Backwell Common

Places of Interest

Nailsea & Backwell railway station

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 Nailsea in North Somerset, England.

Elms colliery

Archaeological site

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Elms Colliery is a disused coal mine in Nailsea within the English County of Somerset. It has been scheduled as an ancient monument and placed on the Heritage at Risk Register due to the risk of vandalism and further decay.

Backwell House

Manor estate

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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.

Places in the Area

Nailsea

Town

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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.

Wraxall

Village

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Wraxall is a village in North Somerset, England, about 6 miles west of Bristol. Until 1811 the parish of the same name also included Nailsea and Flax Bourton. The village is now within the parish of Wraxall and Failand.

Flax Bourton

Village

Photo: Anthony Brunning, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Flax Bourton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. The parish, with a population of 715, is 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.

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