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village was larger than today: extensive earthworks to the north and east of the church suggest that this area may have been settled previously. Its name may come from
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family. Dating from c.1350, the house was enlarged to the rear in the next century and further added to and altered in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries.
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road towards Bath passes a similar distance west of the village to join the motorway at junction 18. The parish includes the small village of
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origins can be seen in the chancel arch and the lower two stages of the tower. The south aisle was added in the 14th century, and in 1853
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Collins, J. R. (2000). "Christian Ecclesiology and the Composition of Leviathan: A Newly Discovered Letter to Thomas Hobbes".
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It is thought that humans have been active in the area of Tormarton for more than 6,000 years. In 1968 the bodies of three
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See, lists of county sheriffs etc. and the will of Sir Edward Wadham of Tormarton in the National Archives at Kew
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men were discovered near Tormarton, when a gas pipeline was being installed. Unusually, two of the bodies showed
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but this was met with opposition from residents due to concerns it could pose a health risk and be an
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Prehistoric archaeology – the dead of Tormarton. South Gloucestershire Council. 25 May 2009. URL:
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The M4 motorway to the west of Tormarton opened in 1967, with the section to the east running to
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added the south porch and the vestry. The church was designated as Grade I listed in 1985.
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Tormarton Court is a Grade II listed Georgian rectory, now a house. The manor house at
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In-vessel composting plant Tormarton, South Gloucestershire, United Kingdom],
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facility near Tormarton. Previously SITA had been proposing to site it on a
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http://www.southglos.gov.uk/NR/exeres/752627d3-23ca-44d3-94a5-ea11258e05b7
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Media Collections – Off-air Television Broadcasts (Part 2) – June 2006
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of St Mary Magdelene stands to the north of the present village. Its
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reported that it was controversial with residents in Tormarton too.
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represented the counties of Somerset and Gloucestershire at the
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in 1502, married the widow of Sir John St Loe, father of
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The settlement with the thorn (tree) on the boundary
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This is Bristol: Footsteps into History – Dodington
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Tormarton is located in Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
OS grid reference
ST768787
Civil parish
Unitary authority
South Gloucestershire
Ceremonial county
Gloucestershire
Region
South West
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
GL9
Dialling code
Police
Avon and Somerset
Fire
Avon
Ambulance
South Western
UK Parliament
Thornbury and Yate
Parish Council
UK
England

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