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Charlcombe Lane connecting Lansdown with Woolley is narrow. The turning from it uphill to the church is not signposted and is easy to miss. It is possible to drive up to the church along a single-track driveway.
The church from the East
Location
The church of The Blessed Virgin Mary at Charlcombe is Norman in origin, although restored in 1861 by Sir Gilbert Scott.
The graveyard is on all four sides of the church and downhill from it is a ‘quiet garden’ and the site of the holy well. The garden contains some benches with dedications. More recent memorials, including plaques, are on the western side of the church.
A map from 1901, when an extension to the churchyard for 78 new plots was proposed, showed the presence of 186 surviving memorials.
Burial Register Microfiches: 1709-1812 [Bath Record Office]
Transcripts / Indexes: Bap., Marr., Bur. 1709-1837 [Bath Record Office]
Map of Claverton Churchyard (1901) [Bath Record Office]
Burial Register Name Index (1710-2015), P J Bendall [Bath Record Office]
Cemetery Graves
If you wish to view and search burials within this cemetery, please visit the Bath Burial Index search page.