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Publow is a small village in the civil parish of Publow with Pensford in Bath and North East Somerset, England. It lies beside the River Chew in the Chew Valley. It is 7 miles from Bristol, 9 miles from Bath, and 4 miles from Keynsham. Until 2000 Publow was also the name of the civil parish now known as Publow with Pensford. == History == Publow anciently belonged to the St Loes of Newton, and later came into the hands of the Hungerfords along with Compton Dando. The manor having many owners Henry Hastings (Third Earl Becher (c1517-1570)), Sir John Popham, Sir Francis Popham. It is close to the route of the ancient Wansdyke. The name Publow is believed to mean 'The public meadow' from the Latin ''publicus'' and the Old English ''leah''. An alternative explanation is that the name was originally ''Publo'' or ''Publoe'' meaning Priests Hill and the nearest hill still bears that name. The parish of Publow was part of the Keynsham Hundred,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SOM/Miscellaneous/ )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Publow」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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