Haydon, Somerset
Haydon is a village lying between Radstock and Kilmersdon in Somerset, England. It is 1 mile (1.6 km) south-west of Radstock and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north-east of Kilmersdon.
History
Haydon was built in the nineteenth century to house miners from the local pit in the Somerset Coalfield, which closed in 1973.[1][2]
The winding wheel from the pit is now displayed outside Radstock Museum.
Governance
Haydon forms part of the North East Somerset constituency, which elects a Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.[3] It is also part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament.
Almost all significant local government functions are carried out by Bath and North East Somerset, a unitary authority.
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