Editing Coalpit Heath (section)

==Background==
[[File:Fishing at Bitterwell Lake.JPG|thumb|left|200px|Bitterwell Lake <br />(see [[Henfield, Gloucestershire|Henfield]])]]
[[File:Coalpit Heath Cricket Club.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Coalpit Heath Cricket Club <br />(see [[Ram Hill]])]]

Due to the expansion of Coalpit Heath and the neighbouring villages in the late 20th century, the borders of Coalpit Heath with Frampton Cotterell have become vague. The village contains three [[pub]]s, one [[post office]], a 27-hole [[golf course]] (The Kendleshire),<ref>{{cite web |title=The Kendleshire |url=https://kendleshire.com/ |publisher=The Kendleshire |access-date=21 August 2020 |archive-date=20 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220110310/https://kendleshire.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and a few local shops. The village also includes a [[parish]] [[Church (building)|church]], and a local [[primary school]], The Manor CofE VC Primary school.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Manor Church of England Primary School |url=https://www.themanorcofeprimary.org.uk/ |publisher=The Manor Church of England Primary School |access-date=21 August 2020 |archive-date=5 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200105092619/http://www.themanorcofeprimary.org.uk/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

It was founded as a [[coal]] [[mining]] settlement. One pit was on Frog Lane at ST 685 815 (to the north east of the village). Other mines operated between [[Mayshill|Mays Hill]] and [[Nibley, South Gloucestershire|Nibley]] to the north and at [[Ram Hill]] and [[Henfield, Gloucestershire|Henfield]] to the south.<ref>Ordnance survey one-inch map of Great Britain, Sheet 156 Bristol and Stroud, Seventh series 1949, 1963 revision</ref>  These were served by a railway line, closed some decades ago and no longer visible on the ground. In 1949 the coal ran out, and since then it has become a sought after place to live, with fields and easy accommodation. The South Gloucestershire Mines Research Group (SGMRG) has done a lot of research into the history of mining in the area. When the Kendleshire golf course was built, the remains of many [[bell pit]]s were found and there are probably many more in the area.

[[Frampton Cotterell]] lies along the northwest border, but the rest of the village is surrounded by the rolling Cotswold countryside, stocked full of [[wildlife]] and country pursuits.

St. Saviour's Church lies within the village.<ref>{{cite web |title=St Saviour's Church |url=http://coalpitheath.org.uk/ |publisher=St Saviour's Church |access-date=21 August 2020 |archive-date=18 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518103434/http://coalpitheath.org.uk/ |url-status=live }}</ref>  It was designed by [[William Butterfield]] in 1844 and was his first Anglican Church.<ref>{{cite web |title=Beginnings |url=http://coalpitheath.org.uk/beginnings |publisher=Coalpit Heath |access-date=21 August 2020 |archive-date=15 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161015072458/http://coalpitheath.org.uk/beginnings |url-status=live }}</ref>

Amenities used and supported by the village include Bitterwell Lake at [[Henfield, Gloucestershire|Henfield]] and Coalpit Heath Cricket Club at [[Ram Hill]].