Sir Bevil Grenville’s Monument
Sir Bevil Grenville's Monument is a monument erected in 1720 on Lansdown Hill, then called Lansdowne Hill, in Charlcombe parish about 4 miles north-west of the city of Bath, in Somerset, England.- Type: Monument
- Description: monument in Lansdown, Charlcombe, Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, England, UK
- Also known as: “Sir Bevil Grenville” and “Sir Bevill Grenville’s Monument”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bath Racecourse and Beckford’s Tower.
Bath Racecourse
Photo: Rodw, Public domain.
Bath Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing venue on Lansdown Hill, about 3+1⁄4 miles northeast of Bath, Somerset, England. It is owned and operated by Arena Racing Company. Bath Racecourse is situated 1 mile south of Sir Bevil Grenville’s Monument.
Beckford’s Tower
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Beckford's Tower, originally known as Lansdown Tower, is an architectural folly built in neo-classical style on Lansdown Hill, just outside Bath, Somerset, England. Beckford’s Tower is situated 2 miles southeast of Sir Bevil Grenville’s Monument.
Church of St Martin
Church
Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Martin in North Stoke, Somerset, England dates from the 12th century and is a Grade II* listed building. Church of St Martin is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Sir Bevil Grenville’s Monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beach and North Stoke.
Beach
Village
Photo: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Beach is a hamlet in South Gloucestershire, England, in the parish of Bitton, on the lower northern slopes of Lansdown Hill. It is about 1 mile north-west of Upton Cheyney.
North Stoke
Village
Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
North Stoke is a village within the civil parish of Kelston in the Bath and North East Somerset unitary authority within the historic county of Somerset, England, and close to the border with South Gloucestershire. The parish has a population of 72. North Stoke is situated 1½ miles southwest of Sir Bevil Grenville’s Monument.
Upton Cheyney
Village
Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Upton Cheyney is a village near to Bitton and Bristol in South Gloucestershire, England, in the parish of Bitton. It has a population of about 140 in 60 households. Upton Cheyney is situated 2 miles west of Sir Bevil Grenville’s Monument.
Sir Bevil Grenville’s Monument
- Category: historic site
- Location: Bitton, South Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.43142° or 51° 25′ 53″ northLongitude
-2.40143° or 2° 24′ 5″ westOpen location code
9C3VCHJX+HCOpenStreetMap ID
node 3077405629OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q7526126
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Sir Bevil Grenville’s Monument” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “比維爾·格倫維爾爵士記念碑”
- Spanish: “Monumento a sir Bevil Grenville”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Battle of Lansdowne 1643 and Beech Wood.
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