Portishead /pɔrtɪsˈhɛd/ is a coastal town on the Severn Estuary, close to Bristol, but within the unitary authority of North Somerset, which falls within the ceremonial county of Somerset, England. It has a population of around 22,000, an increase of over 3,000 since the 2001 census, with a growth rate considerably in excess of surrounding towns. By the time of the 2011 Census the population had increased to approximately 24,000.
Population: 17,512
Latitude: 51° 28' 55.16" N
Longitude: -2° 46' 11.03" W
The Hayes (Welsh: Yr Aes) is a commercial area in the southern city centre of the Welsh capital, Cardiff. Centred on the road of that name leading south towards the east end of the city centre, the area is mostly pedestrianised and has an open-air s…
Swildon's Hole is an extensive cave in Priddy, Somerset. At 9,144 metres (30,000 ft) in length, it is the longest cave on the Mendip Hills.
The St Lythans burial chamber (Welsh: Siambr Gladdu Llwyneliddon) is a single stone megalithic dolmen, built around 6,000 BP (before present) as part of a chambered long barrow, during the mid Neolithic period, in what is now known as the Vale of Gl…
Prior Park Landscape Garden was designed in the 18th century by the poet Alexander Pope and the landscape gardener Capability Brown, and is now owned by the National Trust. Prior Park and the estate is south of Bath, Somerset, England. The garden wa…
Norland College, founded in 1892 by Emily Ward, is a provider of childcare training and education.
Newton Park is an 18th-century landscape garden, near to the village of Newton St Loe, designed by the landscape gardener Capability Brown, and now owned by the Duchy of Cornwall.
The Somerset towers, church towers built in the 14th to 16th centuries, have been described as among England's finest contributions to medieval art. The paragraphs and descriptions below describe features of some of these towers. The organization fo…
The Leckwith development is in the Leckwith area of southwest Cardiff, Wales. Work started in Autumn 2007 with the construction of a new stadium for Cardiff City F.C.
Lansdown Crescent is a well-known example of Georgian architecture in Bath, Somerset, England, designed by John Palmer and constructed by a variety of builders between 1789 and 1793.
Fonmon Castle is a fortified medieval castle near the village of Fonmon in the Vale of Glamorgan.
The Crown Buildings (Welsh: Adeilad y Goron), which is also known as Cathays Park Buildings, are the Welsh Government's main offices in Cardiff, Wales. The buildings were formerly used by the Welsh Office and are situated in Cathays Park.
Cardiff Bay railway station (Welsh: Bae Caerdydd), formerly Cardiff Bute Road, is a station serving the Cardiff Bay and Butetown areas of Cardiff, Wales. It is the southern terminus of the Butetown Branch Line 1 mile (1.5 km) south of Cardiff Queen …
Bathampton (/ˌbɑːθˈæmptən/) is a village and civil parish 2 miles (3 km) east of Bath, England on the south bank of the River Avon. The parish has a population of 1,603.
Barry Island railway station is a railway station, 9¼ miles (15 km) south-west of Cardiff Central, serving Barry Island (Welsh: Ynys y Barri) in South Wales. The station has been the terminus – and only remaining active station at the end of the Bar…
The Animal Wall is a sculptured wall depicting 15 animals in the Castle Quarter of the city centre of Cardiff, Wales.
Acton Turville is a parish in the Cotswold Edge ward within South Gloucestershire, England. It lies 17 miles east of the city of Bristol, with the M4 running southwards of the parish. Acton Turville consists of a cluster of households across 1,009 a…
Yate Town F.C. is a football club based in Yate, Gloucestershire, England. They were established in 1906 as Yate Rovers and changed their name to Yate YMCA in 1946, becoming Yate Town in 1969. The first team play in the Southern Football League Divi…
Warmley is a village in South Gloucestershire, England, to the east of Kingswood on the outskirts of Bristol.