Welcome to Creech St Michael on The Local Channel

Creech St Michael is steeped in history and we hope that you will enjoy your visit to our official website at http://www.creechstmichael.net

Here is a taster to wet your appetite.

Paper Mill
Creech St Michael Paper Mill, commissioned by William Sommerville for his sons Alexander Annandale Sommerville and Robert Grieve Sommerville, was designed by Mr Foster an architect from Bristol, and it was built by Mr Holbrow, also from Bristol. It was built from bricks manufactured by Wm Thomas & Co of Wellington who were obviously proud of their product as they included a photograph of the building in their sales literature in 1909. The factory occupied some 75,000 square feet..

School
There were several 'schools' in Creech St Michael in operation in the 19th Century. Some of these were 'dame' schools and were on a small scale, usually held in private houses. It was not until the 1870 Education Act that this system of educating children changed. The act allowed for the provision of schools where non had previously existed. In 1872 there was also a school for young ladies run by Mrs Caroline Taylor.

Genealogy
If you are tyring to trace your family history in Creech St Michael then we hope these pages will be of some assistance to you. We have listed below some sources to help with your research.

1851 Census
Gordon Beavington has very kindly allowed us to include the Creech returns for 1851

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