Brean
Brean is a locality in Sedgemoor District, Somerset, England. Brean is situated nearby to the village Uphill, as well as near the locality Purn.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Brean Down and St Bridget’s Church, Brean.
Brean Down
Peak
Photo: Martin Southwood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
St Bridget’s Church, Brean
Church
Photo: Rodw, Public domain.
St Bridget's Church, Brean is the Church of England parish church of the village of Brean in Somerset, England. The parish is part of a benefice with the Parish Church of St Mary, Berrow.
Old Church of St Nicholas
Church
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Weston-super-Mare and Bleadon.
Weston-super-Mare
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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
Photo: Rodw, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 3 miles east of Brean.
Lympsham
Village
Photo: Adrian and Janet Quantock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lympsham is a village and civil parish six miles west of Axbridge and six miles south-east of Weston-super-Mare, close to the River Axe in Somerset, England. The parish includes the hamlet of Wick where Wick Farmhouse dates from the mid 18th century. Lympsham is situated 3 miles southeast of Brean.
Brean
- Type: Locality
- Location: Sedgemoor District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.3061° or 51° 18′ 22″ northLongitude
-3.0127° or 3° 0′ 46″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
9C3R8X4P+CWGeoNames ID
7292395
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