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Dist:0.3km<br/>Weeksley Lane from Radford enters on the left.
The road rises through Hook before it comes to Timsbury High Street.

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Dist:0.4km<br/>The B3115 takes a turn to the right through Timsbury. The road straight ahead is Weeksley Road, a minor road going through Radford and Paulton.

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Dist:0.4km<br/>Seen from Weekesley Lane.
The B3115 comes in from the left at the junction and continues straight ahead through Meadgate West, Meadgate East and Tunley.

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Dist:0.4km<br/>Formerly Camerton Recreation Centre. There is evidence inside of the area's mining past.

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©Roger Cornfoot

Dist:0.5km<br/>Heading east through the main part of the hamlet.
Soon to climb Tunley Hill, seen ahead.

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Dist:0.5km<br/>Dropping to Radford, just over half a mile away at the bottom of the valley.
Part of Peasedown St.John can be seen at the top of the ridge on the other side.

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Dist:0.6km<br/>Camerton Road leaves to the left, Meadgate West is immediately beyond then on to Timsbury.

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Dist:0.6km<br/>Looking east, Radford Hill forks to the right where the phone box stands.

"The name of the village has been Timfborough, Tymmersbarue, Timsbarrow (meaning Timbered grove), and Temsbury at different times."
The above was copied from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timsbury,_Somerset#History

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©Roger Cornfoot

Dist:0.6km<br/>The inn sign of The Guss and Crook gives some idea of the hardships endured by miners of the Somerset Coal Field in former days.
Pit ponies were used for this work in other parts of the country.
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"The oldest member of the Timsbury community still living in the village has died at the Laurels Nursing Home at the age of 98.
Les Bridges was born at Hobbs Wall, Farmborough, on April 15, 1910.
Much of his working life saw him employed in the mines, principally at Pensford, where he used to wear the guss and crook."
In his younger days, Mr Bridges was a talented footballer for both Farmborough and Timsbury and represented the county."
The above was extracted from: http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/news/Life-Les-Bridges/article-651505-detail/article.html

©Maurice Pullin

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©Roger Cornfoot

Dist:0.7km<br/>Looking downhill from close to where the footpath crosses the byway

©James Ayres

Dist:0.7km<br/>Timsbury is mentioned in the Domesday Book.
From about 1800 it was a mining town in the North Somerset coalfield, this has now ceased.
St. Mary's Church is at the far end of High Street.

©Maurice Pullin

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