Oldland Common is the birthplace of the famous astronomer Sir Bernard Lovell, and is home to the Sir Bernard Lovell secondary school, a designated language college opened by Lovell himself in 1972, once attended by England cricketer Marcus Trescothick and Crystal Palace manager Ian Holloway.
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The village lies on the Avon Valley Railway, a three-mile long heritage railway, where it is served by Oldland Common railway station.
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