Burnham Area Rescue Boat
Burnham Area Rescue Boat, also known as BARB Search & Rescue, is a voluntary independent search and rescue service, formed in 1992 in Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset that operates two rescue hovercraft and two inshore rescue boats in the Bridgwater Bay area.Photo: Rodw, Public domain.
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: independent search and rescue service in Bridgwater Bay, Somerset, England
- Also known as: “BARB Search & Rescue”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Burnham-on-Sea Lifeboat Station and River Brue.
Burnham-on-Sea Lifeboat Station
Building
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Burnham-on-Sea Lifeboat Station is located on Pier street in Burnham-on-Sea, a seaside town at the mouth of the River Parrett, overlooking Bridgwater Bay and the Bristol Channel. Burnham-on-Sea Lifeboat Station is situated 660 feet east of Burnham Area Rescue Boat.
River Brue
River
The River Brue originates in the parish of Brewham in Somerset, England, and reaches the sea some 50 kilometres west at Burnham-on-Sea. It originally took a different route from Glastonbury to the sea, but this was changed by Glastonbury Abbey in the twelfth century.
St Andrew’s Church
Church
Photo: Major Slateley Boncass, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Andrew's Church is the Church of England parish church of Burnham-on-Sea in the English county of Somerset. Of medieval origins, the church is a grade I listed building, well known for its leaning tower. St Andrew’s Church is situated 2,400 feet north of Burnham Area Rescue Boat.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burnham-on-Sea and Huntspill.
Burnham-on-Sea
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burnham-on-Sea is a seaside town in Somerset, England, at the mouth of the River Parrett, upon Bridgwater Bay. Burnham was a small fishing village until the late 18th century when it began to grow because of its popularity as a seaside resort.
Huntspill
Village
Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Huntspill is a village and former civil parish on the Huntspill Level in Somerset, England. It lies on the A38 road, 1.5 miles south of Highbridge. The village is the principal settlement in the civil parish of West Huntspill. Huntspill is situated 2 miles south of Burnham Area Rescue Boat.
Brent Knoll
Village
Photo: Tim, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brent Knoll, formerly known as South Brent, is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, which lies on the southern edge of Brent Knoll – a hill with a height of 137 metres that dominates the low surrounding landscape of the Somerset Levels. Brent Knoll is situated 2½ miles northeast of Burnham Area Rescue Boat.
Burnham Area Rescue Boat
Latitude
51.23303° or 51° 13′ 59″ northLongitude
-2.9999° or 2° 59′ 60″ westOpen location code
9C3V62M2+62OpenStreetMap ID
way 77771731OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q4999735
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In Other Languages
“Burnham Area Rescue Boat” goes by many names.
- French: “Station de Sauvetage de Burnham”
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