The cemetery was expanded in 1922, and an archeological dig was carried out ahead of the interments, leading to the excavation of 17 rooms and the rescue of 10 elaborate mosaics.

Fry's built in the grounds of the factory a museum which for many years housed the Durley Hill mosaics, the coffins, and numerous other artefacts.

[2][4] According to legend, Saint Keyne, daughter of King Brychan of Brycheiniog (Brecon),[5] lived here on the banks of the River Avon during the 5th century.

[11] Keynsham played a part in the Civil War as the Roundheads occupied the town and also camped there for the night, using the pub now known as the Lock Keeper Inn as a guard post.

[13] Keynsham rose to fame during the late 1950s and early 1960s when it featured in a long-running series of advertisements on Radio Luxembourg for Horace Batchelor's Infra-draw betting system.

The High Street shopping area has been remodelled, and a Town Hall, Library, and Clock Tower were built in the mid-1960s.

[23] Realisation of the plans is hoped to "attract new business and jobs", in the aftermath of the announcement of the Cadbury Somerdale Factory closure.

[24][25] The Council's planning committee in August 2012 deferred the approval decision, pending alterations to the external appearance of the building.

The Keynsham town council is also responsible for the football pitches and pavilion at Manor Road and the floodlit Multi Sport Site in Memorial Park.

The water is home to chub, roach, European perch and rudd, along with good numbers of gudgeon, dace and trout.

Memorial Park, the northern part of which has existed as parkland since the 19th century,[43] as shown by the ordnance Survey maps of 1864 and 1867,[44] was formally laid out after World War II was extended after the floods of 1968.

The formal gardens within the park are adjacent to the River Chew with the Dapps Hill Woods at its western end.

Other locally notable plant species found here include annual knawel Scleranthus annuus, sand spurrey Spergularia rubra, subterranean clover Trifolium subterraneus and prickly sedge Carex muricata ssp.

Between Keynsham and Saltford, a 15 hectares (37 acres) area of green belt has been planted, with over 19,000 trees,[48] as the Manor Road Community Woodland, which has been designated as a Nature Reserve.

The annual mean temperature is about 10 °C (50 °F) with seasonal and diurnal variations, but due to the modifying effect of the sea, the range is less than in most other parts of the United Kingdom.

The south west of England enjoys a favoured location, particularly in summer, when the Azores High extends its influence north-eastwards towards the UK.

[57] As Quakers, Cadbury's built the factory on a 228-acre (0.92 km2) greenfield site with social facilities, including playing fields and recreational sports grounds.

Labour MP for Wansdyke, Dan Norris, said "news of the factory's closure is a hard and heavy blow, not just to the workforce, but to the Keynsham community as a whole".

Keynsham Festival, which started in the late 1990s,[63] takes place in the Memorial Park each July,[64] and attracts around 16,000 people.

[67] Keynsham was chosen as the outdoor location for a dramatic story-line in the BBC One TV serial EastEnders in September 2012 with filming taking place in a cordoned-off section of the High Street.

Keynsham is on the Monarch's Way long-distance footpath which approximates the escape route taken by King Charles II in 1651 after being defeated in the Battle of Worcester.

[75] In May 2017, the High Street was made one-way for traffic heading towards Saltford and Bath with all Bristol-bound diverted along Ashton Way.

[79] IKB Academy opened in September 2015, and has a focus on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths (STEM) subjects.

It is a studio school for pupils aged 14–19, and offers GCSEs, A Levels, and BTECs, in conjunction with weekly or fortnightly work placements.

[84] A former organ is said to have stood in the church, but "had tones so mellow" that Handel bargained for it, offering a peal of bells in exchange.

[91] Keynsham Cricket Club play at the Frank Taylor Memorial Ground, their 1st XI compete in the West of England Premier League Division 2.

Clive Sutton was later found guilty on a double charge of causing death by dangerous driving and sentenced to four years in prison at Bristol Crown Court.

[94] They have played continuously apart from a break during World War II and moved to their current ground, the Crown Field, in 1945.

[100] Another entertainer Neil Forrester, who was a research assistant and became known as a cast member on The Real World: London was also a local.

[106] Horace Batchelor, who sold a system for the football pools, lived in Keynsham, making the town famous by spelling its name in his regular advertisements on Radio Luxembourg.