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Clevedon
Clevedon Somerset, England. The name Clevedon derives from the Saxon, 'Cleve' meaning Cleave or Cleft and 'don' meaning hill, the town being situated amongst a group of small hills alongside the Bristol Channel. Clevedon was mentioned in the Domesday book (1086) as being a holding of a tenant in chief by the name of Mathew of Mortaigne, and was listed at that time as having eight villagers, and ten smallholders. The town now has a population of 23,000 according to the UK government census of 2001. There are some notable buildings in Clevedon, St. Andrews church in the west of the town was built in the thirteenth century AD although there are thought to be Saxon foundations under the present building, it is situated between two of the hills among which the town is situated. Clevedon Court is an important building in that it is one of only a few remaining fourteenth century manorial halls in England, having been built by Sir John de Clevedon circa 1320. During the Victorian era Clevedon became a popular seaside town and a pier was constructed in 1869, it is one of the earliest examples of a Victorian pier still in existence in England. At the dawn of the twentieth century Clevedon was still a popular resort and a cinema was built, which is thought to be the oldest purpose-built, continuously operated cinema or movie theatre in the world, the cinema opened a few days after the RMS Titanic sank and its premier matinee was held in order to raise funds for survivors of the disaster.
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