Failand Observatory
Failand Observatory is a building in Wraxall and Failand, North Somerset, England which is located on Weston Road. Failand Observatory is situated nearby to the sports venue Pavillion, as well as near the recreation area Queen Elizabeth’s Hospital School Sports Ground.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tyntesfield and Tyntesfield chapel.
Tyntesfield
Park
Photo: Chilli Head, CC BY 2.0.
Tyntesfield is a Victorian Gothic Revival country house and estate near Wraxall, North Somerset, England. The house is a Grade I listed building named after the Tynte baronets, who had owned estates in the area since about 1500. Tyntesfield is situated 1 mile west of Failand Observatory.
Tyntesfield chapel
Chapel
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tyntesfield chapel is situated 1 mile west of Failand Observatory.
Hebron Church
Church
Photo: Anthony O’Neil, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hebron Church is an evangelical church in Long Ashton, North Somerset, near Bristol in England, was first founded in 1934 by Ernest Dyer. The church has a membership of around 30 with an average Sunday morning congregation of around 50. Hebron Church is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Failand Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Failand and Long Ashton.
Failand
Village
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Failand is a village in Somerset, England. It lies within the civil parish of Wraxall and Failand and the unitary authority area of North Somerset. The village has two separate parts.
Long Ashton
Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Long Ashton is a dormitory town 5 km south west of Bristol in Somerset, England. It is known for its bio science research centre Fenswood Farm, known by the locals as The Farm.
Flax Bourton
Village
Photo: Anthony Brunning, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Flax Bourton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. The parish, with a population of 715, is situated within the unitary authority of North Somerset, on the edge of Nailsea Moor on the A370 road 5 miles south west of Bristol city centre.
Failand Observatory
- Type: Building
- Address: Weston Road, Bristol, BS8 3UR
- Location: Wraxall and Failand, North Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.43842° or 51° 26′ 18″ northLongitude
-2.6871° or 2° 41′ 14″ westOperator
Bristol Astronomical SocietyOpen location code
9C3VC8Q7+95OpenStreetMap ID
way 625666992OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=telescope
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