| Temple Cloud | |
|---|---|
 The Temple Inn | |
  Temple Cloud Location within Somerset | |
| Population | approx. 1,000 |
| OS grid reference | ST621580 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BRISTOL |
| Postcode district | BS39 |
| Dialling code | 01761 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Avon |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Temple Cloud (grid reference ST621580) is a village in the Chew Valley in Somerset on the A37 road. It is in the civil parish of Temple Cloud with Cameley and in the council area of Bath and North East Somerset. It is 10 miles (16 km) from Bristol and 5 miles (8 km) from the town of Midsomer Norton. The villages of Cameley and Clutton are nearby.
The Temple in the place name possibly relates to the Knights Templar who held the manors of Cameley and Cloud around 1200.[1] Cloud is thought to come from the personal name Cloda.[2] It has been suggested that Cloud derives from the Old English ‘clud’ meaning rocky outcrop (the neighbouring village Clutton has the same derivation).
There were several coal mines in and around the village as a part of the Somerset coalfield, but these have all since closed.
- ^ This is not confirmed and there are several theories about the derivation of the name. it has been suggested that there may have been a Roman temple in the area. Faith, Juliet (2009). The Knights Templar in Somerset. The History Press. pp. 59–86. ISBN 9780752452562.
- ^ Robinson, Stephen (1992). Somerset Place Names. Wimborne, Dorset: The Dovecote Press Ltd. ISBN 1-874336-03-2.