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Oakhill Brewery Co Ltd
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Oakhill Brewery Company Limited, Ashwick, Somerset was established in 1767. By 1791 the brewery was owned by Jordan and Billingsley. In 1811 it was owned by W.P. Jillard and later by the Spencer family. Incorporated in 1889 as Oakhill Brewery Company Limited. It was taken over by Bristol United Breweries after a major fire in 1925 and with them taken over by Courage, Barclay and Simonds in 1961.