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Christon Gloucestershire Map

Traditional county: Gloucestershire · Unitary authority: North Somerset · Region: South West

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Place	Christon
Traditional County	Gloucestershire
Unitary Authority	North Somerset
Region	South West
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	51.310798
Longitude	-2.895861
Place Type	Hamlet

About Christon

Christon remains a quiet pocket of limestone and alluvial silt, holding its own against the gradual shift of the Somerset levels. It lies 3.8 miles west-north-west of Axbridge (from Axbridge: bearing 296°T, OS grid ST 376 572), and is situated north of Loxton village. The horizon here is dominated by the blunt, grassy shoulders of Bleadon Hill, which catch the flat, pale light of the Severn Estuary and refract it back across the fields. To the north, the earth bears the faint, irregular scars of the shrunken medieval village of Christon, where the ghost of a former road layout still dimples the pasture near Manor Farm. These ridges and hollows suggest a life lived closer to the soil, where the rhythm of the seasons dictated the reach of the plough. Water moves with purpose nearby, as the Lox Yeo River traces a narrow, dark vein through the low-lying ground, feeding the damp meadows that surround the hamlet. The air in Christon often feels heavy with the scent of wet grass and cold stone, a reminder of the proximity of the Mendip heights. Such a landscape does not demand attention, yet it commands a deep, observational stillness from those who walk its lanes.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Shrunken Medieval Village Of Christon And Associated Field System 200M North Of Manor Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 0.2 mi, 023° NNE · 12 ha
Bleadon Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.6 mi, 256° WSW
Loxton Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.6 mi, 258° WSW
Lox Yeo River (River) — 0.6 mi, 150° SSE
Two Bowl Barrows On Shiplate Slait (Scheduled Monument) — 0.6 mi, 258° WSW
Bowl Barrow On Shiplate Slait (Scheduled Monument) — 0.6 mi, 256° WSW
Shiplate Slait Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.9 mi, 227° SW · 34 ha
Banwell Caves Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.0 mi, 024° NNE · 2 ha
The Caves (Attraction) — 1.0 mi, 021° NNE
Bone Cave (Attraction) — 1.0 mi, 019° NNE
Webbington Farm (Museum) — 1.1 mi, 171° S
The Combe (Valley) — 1.2 mi, 308° NW
Old Lox Yeo (River) — 1.4 mi, 168° SSE
The Cart Wash (Attraction) — 1.8 mi, 048° NE
Banwell Fire Station Museum (Museum) — 1.8 mi, 051° NE
Banwell Castle (Castle) — 1.8 mi, 060° ENE
Court Farm Country Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 2.0 mi, 020° NNE
ROC Post Bleadon (Historic Ruins) — 2.0 mi, 281° W
Court Farm Castle (Historic House / Palace) — 2.1 mi, 018° NNE
Locking Head Castle (Castle) — 2.4 mi, 340° NNW
The Helicopter Museum (Museum) — 2.5 mi, 322° NW
Sandford Station Railway Heritage Centre (Museum) — 2.8 mi, 059° ENE
Plumley Park (Park) — 3.0 mi, 341° NNW
Worle Moor (Park) — 3.0 mi, 327° NNW
Travelling Light (Monument) — 3.1 mi, 000° N
Living Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 3.2 mi, 348° NNW
Puxton Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 3.7 mi, 018° NNE
King John's Hunting Lodge;King John's Hunting Lodge (Axbridge Museum) (Museum) — 3.8 mi, 116° ESE
Explosives Store (Attraction) — 3.8 mi, 278° W
Saint Judes Theatre (Theatre) — 3.9 mi, 325° NW

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