Postcode: bs49
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the river yeo is often referred to as the congresbury yeo, after the village through which it flows, to avoid confusion with other similarly-named rivers
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‘a wild wood’, small way, congresbury, bristol 49
originally uploaded by james koch
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‘one up’, bristol rd, congresbury, bristol 49
originally uploaded by james koch
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‘at the alter of the magic tree in the car park of the ship’, off the high st, congresbury, bristol 49
originally uploaded by james koch
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locally pronounced “congsbry”
a village and civil parish in north somerset, england
bs49
in 2001 it had a population of 3,400
it lies on the a370, roughly equidistant between junction 21 of the m5 and bristol airport
approximately 13 miles (21 km) south of bristol city centre, and 7 miles (11 km) east of weston-super-Mare
the congresbury yeo river flows through the village
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‘the great gig’, congresbury, bs49
originally uploaded by james koch
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‘wire’, congresbury, bristol 49
originally uploaded by james kcoh
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‘conduction stub’, congresbury, bristol 49
originally uploaded by james koch
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congresbury’s christian origins lie in a period with little written history, but probably began with the village’s namesake, st. congar
it is possible that congar, also known as docco, lived in the late fifth century and was the first british saint
it seems that congar was a celtic missionary
he built a church and, with others, preached and ministered to the population in the area around today’s congresbury
he is credited with miraculously creating arable land from congresbury’s moors and with causing his walking stick to grow into a yew tree to provide shade in the churchyard
when king Ine of wessex (688-720 ad) heard of this he bestowed on st congar, although long since dead, land around congresbury
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‘just a man’, st andrews church, congresbury, bristol 49
originally uploaded by james koch
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