Gaunt's Earthcott Explained

Gaunt's Earthcott, sometimes spelt Gaunts Earthcott, is a hamlet in the civil parish of Almondsbury in South Gloucestershire, England.^{[1] [2]}

Geography

It is located approximately 2.5miles from Rudgeway and the A38 road and about the same distance from Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne. The village is located close to the interchange between the M4 and M5 motorways.

Gaunt's Earthcott should not be confused with Earthcott, a couple of miles away on the B4059 road between the A38 and Yate.

Amenities

Gaunt'e Earthcott consists of a ruined chapel, a few houses and two farms, Green Farm and Court Farm. There is no real industry as such and the main economic activity in the area is farming.

Notes and References

1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 172 Bristol & Bath (Thornbury & Chew Magna). 9780319229149 . Ordnance Survey. 2013.
2. Web site: Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer . csv (download) . 1 January 2016 . Ordnance Survey . www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk . 18 February 2016.