Wonders of Weston

Wonders of Weston is a memorial in Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, England. Wonders of Weston is situated nearby to Old Town Quarry, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Gate.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Weston College and Parish Church of Saint John the Baptist.

Weston College

College

Photo: Ann Causer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Weston College of Further and Higher Education is a general college of further and higher education in Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, England. It provides education and vocational training from age 14 to adult. Weston College is situated 2,000 feet south of Wonders of Weston.

Parish Church of Saint John the Baptist

Church

Photo: Mojo0306, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Parish Church of Saint John the Baptist is situated 1,500 feet south of Wonders of Weston.

Worlebury Camp

Archaeological site

Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Worlebury Camp is the site of an Iron Age hillfort on Worlebury Hill, north of Weston-super-Mare in Somerset, England. The fort was well defended with numerous walls, embankments and ditches around the site. Worlebury Camp is situated 1,900 feet west of Wonders of Weston.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kewstoke and Worle.

Kewstoke

Hamlet

Photo: Adrian and Janet Quantock, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kewstoke is a civil parish and village in Somerset, England, within the unitary authority of North Somerset, located next to the strip of coast called Sand Bay. Its population in the 2011 census was 1,690.

Worle

Village

Photo: Dave Kelly, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Worle is a village in the civil parish of Weston-super-Mare, in the North Somerset district, in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England. It is joined to the seaside town of Weston-super-Mare on its western edge. Worle is situated 2 miles east of Wonders of Weston.

Uphill

Village

Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Uphill is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Weston-super-Mare, in the North Somerset district, in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England, at the southern edge of the town, on the Bristol Channel coast. Uphill is situated 2½ miles south of Wonders of Weston.

Wonders of Weston

Type: Memorial
Inscription: “THE PANOPTIC LOOK ACROSS STRATA OF DEEP TIME. IMAGINE THE PAST OR FUTURE TOWN UNDER JARM WATERS. THINK OF YOUR BONES AS RUBBLE OR BUILDING MATERIAL. CONSIDER YOUR BODY TO BE ARCHITECTURE AS YOU MOVE THROUGH WESTON. FOLD AND FAULT. FOUNDATIONS THE VOID OF”
Category: historic site
Location: Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.35631° or 51° 21′ 23″ north

Longitude

-2.97864° or 2° 58′ 43″ west

Open location code

9C3V924C+GG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 14044945738

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Old Town Quarry and Gate.

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