Banwell

Banwell is a village and civil parish on the River Banwell in the North Somerset district of Somerset, England. Its population was 3,251 according to the 2021 census.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Worle railway station and Banwell Castle.

Worle railway station

Railway station

Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Worle railway station, on the Bristol to Exeter line, serves the Worle and West Wick suburbs of Weston-super-Mare, and the village of St Georges in North Somerset, England.

Banwell Castle

Hotel

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Banwell Castle is a Victorian Gothic Revival mansion in Banwell, Somerset, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.

All Saints Church, Sandford

Church

Photo: Andrew Riley, CC BY-SA 2.0.

All Saints Church is a Church of England church in Sandford, Somerset, England. Designed by Hans Price and William Wooler, it was built in 1883–84 and has been a Grade II listed building since 1983.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Winscombe and Locking.

Winscombe is a large village in the North Somerset unitary district of Somerset, England, close to the settlements of Axbridge and Cheddar, on the western edge of the Mendip Hills, 7 miles southeast of Weston-super-Mare and 14 miles southwest of Bristol. Winscombe is situated 2½ miles southeast of Banwell.

Locking

Village

Photo: Rodw, Public domain.

Locking is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. It is a predominantly quiet residential area of North Somerset, 3.5 miles south east of the town of Weston-super-Mare.

Banwell

Type: Locality
Location: North Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.341° or 51° 20′ 28″ north

Longitude

-2.873° or 2° 52′ 23″ west

Elevation

16 feet (5 metres)

Open location code

9C3V84RG+9R

GeoNames ID

7295036

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