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Brean Down

Brean Down is a promontory off the coast of , England, standing 318 feet high and extending 1+1⁄2 miles into the at the eastern end of between and .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Brean Down Fort and Old Church of St Nicholas.

Archaeological site
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was a Victorian naval fortification designed to protect the . It was built 60 feet above sea level on the headland at , 9 miles south of , , England.

Church
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The at , Somerset, England, is described as 'Norman' but was remodelled in later Middle Ages. Regular services ceased in 1846.

Arts center
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The , formerly a Lido site that once contained an outdoor swimming pool, is located in the seaside town of in , England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Weston-super-Mare and Uphill.

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is a typical English seaside resort on the shore of the Bristol Channel, in the county of , approximately 25 mi south-west of , 35 miles west of and 20 miles north of .

Village
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is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of , in the district, in the ceremonial county of , England, at the southern edge of the town, on the coast.

Hamlet
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is a village and civil parish in , England. It is about 4 miles south of and, according to the 2021 census, has a population of 1,149.

Brean Down

Latitude
51.3257° or 51° 19′ 33″ north
Longitude
-3.0275° or 3° 1′ 39″ west
Elevation
322 feet (98 metres)
Open location code
9C3R8XGC+7X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 351910317
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Wiki­data ID
Q3403788
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Brean Down” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Brean Down”
  • Dutch: “Brean Down”
  • French: “Brean Down”
  • German: “Brean Down”
  • Italian: “Brean Down”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Brean Down”
  • Swedish: “Brean Down”
  • Welsh: “Brean Down”

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Localities in the Area

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