Chipping Sodbury

Chipping Sodbury is a market town in South Gloucestershire, England. The small villages of Old Sodbury and Little Sodbury are located nearby. It was founded in the 12th century by William Crassus. The town has 6,600 residents as of 2001. It is often cited as the birthplace of Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling; in fact she was born in nearby Yate, though the two towns are continuous.

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South Gloucestershire - England - Old Sodbury - Little Sodbury - William Crassus - 2001 - Harry Potter - J.K. Rowling - Yate

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Near the town is a railway tunnel under the Cotswolds, about 4 km long, which was opened in 1902. The Chipping Sodbury tunnel is notorious for flooding in wet weather, often leading to disruption of services on the main railway line to and from South Wales. Chipping Sodbury had a railway station from 1903 to 1961.

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Railway - Tunnel - Cotswolds - 1902 - Flooding - Main railway line - South Wales - Railway station - 1903 - 1961

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Chipping Sodbury supposedly has the widest street of any town in England.

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