Hinton Charterhouse, Somerset

Description
Charterhouse-Hinton, a parish in Somerset, on the verge of the county, near the Eidge Way, 2 miles S of Fresh-ford railway station, and 4 1/4 SSE of Bath, under which it has a post office; money order office, Norton St Philips; telegraph office, Freshford. Acreage, 2483 ; population, 622. A Carthusian priory was founded here in 1232 by Ela, Countess of Salisbury, and some remains of it, supposed to have been the chapter-house, the refectory, and the dormitory, still exist, Hinton Great Abbey House contains some fine paintings. Some Roman relics, including coins, pottery, and traces of an amphitheatre, have been found. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Bath and Wells; value, c£90. The parish abounds with freestone, which is suitable for building