Sandford is a village between
Churchill and
Banwell on the
A368 in
North Somerset
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,
England
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.
The Parish of
Winscombe and Sandford, centred on the Parish Church of Saint James, includes the villages of Barton, Oakridge, Sandford, Sidcot and Woodborough.
The Sandford Parish Church of
All Saints was built in 1883–85 by
Hans Price, and is a Grade II
listed building
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. It was constructed as a Chapel of ease to St James the Great in
Winscombe.
It is believed the name Sandford means 'The sand ford' from the
Old English
Old English ( or , or ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the Early Middle Ages. It developed from the languages brought to Great Britain by Anglo-S ...
''sand'' and ''
ford''.
Sandford is home to one of the region's main
cider
Cider ( ) is an alcoholic beverage made from the Fermented drink, fermented Apple juice, juice of apples. Cider is widely available in the United Kingdom (particularly in the West Country) and Ireland. The United Kingdom has the world's highest ...
producers,
Thatchers Cider.
Sandford once had its own railway station on the
Cheddar Valley line, which ran from
Yatton to
Wells. The now-disused station is a Grade II listed building.
It is the subject of some controversy in the village as developers submit plans for its redevelopment.
The ''Railway Inn'' is the only
public house
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in Sandford.
References
External links
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Villages in North Somerset