Portishead
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.
- Town with about 26,300 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 40 feet (10 metres)
- …is also known as “Portishead, Somerset”
- …was formerly known as “Porteshevedeford”
- Description: town in Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Places of Interest
Discover Portishead Lifeboat Station and Portishead Point Lighthouse.
Portishead Lifeboat Station
Portishead Lifeboat Station is located at Pier Road…
Portishead Point Lighthouse
Portishead Point Lighthouse, more commonly known…
Portbury Ashlands
Portbury Ashlands which is now known as Portbury Wharf…
Villages in the Area
Discover Clapton in Gordano and Portbury.
Clapton in Gordano
Clapton in Gordano is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England.
Weston in Gordano
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Portishead
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Latitude
51.4853° or 51° 29′ 7″ north
Longitude
-2.7683° or 2° 46′ 6″ west
UN/LOCODE
GB PTH
Open location code
9C3VF6PJ+4M
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = town
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Portishead” goes by many names.
بورتس هيدArabic
PortisheadAsturian
PortisheadBasque
Portishead (Somerset)Basque
পোর্টিশহেডBengali
ПортишеадBulgarian
PortisheadCebuano
波蒂斯希德Chinese
PortisheadCzech
PortisheadDutch
بورتيشدEgyptian Arabic
PortisheadEsperanto
પોર્ટિશેડGujarati
PortisheadIdo
Portishead, SomersetIdo
PortisheadIrish
Portishead, SomersetIrish
PortisheadItalian
ポーティスヘッドJapanese
ポーティスヘッド (サマセット)Japanese
ಪೋರ್ಟಿಸ್ಹೆಡ್Kannada
포티스헤드Korean
PortisheadLadin
PortisheadLatin
PortišedasLithuanian
PortisheadLombard
Portishead i SomersetNorwegian Nynorsk
PortesheafodOld English (ca. 450-1100)
Portesheafod on SumorsætumOld English (ca. 450-1100)
پورتیسهدPersian
پورتیسهد، سامرستPersian
PortisheadPolish
PortisheadRomanian
Portishead, SomersetRomanian
ПортисхедRussian
PortisheadSlovak
پورتیسهد، سامرستSouth Azerbaijani
PortisheadSwedish
Portishead, SomersetSwedish
போர்டிஸ்ஹெட்Tamil
ఫొర్టిస్హెడ్Telugu
ПортисхедUkrainian
پورتیشیادUrdu
PortisheadVolapük
PortisheadWelsh
Portishead, Gwlad yr HafWelsh
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