Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge

Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge is a civil parish in , England. The parish contains the towns of and . At the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 19,846.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Locality with 19,800 residents
  • Description: civil parish in Somerset, England
  • Also known as: “Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge (civil parish), Somerset” and “Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge, Somerset”

Places of Interest

Highlights include River Brue and Highbridge and Burnham railway station.

River
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.
The originates in the parish of in , England, and reaches the sea some 50 kilometres west at . It originally took a different route from to the sea, but this was changed by in the twelfth century.

Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated on the Bristol to Exeter line in the town of , and also serves the neighbouring town of .

Lighthouse
Photo: Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0.
The High lighthouse or pillar lighthouse is one of three lighthouses in , , England. A Grade II listed building, it is no longer functional as a lighthouse and has been converted for use as a private dwelling.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Burnham-on-Sea and Brent Knoll.

Town
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is a seaside town in , England, at the mouth of the , upon . Burnham was a small fishing village until the late 18th century when it began to grow because of its popularity as a seaside resort.

Village
Photo: Tim, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, formerly known as South Brent, is a village and civil parish in , England, which lies on the southern edge of – a hill with a height of 137 metres that dominates the low surrounding landscape of the Somerset Levels.

Village
Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and former civil parish on the Level in , England. It lies on the A38 road, 1.5 miles south of . The village is the principal settlement in the civil parish of West . is situated 2½ miles south of Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge.

Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge

Latitude
51.2368° or 51° 14′ 12″ north
Longitude
-2.9893° or 2° 59′ 21″ west
Population
19,800
Elevation
20 feet (6 metres)
Open location code
9C3V62P6+P7
Geo­Names ID
7301192
Wiki­data ID
Q4377383
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge”
  • French: “Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge”
  • Irish: “Burnham-on-Sea agus Highbridge”
  • Italian: “Burnham on Sea and Highbridge”
  • Polish: “Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge”
  • Swedish: “Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge”
  • Turkish: “Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge”
  • Welsh: “Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge”
  • “Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge”

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