Pilning
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Pilning
Coordinates: 51°33′50″N 2°38′30″W / 51.5640°N 2.6417°W
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 Pilning
Pilning shown within Gloucestershire |
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| OS grid reference | ST556852 |
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| Civil parish | Pilning and Severn Beach |
| Unitary authority | South Gloucestershire |
| Ceremonial county | Gloucestershire |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode district | BS35 |
| Dialling code | 01454 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Avon |
| Ambulance | Great Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Filton and Bradley Stoke |
| List of places: UK • England • Gloucestershire | |
Pilning is a village in South Gloucestershire, England, close to Redwick and Severn Beach. Pilning is close to the busy M4, M49 and A403 as well as a railway line running through it, with a minor station. Nevertheless, it is a village filled with history and many sights.
Because of the close proximity of the River Severn and the English Stones section of the river bed, Pilning has found itself the ideal place to make both a substantial railway tunnel and motorway bridge. The Severn Tunnel opened in 1885 and the Second Severn Crossing opened in 1996.
The parish church of St Peter was completed in 1855 (consecrated 9 August), the principal architect was Thomas Henry Wyatt and H. Crisp it also has a late 20th century south extension in same style. It is a grade II listed building.[1]
Pilning has an annual Carnival and family fun night. It also has its very own amateur dramatic society "The Village Players".
References
- ^ "Church of St. Peter". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=35335. Retrieved 2007-02-22.
- David Vesey, Gloucestershire: The Vale and Forest of Dean, The Buildings of England, edited by Nikolaus Pevsner, 2nd ed (1976) ISBN 0-14-071041-8
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