Queen Charlton is a small village within the civil parish of

Compton Dando Compton Dando is a small village and civil parish on the River Chew in the affluent Chew Valley in England. It is in the Bath and North East Somerset council area and ceremonial county of Somerset, and lies from Bristol, from Bath, and from ...

, within the Unitary Authority of Bath and North East Somerset in Somerset, England. The nearest town is

Keynsham Keynsham ( ) is a town and civil parish located between Bristol and Bath in Somerset, England. It has a population of 16,000. It was listed in the Domesday Book as ''Cainesham'' (as it is pronounced), which is believed to mean the home of Sai ...

, which lies approximately north east of the village. The village was originally simply Charlton, recorded in 1291 as ''Cherleton''. It was an estate of Keynsham Abbey until the Dissolution, and the prefix was added when the estate was given by

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The Church of St Margaret dates from the 12th century. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building. There is a late medieval cross on the village green.

Notable residents

The author Dick King-Smith lived in Queen Charlton until his death in 2011.

References

{{Chew Valley Villages in Bath and North East Somerset