Portbury
Portbury is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, within the unitary authority of North Somerset. The parish includes the hamlet Sheepway, which is situated on moorland at the northern edge of the Gordano valley, between the Gordano services on the M5 motorway and Portishead, near the Royal Portbury Dock.Places of Interest
Highlights include Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm and Oakham Treasures.
Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm
Zoo
Noah's Ark Zoo Farm is a 100-acre zoo developed on a working farm in Wraxall, North Somerset, 6 miles west of Bristol, England. It is home to the largest elephant facility in northern Europe.
St Mary’s Church
Church
Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's Church in Portbury, Somerset, England, is an Anglican parish church close to the M5 motorway. It is a Grade I listed building. It dates from the 12th century, with alteration and extension in the 13th and restoration between 1870 and 1875.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portishead and Abbots Leigh.
Portishead
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Portishead is a large port town in Somerset with a population of about 25,000. Historically a fishing port, it underwent rapid expansion during the 19th century when it became a hub for chemical industry.
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.
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.
Portbury
- Type: Locality
- Location: North Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.4725° or 51° 28′ 21″ northLongitude
-2.7307° or 2° 43′ 50″ westElevation
52 feet (16 metres)Open location code
9C3VF7F9+2PGeoNames ID
7296945
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