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[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer (1868)]
"OLDLAND, a hamlet in the parish of Bitton, upper division of the hundred of Langley, county Gloucester, 4 miles S.E. of Bristol, its post town. The village, which is large, is situated near the navigable river Avon, and on the line of the Roman road, Via Julia. There are numerous market gardens. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in the collieries, and the manufacture of hats and pins are carried on to some extent. The unfortunate Duke of Monmouth is said to have encamped on Sydenham Meadow a few days before the battle of Sedgmoor. The living is a perpetual curacy* in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol, value £30, in the patronage of the Vicar of Bitton. The church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, is a large stone structure with a square tower containing two bells. There is a National school for both sexes."

[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]

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Archives & Libraries

  • Original source material relating to Oldland, and other parishes in Diocese of Bristol may be found at the Bristol Record Office.

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Bibliography

  • Bishop, Ian S. - Oldland Then & Now, and Oldland & the Surrounding Parishes, Bishop Books, 1996.
    ISBN: 0-9526490-1-2 and ISBN: 0-9545117-5-1.

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Description & Travel

You can see pictures of Oldland which are provided by:

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Gazetteers

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Genealogy

  • Bitton Families - Genealogy & Local History - a true community site providing data on a cross-section of families in the Bitton area (including Oldland), plus articles on local history, information about Churches and Chapels, the Brass, and Copper Industries, Land Tax records, Maps, &c. This is a nice site, and very well worth a visit!

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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference ST666709 (Lat/Lon: 51.435979, -2.481623), Oldland which are provided by: