Brean Down

Brean Down is a promontory off the coast of Somerset, England, standing 318 feet high and extending 1+1⁄2 miles into the Bristol Channel at the eastern end of Bridgwater Bay between Weston-super-Mare and Burnham-on-Sea.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Old Church of St Nicholas and Tropicana.

Old Church of St Nicholas

Church

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The Old Church of St Nicholas at Uphill, Somerset, England, is described as 'Norman' but was remodelled in later Middle Ages. Regular services ceased in 1846. Old Church of St Nicholas is situated 2 miles east of Brean Down.

Tropicana

Arts center

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The Tropicana, known prior to 1983 as simply 'The Pool' is a former lido located in the seaside town of Weston-super-Mare in North Somerset, England, on the Bristol Channel coast, on the southern section of the seafront. Tropicana is situated 2 miles northeast of Brean Down.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Uphill and Weston-super-Mare.

Uphill

Village

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Uphill is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Weston-super-Mare, in the North Somerset district, in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England, at the southern edge of the town, on the Bristol Channel coast. Uphill is situated 2 miles east of Brean Down.

Weston-super-Mare

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Weston-super-Mare is a typical English seaside resort on the shore of the Bristol Channel, in the county of Somerset, approximately 25 mi south-west of Bristol, 35 miles west of Bath and 20 miles north of Bridgwater.

Bleadon

Hamlet

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Bleadon is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. It is about 4 miles south of Weston-super-Mare and, according to the 2021 census, has a population of 1,149. Bleadon is situated 3½ miles east of Brean Down.

Brean Down

Type: Peninsula
Description: promontory in Somerset, England
Categories: headland, hill, and landform
Location: Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.32611° or 51° 19′ 34″ north

Longitude

-3.02528° or 3° 1′ 31″ west

Elevation

220 feet (67 metres)

Open location code

9C3R8XGF+CV

GeoNames ID

2654828

Wikidata ID

Q3403788

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Brean Down” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Brean Down”
Dutch: “Brean Down”
French: “Brean Down”
German: “Brean Down”
Italian: “Brean Down”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Brean Down”
Swedish: “Brean Down”
Welsh: “Brean Down”

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