The Moorings
The Moorings is a neighborhood in Portishead, North Somerset, England. The Moorings is situated nearby to the neighborhood The Barbican, as well as near Harbour Edge.Places of Interest
Highlights include Portishead Lifeboat Station and Portbury Ashlands.
Portishead Lifeboat Station
Public building
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Portishead Lifeboat Station is located at Pier Road, in the town of Portishead, located on the Severn Estuary in North Somerset. A lifeboat was stationed at Portishead in 1996 by the Portishead Lifeboat Trust, an independent lifeboat, operating from Sugar Loaf Beach.
Portbury Ashlands
Nature reserve
Photo: Michael Dennis Stagg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Portbury Ashlands which is now known as Portbury Wharf Nature Reserve is a nature reserve between Portishead and the Royal Portbury Dock in Somerset, England.
Portishead Point Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Arpingstone, Public domain.
Portishead Point Lighthouse, more commonly known as Battery Point Lighthouse, was built in Portishead, Somerset, England, in 1931.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Marine and North Weston.
Port Marine
Suburb
Port Marine is a mixed-use, waterfront neighbourhood in the town of Portishead in North Somerset and an exurb of Bristol. Masterplanned during the late 1990s on the docklands and power station brownfield beside the Severn Estuary, the area now contains 3420 dwellings, a 133-berth marina, commercial and retail space, a nature reserve, and a sculpture trail.
North Weston
Village
North Weston is a village in the civil parish of Portishead, in the North Somerset district of Somerset, England. It lies between Portishead and Weston-in-Gordano, within the parish of Portishead.
Portbury
Village
Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Portbury is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, within the unitary authority of North Somerset. The parish includes the hamlet Sheepway, which is situated on moorland at the northern edge of the Gordano valley, between the Gordano services on the M5 motorway and Portishead, near the Royal Portbury Dock. Portbury is situated 2 miles southeast of The Moorings.
The Moorings
- Type: Neighborhood
- Categories: residential area and locality
- Location: Portishead, North Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.49054° or 51° 29′ 26″ northLongitude
-2.75685° or 2° 45′ 25″ westOpen location code
9C3VF6RV+67OpenStreetMap ID
way 680605242OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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