Radstock is a town in Somerset, England, 9 miles (14 km) south west of Bath, as well as 8 miles (13 km) north west of Frome. It is within the unitary authority of Bath and also North East Somerset and also had a population of 5,620 according to the 2011 Census. Considering that 2011 Radstock has actually been a community council in its own right. Radstock has been cleared up because the Iron Age, as well as its relevance expanded after the construction of the Fosse Way, a Roman roadway. The growth of the community took place after 1763, when coal was found in the location. Lots of mines opened up throughout the 19th century including several had by the Waldegrave family members, who had been Lords of the Estate since the English Civil War. Admiral Lord Radstock, sibling of George, fourth Earl Waldegrave, took the community's name as his title when produced a Baron. The spoil heap of Writhlington colliery is currently the Writhlington Site of Special Scientific Interest, which includes 3,000 lots of Upper Carboniferous ruin where greater than 1,400 insect fossil samplings have been recuperated. The facility geology and also slim joints made coal removal hard. Tonnage raised throughout the 19th century, reaching a peak around 1901, when there were 79 different collieries and annual production was 1,250,000 loads per year. However, because of local geological problems and workforce scarcities outcome declined and the variety of pits reduced from 30 at the beginning of the 20th century to 14 by the mid-thirties; the last two pits, Kilmersdon and also Writhlington, closed in September 1973. The Great Western Railway as well as the Somerset and Dorset Railway both established stations as well as aligning lawns in the community. The last passenger train solutions to Radstock closed in 1966. Manufacturing sectors such as printing, binding and also product packaging offer some regional employment. In the last few years, Radstock has progressively end up being a commuter community for the neighboring cities of Bath and Bristol. Radstock is house to the Radstock Museum which is housed in a former market hall, and also has a range of exhibits which offer an insight right into north-east Somerset life because the 19th century. Many of the displays connect to regional geology and the currently obsolete Somerset coalfield and geology. The community is likewise house to Writhlington School, renowned for its Orchid collection, as well as a series of educational, spiritual and social buildings and sporting clubs.