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Backwell

Backwell is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority area of , in the ceremonial county of , England. In 2011 it had a population of 4,589.
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Photo: Edward, Public domain.
  • Type: Village with 4,750 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in Somerset, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Backwell, Somerset”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bristol Airport and Nailsea & Backwell railway station.

Aerodrome
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, at Lulsgate Bottom, on the northern slopes of the , in , is an serving the city of , England, and the surrounding area. is situated 2½ miles southeast of Backwell.

Railway station
Photo: Mattbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nailsea & Backwell railway station, on the Bristol to Exeter line, is in the village of Backwell, close to the town of in , England.

Manor estate
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, in Backwell, , England is a house of historical significance and is listed on the English Heritage Register. The house and entrance gates are also Grade II listed buildings.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Long Ashton and Nailsea.

Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a dormitory town 5 km south west of in Somerset, . It is known for its bio science research centre Fenswood Farm, known by the locals as The Farm.

Town
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is a town in , England, 8 miles southwest of , and 11 miles northeast of . The nearest village is Backwell, which lies south of on the opposite side of the Bristol to Exeter railway line.

Village
Photo: Anthony Brunning, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in , England. The parish, with a population of 715, is situated within the unitary authority of , on the edge of Nailsea Moor on the A370 road 5 miles south west of city centre.

Backwell

Latitude
51.413° or 51° 24′ 47″ north
Longitude
-2.7394° or 2° 44′ 22″ west
Population
4,750
Elevation
269 feet (82 metres)
Open location code
9C3VC776+57
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29267898
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
7293654
Wiki­data ID
Q2269865
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“Backwell” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Backwell”
  • Bengali: “ব্যাকওয়েল”
  • Cebuano: “Backwell”
  • Chinese: “Backwell”
  • Chinese: “伯克韋”
  • Chinese: “伯克韦”
  • Dutch: “Backwell”
  • French: “Backwell”
  • German: “Backwell”
  • Gujarati: “બેકવેલ”
  • Hebrew: “בקוול”
  • Irish: “Backwell”
  • Italian: “Backwell”
  • Japanese: “バックウェル”
  • Kannada: “ಬ್ಯಾಕ್ವೆಲ್”
  • Korean: “백웰”
  • Ladin: “Backwell”
  • Lithuanian: “Bakvelis”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Backwell”
  • Polish: “Backwell”
  • Portuguese: “Backwell”
  • Russian: “Бэквелл”
  • Spanish: “Backwell”
  • Swedish: “Backwell”
  • Tamil: “பாக்வெல்”
  • Telugu: “బ్యాక్ వెల్”
  • Turkish: “Backwell”
  • Urdu: “باکویل”
  • “Backwell”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Backwell”. Photo: Edward, Public domain.