The Silica
The Silica is a monument in Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, England. The Silica is situated nearby to the pub Tavern Inn The Town, as well as near the bookstore WH Smith, 44 High Street.- Type: Monument
- Also known as: “The Carrot”
- Address: Weston-super-Mare, BS23 1SL
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Weston-super-Mare Town Hall and Weston Museum.
Weston-super-Mare Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Weston-super-Mare Town Hall is a municipal building in Walliscote Grove Road in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England. The building, which is the headquarters of North Somerset Council, is a Grade II listed building. Weston-super-Mare Town Hall is situated 730 feet south of The Silica.
Weston Museum
Museum
Photo: Neil Owen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Weston Museum is a museum in Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, England. It was established in 1861. It is home to Weston Town Council museum collection with exhibits relating to Weston-super-Mare and the surrounding area from 400 million years ago to the present day. Weston Museum is situated 820 feet northeast of The Silica.
Emmanuel Church
Church
Photo: Chris Talbot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Emmanuel Church is situated 630 feet south of The Silica.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kewstoke and Uphill.
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. Kewstoke is situated 1½ miles northeast of The Silica.
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 1½ miles south of The Silica.
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 2½ miles northeast of The Silica.
The Silica
- Categories: building and historic site
- Location: Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.34766° or 51° 20′ 52″ northLongitude
-2.97807° or 2° 58′ 41″ westOpen location code
9C3V82XC+3QOpenStreetMap ID
way 242206855OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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