Flax Bourton
Flax Bourton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. The parish, with a population of 715, is situated within the unitary authority of North Somerset, on the edge of Nailsea Moor on the A370 road 5 miles south west of Bristol city centre.Places of Interest
Highlights include Tyntesfield and Backwell House.
Tyntesfield
Park
Photo: Chilli Head, CC BY 2.0.
Tyntesfield is a Victorian Gothic Revival country house and estate near Wraxall, North Somerset, England. The house is a Grade I listed building named after the Tynte baronets, who had owned estates in the area since about 1500.
Backwell House
Manor estate
Photo: Maypm, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Backwell House, in Backwell, Somerset, 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.
Church of St Mary and St Edward
Church
Photo: Rodw, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Church of St Mary and St Edward is an Anglican parish church in Barrow Gurney, Somerset, England. It was built in the 12th century, but largely rebuilt in the 1880s, and has been designated as a Grade II* listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Long Ashton and Abbots Leigh.
Long Ashton
Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Long Ashton is a dormitory town 5 km south west of Bristol in Somerset, England. It is known for its bio science research centre Fenswood Farm, known by the locals as The Farm.
Abbots Leigh
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Abbots Leigh is a small village just outside of Bristol along the A369 towards the M5 motorway.
Nailsea
Town
Photo: Dillydillyston, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nailsea is a town and civil parish in North Somerset, England, 8 miles southwest of Bristol, and 11 miles northeast of Weston-super-Mare. The nearest village is Backwell, which lies south of Nailsea on the opposite side of the Bristol to Exeter railway line. Nailsea is situated 2½ miles west of Flax Bourton.
Flax Bourton
- Type: Locality
- Location: North Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.4207° or 51° 25′ 14″ northLongitude
-2.7058° or 2° 42′ 21″ westElevation
131 feet (40 metres)Open location code
9C3VC7CV+7MGeoNames ID
7295038
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