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Dist:0.4km<br/>The brook crosses the end of Court Road under a low bridge. The road disappearing behind the 30mph sign is California Road.
©Maurice Pullin
Dist:0.4km<br/>Looking across Siston Brook. Cowhorn hill is to the left.
©Maurice Pullin
Dist:0.4km<br/>Siston Brook is at the bottom of the hill, then the road continues as California Road.
©Maurice Pullin
Dist:0.4km<br/>Over the footbridge an up to Court Road.
©Maurice Pullin
Dist:0.5km<br/>St Anne's church stands at the head of the Willsbridge Valley, on the banks of Siston Brook (pronounced syes-ton).
©Gordon James
Dist:0.5km<br/>Unusual round window in the south transept
©William Avery
Dist:0.5km<br/>Number 46, School Road, looks to be in the middle of demolition. Taken looking up the brook, in its steep-sided valley, from a footbridge between School Road and California Road.
©Derek Harper
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©William Avery
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©William Avery
Dist:0.7km<br/>Seen from the Community Forest Path as it follows the Dramway up the wooded valley. Looking upstream. Is that a pigeon?
©Derek Harper
Dist:0.7km<br/>A beautiful example of an ancient meadow, grazed but never ploughed, the presence of large meadow ant mounds is an indicator of antiquity.
©Dr Duncan Pepper
Dist:0.7km<br/>Not the original millpond (which was destroyed in the 1968 floods) but created by the Avon Wildlife Trust.
©Dr Duncan Pepper
Dist:0.7km<br/>This is found in the Avon Wildlife’s nature reserve and is the remains of the coal dramway which ended up at the river Avon near Keynsham.
©Rick Crowley
Dist:0.8km<br/>Former corn mill, served by Siston Brook. http://www.forestofavon.org/willsbridgemill.html
©Mike Faherty
Dist:0.8km<br/>Willsbridge Mill is the Avon Wildlife’s Trust's main visitor centre, set in a 22 acre nature reserve which has interesting walks. In the early 1800’s it was an iron mill, and later became a flour mill. More information http://www.radisol.co.uk/districtweb/main-site/history-willsbridge-mill.htm
©Rick Crowley

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