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The village
of Wraxall lies 2 miles north of Nailsea and 6.5 miles
west of Bristol.
Dating
from medieval times, name Wraxall is thought to be mean 'nook
of land frequented by Buzzards'.
Wraxall
Court, the original manor house, passed through many hands
until it was taken over by the Admiralty during World War
II. Following the war the building became a Hall of Residence
for Bristol University.
All Saints,
Wraxall's Grade I listed parish church, was built in the 14th
century. The nearby Rectory dates from the 17th century.
Parish
registers surviving from 1562 record the baptism of black
slaves, revealing Wraxall's connection with Bristol's trans-Atlantic
slave trade.
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