Bilbie family
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The Bilbie family were bell founders and clockmakers based initially in Chew Stoke, Somerset and later at Cullompton, Devon in south-west England from the late 17th century to the early 19th century.
Bilbie bell kept in St Andrew's Church, Chew Stoke in Somerset as a memorial to the family
A Grandfather clock by John Bilbie on display at King John's Hunting Lodge, Axbridge
Chew Stoke
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Chew Stoke is a small village and civil parish in the affluent Chew Valley, in Somerset, England, about 8 miles (13 km) south of Bristol and 10 miles north of Wells. It is at the northern edge of the Mendip Hills, a region designated by the United Kingdom as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and is within the Bristol and Bath green belt. The parish includes the hamlet of Breach Hill, which is approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest of Chew Stoke itself.
A view of Chew Stoke
Bilbie bell and clock mechanism, kept in St Andrew's Church as a memorial to the family
The car in Chew Stoke in which a man died on 22 November 2012
Village sign in Chew Stoke