Cameley

Coordinates: 51°18′58″N 2°33′18″W / 51.3162°N 2.555°W / 51.3162; -2.555

Cameley is a village and civil parish within the Chew Valley in Somerset in the Bath and North East Somerset Council area just off the A37 road. It is located 10 miles (16 km) from Bristol and Bath. The nearest town is Midsomer Norton, which is 5 miles (8 km) away. The parish has a population of 1,292 and includes the village of Temple Cloud.

History

It lies on Cam Brook. According to Robinson it was listed as Camelie in the 1086 Domesday Book and the name means 'The curved river meadow' from the Celtic cam and Old English leah.

About 1150 the manor was given to Bath Abbey by the Alnes (or d'Alneto) family. In the 13th century it was held by the Marisco family, better known for their connection with Lundy, and then passed into the control of the Knights Templar, which was confirmed in a grant of 1201. During the 13th and early 14th century the manor was again under the control of the de Marisco family.

The parish was part of the hundred of Chewton.