Somerset
Sedgemoor District
Burnham-on-Sea & Highbridge

Burnham-on-Sea

Burnham-on-Sea is a seaside town in , England, at the mouth of the , upon . Burnham was a small fishing village until the late 18th century when it began to grow because of its popularity as a seaside resort.
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  • Type: Town with 23,300 residents
  • Description: town in Somerset, England
  • Also known as: “Burnham”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Andrew’s Church and Burnham-on-Sea Round Tower.

Church
Photo: Major Slateley Boncass, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Andrew's Church is the Church of England parish church of Burnham-on-Sea in the county of . Of medieval origins, the church is a grade I listed building, well known for its leaning tower.

Lighthouse
Photo: Ken Grainger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Round Tower was a lighthouse in Burnham-on-Sea, , England, established in 1801. It was decommissioned in 1832, having been replaced by a pair of leading lights half a mile to the north, and is now a private dwelling.

Building
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the base for Royal National Lifeboat Institution search and rescue operations at Burnham-on-Sea, in England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Highbridge and Brent Knoll.

Town
Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a historic market town on the edge of the Somerset Levels near the mouth of the in the county of , England. It is 20 miles northeast of and 7 miles north of . is situated 1½ miles southeast of Burnham-on-Sea.

Village
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, formerly known as South Brent, is a village and civil parish in , England, which lies on the southern edge of – a hill with a height of 137 metres that dominates the low surrounding landscape of the Somerset Levels. is situated 2 miles northeast of Burnham-on-Sea.

Village
Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and former civil parish on the Level in , England. It lies on the A38 road, 1.5 miles south of . The village is the principal settlement in the civil parish of West . is situated 2½ miles south of Burnham-on-Sea.

Burnham-on-Sea

Latitude
51.23774° or 51° 14′ 16″ north
Longitude
-2.9987° or 2° 59′ 55″ west
Population
23,300
Elevation
30 feet (9 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB BMA
Open location code
9C3V62Q2+3G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29425285
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2654269
Wiki­data ID
Q1247822
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Burnham-on-Sea” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Burnham-on-Sea”
  • Basque: “Burnham-on-Sea”
  • Bengali: “বার্নহাম অন সি”
  • Catalan: “Burnham-on-Sea”
  • Cebuano: “Burnham-on-Sea”
  • Chinese: “滨海班汉姆”
  • Chinese: “濱海伯漢姆”
  • Chinese: “濱海伯納姆”
  • Chinese: “濱海般咸”
  • Dutch: “Burnham-on-Sea”
  • Esperanto: “Burnham-on-Sea”
  • French: “Burnham-on-Sea”
  • German: “Burnham-on-Sea”
  • Greek: “Μπέρνχαμ-ον-Σι”
  • Gujarati: “બર્નહામ-ઑન-સી”
  • Hebrew: “בארנהאם-און-סי”
  • Irish: “Burnham-on-Sea”
  • Italian: “Burnham-on-Sea”
  • Japanese: “バーナム・オン・シー”
  • Kannada: “ಬರ್ನ್ಹ್ಯಾಮ್-ಆನ್-ಸೀ”
  • Korean: “버냄-온-씨”
  • Ladin: “Burnham-on-Sea”
  • Latin: “Burnham-on-Sea”
  • Lithuanian: “Pajūrio Bernemas”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Burnham-on-Sea”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Burnham-on-Sea”
  • Persian: “برنهام آن سی”
  • Polish: “Burnham on Sea”
  • Polish: “Burnham-on-Sea”
  • Portuguese: “Burnham-on-Sea”
  • Romanian: “Burnham-on-Sea”
  • Russian: “Бернем-он-Си”
  • Russian: “Бернем-Он-Си”
  • Spanish: “Burnham-on-Sea”
  • Swedish: “Burnham-on-Sea”
  • Tamil: “பார்ன்ஹாம்-ஆண்-ஸீ”
  • Tatar: “Бөрнәм-он-Си”
  • Telugu: “బర్న్హమ్-ఆన్-సీ”
  • Urdu: “برنہام-ون-سیا”
  • Volapük: “Burnham-on-Sea”
  • Welsh: “Burnham-on-Sea”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Burnham Level and Middle Burnham.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Burnham Pier and Burnham-on-Sea Baptist Church.

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