Coalpit Heath

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Coalpit Heath is a small village in South Gloucestershire, England. It’s in the civil parish of Westerleigh and Coalpit Heath and lies south of Yate; Frampton Cotterell is to the northwest. The village has about 1,900 residents (2011 census) and includes three pubs, a post office, and a primary school. St Saviour’s Church was designed by William Butterfield in 1844 and was his first Anglican church.

Nearby attractions include Bitterwell Lake at Henfield, Coalpit Heath Cricket Club at Ram Hill, and The Kendleshire golf course with 27 holes.

Coalpit Heath grew as a coal mining settlement. A pit stood on Frog Lane, and there were mines to the north and south. A railway line served the mines but was closed long ago. Coal mining ended in 1949. When The Kendleshire golf course was built, many old bell pits (shallow mines) were found.

The village is sometimes linked as the setting for The Sheep-Pig (Babe). Local history groups, such as the South Gloucestershire Mines Research Group, have published books about Coalpit Heath and the surrounding area.