Blagdon

Also known as Blagdon, Somerset

Blagdon is a village and civil parish in the ceremonial county of Somerset, within the unitary authority of North Somerset, in England. It is located in the Mendip Hills, a recognised Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. According to the 2021 census it has a population of 1,184. The village is about east of Weston-super-Mare and 12 miles (19 km) south west of Bristol, on the A368 road to Bath.

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Place details

Locality: Blagdon
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 1,001
Timezone: Europe/London

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Key facts

UK place.static_image_name: Blagdon.JPG
UK place.static_image_caption: Blagdon with the lake in the foreground
UK place.country: England
UK place.official_name: Blagdon
UK place.population: 1,116
UK place.population_ref: (2011)
UK place.unitary_england: North Somerset
UK place.lieutenancy_england: Somerset
UK place.region: South West England
UK place.constituency_westminster: Wells and Mendip Hills
UK place.post_town: BRISTOL
UK place.postcode_district: BS40
UK place.postcode_area: BS
UK place.dial_code: 01761
UK place.os_grid_reference: ST500589

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Wikidata facts

Population: 1116
Image: Blagdon.JPG
Dialing code: 01761

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Commons category: Blagdon
OS grid reference: ST500589
postal code: BS40
P8168: Émile Mbouh

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Contents

History
Romans
Saxons
Norman feudal barony
The Blagdon Controversy
Physical history
Blagdon in the twentieth century
Governance
Geography
Demographics
Transport
Religious sites
Culture
Famous residents
Listed buildings
References
Bibliography
External links

== History == The village was called Blachedon in the 1086 Domesday Book and the name comes from the Old English bloec and dun meaning 'the black or bleak down'.