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The Portbury H|undred A Hundred is an English division of the shire. The hundred was then divided into tithings. The Portbury Hundred is thought to have contained ten tithings, the six Gordano villages, Portbury,Portishead, Easton in Gordano, Clapton in Gordano, Walton in Gordano, Weston in Gordano with Nailsea, Tickenham, Wraxall and Clevedon. Some of the parishes belonging to the Hundred are situated in the moors southward; the rest lie behind the hills towards the Bristol Channel; into which the river Avon, empties its-self at the northernmost point. The joining into the Severn provide an excellent road or station for ships, this is called Kingroad. Portbury was the principal town in these parts, anciently a town of the Romans. Many coins and foundations of building have been found on or near the Military Way, that travels from Axbridge, via the Pouldon Hills to the sea at Portishead. |
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Easton in Gordano Church Wardens and Overseers. |
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|Portishead Lighthouse & Ships |
Portbury. |
In the Churchyard of St. Peter & St. Paul Weston in Gordano, is the tomb of Richard de Perceval a crusader. (The tomb lies just outside the South door of the church.) |
The manor house of Clapton Court faces the church of St. Michael. The manor was the seat of the Arthur family. The Arthur’s married into the Winter family and monuments to the Winter family can be found in the parish church. |
Portishead Magazine, 1874. |
Easton in Gordano. |
Smuggling. During the 18th Century smuggling was prevalent in the Bristol Cannel. In 1755 an excise officer was attacked after he stopped a farm cart which was carrying brandy near Weston in Gordano. It was reported that the Gordano people were heavily involved in smuggling. |
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