Backwell Lake

Backwell Lake is in Backwell, North Somerset, England. Backwell Lake is situated near Nailsea & Backwell railway station, as well as near St Francis Catholic Primary School.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Nailsea & Backwell railway station and Holy Trinity Church, Nailsea.

Nailsea & Backwell railway station

Railway station

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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. Nailsea & Backwell railway station is situated 1,400 feet southeast of Backwell Lake.

Holy Trinity Church, Nailsea

Church

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Holy Trinity Church is an Anglican Church in Nailsea, Somerset, England. It dates from the 15th century and is a Grade I listed building. It features a tower with 6 Bells, a cemetery, and a community centre called "The Trinity Centre". Holy Trinity Church, Nailsea is situated 3,600 feet northwest of Backwell Lake.

Elms colliery

Archaeological site

Photo: Neil Owen, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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. Elms colliery is situated 4,000 feet northeast of Backwell Lake.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nailsea and Chelvey.

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.

Chelvey

Hamlet

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Brockley is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. The parish is within the unitary authority of North Somerset, about 3 miles south of Nailsea, and includes the village of Chelvey. According to the 2011 census it had a population of 277.

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. Wraxall is situated 2 miles northeast of Backwell Lake.

Backwell Lake

Type: Sign
Categories: information and tourism
Location: Backwell, North Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.42197° or 51° 25′ 19″ north

Longitude

-2.75474° or 2° 45′ 17″ west

Open location code

9C3VC6CW+Q4

OpenStreetMap ID

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OpenStreetMap feature

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Bucklands Pool/Backwell Lake and Trendlewood Coummunity Park Playground.

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Places to explore: Shipham Close and Backwell Lake.

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