| Freshford | |
|---|---|
 The brewery chimney at Freshford Mill | |
  Freshford Location within Somerset | |
| Population | 551 [1] |
| OS grid reference | ST785603 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BATH |
| Postcode district | BA2 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Avon |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Freshford is a village and civil parish in the Avon valley 6 miles (10 km) south-east of Bath, in the county of Somerset, England. The parish has a population of 551.[1] It is in the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), within the Green Belt[2] and is in a conservation area.
The village of Freshford includes the smaller hamlets of Friary, Sharpstone, Park Corner, Woodside and Staples Hill, which are separated from the village centre by a few hundred metres of open fields.
The village history goes back to Saxon times and it expanded with the growth of local industry but is now largely residential.
- ^ a b "Freshford Parish". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
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