() is a small village on the
River Chew in the
Chew Valley , Somerset. It is 7 miles from
Bristol , 7 from
Bath , and 2 from
Keynsham .
Chewton Keynsham is part of the Farmborough Ward which is represented by one councillor on the
Bath And North East Somerset Unitary Authority which has wider responsibilities for services such as education, refuse, tourism etc. The village is a part of the
Wansdyke Constituency which elects one
MP to the Westminster Parliament and part of the
South West England Constituency which elects 7 members to the European Parliament.
According to the 2001 Census the Farmborough Ward (which includes
Woollard and
Compton Dando ), had 1,111 residents, living in 428 households, with an average age of 44.5 years. Of these 71% of residents describing their health as 'good', 21% of 16-74 year olds had no qualifications; and the area had an unemployment rate of 1.0% of all economically active people aged 16-74. In the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2004, it was ranked at 22,100 out of 32,482 wards in England, where 1 was the most deprived LSOA and 32,482 the least deprived.
Chewton Place is a Grade II
Listed Building was formerly a large detached house, but is now used as a conference centre. It was built about 1762 and extended c.1786. It was extensively remodelled in 1860-70 and restored in 1968 after flood damage and further extended in 1987-8. () A folly tower was built in the grounds, known locally as the Owl Tower. It was built in the late 18th Century. It is a tall tapering square obelisk of coursed limestone. It has pointed-arched openings to east and west sides, producing a walk-through passage at ground floor level. There are diagonal buttresses with set-offs and small pointed-arched openings on each face and pyramidal cap. The carved owl to keystone on arched opening, probably gives the folly it's name. The folly is also a Grade II
Listed Building ()
