Haydon, Somerset

Haydon is a village lying between Radstock and Kilmersdon in Somerset, England. It is 1 mile (1.6 km) south-west of Radstock and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north-east of Kilmersdon.

The main road through Haydon

History

Haydon was built in the nineteenth century to house miners from the local pit in the Somerset Coalfield, which closed in 1973.[1][2]

The winding wheel from the pit is now displayed outside Radstock Museum.

Governance

Haydon forms part of the North East Somerset constituency, which elects a Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.[3] It was also part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament prior to Britain leaving the European Union in January 2020.

Almost all significant local government functions are carried out by Bath and North East Somerset, a unitary authority.

References
  1. "Rural Areas — Area 15 Norton Radstock Southern Farmlands" (PDF). Bath and North East Somerset Council. pp. 74–76. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  2. Sarah Westell (16 March 2012). "Kilmersdon Colliery, Haydon". My Bath and NE Somerset. Archived from the original on 15 August 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  3. "Somerset North East: New Boundaries Calculation". Electoral Calculus: General Election Prediction. Archived from the original on 2009-02-14. Retrieved 2007-09-19.


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