Footsteps Into History ; This Week, Gerry Brooke's Footsteps Take Him Out of Town, Up On to Failand, a Place More Ancient Than You Might Think

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This week, Gerry Brooke's footsteps take him out of town, up on to Failand, a place more ancient than you might think

Turning off the busy Clevedon road into Oxhouse Lane past the village hall will take you deep into Lower Failand, a spot as unspoiled and remote as you are likely to find so close to Bristol.

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Footsteps Into History ; This Week, Gerry Brooke's Footsteps Take Him Out of Town, Up On to Failand, a Place More Ancient Than You Might Think

Dominated throughout Victorian times by a distinguished judge, Sir Edward Fry and his family, the hamlet consists of a large church, the old school (converted into a home since it sadly closed in 1985) and a few scattered...

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