Haydon, Somerset
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The main road through Haydon
Haydon is a village lying between Radstock and Kilmersdon in Somerset, England. It is 1 mile (1.6 km) south-west of Radstock and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north-east of Kilmersdon.
History
Haydon was built in the nineteenth century to house miners from the local pit in the Somerset Coalfield, which closed in 1973.[1][2]
The winding wheel from the pit is now displayed outside Radstock Museum.
Governance
Haydon forms part of the North East Somerset constituency, which elects a Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.[3] It is also part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament.
Almost all significant local government functions are carried out by Bath and North East Somerset, a unitary authority.
References
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- ↑ "Rural Areas — Area 15 Norton Radstock Southern Farmlands" (PDF). Bath and North East Somerset Council. pp. 74–76. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ↑ Sarah Westell (16 March 2012). "Kilmersdon Colliery, Haydon". My Bath and NE Somerset. Archived from the original on 15 August 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ↑ "Somerset North East: New Boundaries Calculation". Electoral Calculus: General Election Prediction. Archived from the original on 2009-02-14. Retrieved 2007-09-19.
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