Black Rock
Black Rock is an islet in England, United Kingdom. Black Rock is situated nearby to the village Uphill, as well as near the peak Brean Down.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old Church of St Nicholas and St Bridget’s Church, Brean.
Old Church of St Nicholas
Church
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Old Church of St Nicholas at Uphill, Somerset, England, is described as 'Norman' but was remodelled in later Middle Ages. Regular services ceased in 1846. Old Church of St Nicholas is situated 1 mile northeast of Black Rock.
St Bridget’s Church, Brean
Church
Photo: Rodw, Public domain.
St Bridget's Church, Brean is the Church of England parish church of the village of Brean in Somerset, England. The parish is part of a benefice with the Parish Church of St Mary, Berrow. St Bridget’s Church, Brean is situated 1 mile southwest of Black Rock.
Brean Down
Peak
Photo: Martin Southwood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brean Down is a promontory off the coast of Somerset, England, standing 318 feet high and extending 1+1⁄2 miles into the Bristol Channel at the eastern end of Bridgwater Bay between Weston-super-Mare and Burnham-on-Sea. Brean Down is situated 1½ miles northwest of Black Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Uphill and Bleadon.
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.
Bleadon
Hamlet
Photo: Rodw, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bleadon is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. It is about 4 miles south of Weston-super-Mare and, according to the 2021 census, has a population of 1,149. Bleadon is situated 2 miles east of Black Rock.
Weston-super-Mare
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Weston-super-Mare is a typical English seaside resort on the shore of the Bristol Channel, in the county of Somerset, approximately 25 mi south-west of Bristol, 35 miles west of Bath and 20 miles north of Bridgwater.
Black Rock
- Type: Islet
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.31082° or 51° 18′ 39″ northLongitude
-2.99688° or 2° 59′ 49″ westOpen location code
9C3V8263+87OpenStreetMap ID
way 457907632OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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