Keynsham

Keynsham (pronounced "Cane-shum"), is a town near Bristol in the district of Bath and North East Somerset, England, and traditionally in the county of Somerset. The town is said to be named for Saint Keyna.

The remains of a Roman villa lie on the outskirts of the town. An important industry in the town is the chocolate factory of Fry's (now Cadbury's).

The town featured as the title of an album by the Bonzo Dog Band.

The town also became famous in the 1960's from an advert on Radio Luxembourg for Horace Bachelor's Infra-draw betting system where he spelled out the name of the town K-E-Y-N-S-H-A-M - this is where the bonzo's got the idea from for their album title.

External links

Keynsham On-line (http://www.keynsham.co.uk) - a website with information about the town.
Cane Shum (http://www.caneshum.co.uk) - lighthearted view of the town.
Keynsham Town Council (http://www.keynsham-tc.gov.uk/)

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