much as the men's, equality and all that. Or is it a sly swipe at the officials' performances?

Lurking mischievously by the bridge over the River Chew and taking up residence beside the primary school, a troll waits eagerly for passing goats to assail. See Image] for a warning sign.