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Lord Edward Somerset

General Lord Robert Edward Henry Somerset GCB (19 December 1776 – 1 September 1842) was a British soldier. He was the third son of the 5th duke of Beaufort, and elder brother of Lord Raglan. Joining the 15th Light Dragoons in 1793, he became captain in the following year, and received a majority after serving as aide-de-camp to the duke of York in the Dutch expedition of 1799. At the end of 1800 he became a lieutenant-colonel, and in 1801 received the command of the 4th Light Dragoons.

Located at 51.5886, -2.33049 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Hawkesbury, Gloucestershire

Hawkesbury is a hamlet consisting of a few cottages around a triangular green, it is also the name of a civil parish in the South Gloucestershire unitary authority in England in which Hawkesbury itself lies, it is located west of Hawkesbury Upton, off the A46 road. The civil parish includes Hawkesbury itself, the larger village of Hawkesbury Upton and the hamlets of Dunkirk, Petty France and Little Badminton. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,235.

Located at 51.5886, -2.33049 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Villages in South Gloucestershire

Horton Court

Horton Court is a stone-built 16th century manor house in Horton, near Chipping Sodbury, South Gloucestershire, England. The building retains a 12th century Norman hall, and displays some of the earliest Renaissance decorative motifs used in England. It has been a National Trust property since 1949. The house was built by Rev. William Knight (d. 1547) in about 1521.

Located at 51.5636, -2.33861 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Country houses in Gloucestershire, Grade I listed houses, Grade I listed buildings in Gloucestershire, National Trust properties in Gloucestershire

Bodkin Hazel Wood

Bodkin Hazel Wood is a 10.62 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), just south of the village of Hawkesbury Upton in South Gloucestershire, notified in 1974.

Located at 51.5634, -2.31877 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Avon, South Gloucestershire, Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1974

Hawkesbury Meadow

Hawkesbury Meadow is a 3.3 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in South Gloucestershire, notified in 1987.

Located at 51.5849, -2.35645 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Avon, South Gloucestershire, Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1987

Hawkesbury Quarry

Hawkesbury Quarry is a 0.25 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest near the village of Hawkesbury Upton, South Gloucestershire, notified in 1967. The site is notable for containing both the oolitic limestone of the northern Cotswolds, and the fossil-bearing limestone found further south.

Located at 51.5841, -2.33191 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Avon, Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1967, Quarries in England

Dodington Park

Dodington Park is a country house and estate in Dodington, Gloucestershire, England. The Codrington family acquired the estate in the late 16th century, when there was a large gables Elizabethan house and adjoining church. In the 18th century the family became wealthy from sugar plantations in the West Indies and undertook work on the estate. The grounds of 240 ha were laid out around 1764 by Capability Brown and were modified in 1793 by William Emes and John Webb.

Located at 51.5171, -2.35806 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Gardens in Gloucestershire, Country houses in Gloucestershire

Chipping Sodbury Tunnel

Chipping Sodbury Tunnel sits on the South Wales Main Line. It was constructed around 1900 for the South Wales and Bristol Direct Railway and runs some 2+⁄2 miles west of Badminton railway station and Chipping Sodbury Yard. The tunnel is constructed with an arch brick lining and measures some 27'6" across and 20'9" high. It slopes at a 1:300 gradient from Badminton falling in a westerly direction towards Chipping Sodbury.

Located at 51.5317, -2.35833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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South Wales Main Line, Railway tunnels in England, Tunnels completed in 1900, Rail transport in Gloucestershire, Great Western Railway