Port Marine
Port Marine is a mixed-use, waterfront neighbourhood in the town of Portishead in North Somerset and an exurb of Bristol. Masterplanned during the late 1990s on the docklands and power station brownfield beside the Severn Estuary, the area now contains 3420 dwellings, a 133-berth marina, commercial and retail space, a nature reserve, and a sculpture trail.- Type: Suburb
- Description: neighbourhood of Portishead, Somerset, England
- Also known as: “Port Marine, Portishead”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Portbury Ashlands and Portishead Lifeboat Station.
Portbury Ashlands
Nature reserve
Photo: Michael Dennis Stagg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Portbury Ashlands which is now known as Portbury Wharf Nature Reserve is a nature reserve between Portishead and the Royal Portbury Dock in Somerset, England.
Portishead Lifeboat Station
Public building
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Portishead Lifeboat Station is located at Pier Road, in the town of Portishead, located on the Severn Estuary in North Somerset. A lifeboat was stationed at Portishead in 1996 by the Portishead Lifeboat Trust, an independent lifeboat, operating from Sugar Loaf Beach.
Portishead Point Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Arpingstone, Public domain.
Portishead Point Lighthouse, more commonly known as Battery Point Lighthouse, was built in Portishead, Somerset, England, in 1931.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portishead and North Weston.
Portishead
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
North Weston
Village
North Weston is a village in the civil parish of Portishead, in the North Somerset district of Somerset, England. It lies between Portishead and Weston-in-Gordano, within the parish of Portishead.
Portbury
Village
Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Port Marine
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: Portbury, North Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.48708° or 51° 29′ 14″ northLongitude
-2.75122° or 2° 45′ 4″ westOpen location code
9C3VF6PX+RGOpenStreetMap ID
node 5910172027OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbWikidata ID
Q135038512
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