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 Centre for Occupational and Health Psychology (COHP, Welsh: Canolfan Seicoleg Alwedigaethol ac Iechyd) is a Cardiff University research centre founded in 1999 to conduct research into the effects of occupational factors on health and performance…
Cattybrook Brickpit (grid reference ST594835) is a 2.2 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest near the village of Almondsbury, South Gloucestershire, notified in 1989.
Cathedral Road (Welsh: Heol y Gadeirlan) is one of the major roads of western Cardiff, Wales, passing through the suburb of Pontcanna. It forms part of the A4119 road from Cardiff Bay to Tonypandy and houses which are not lived in have been converte…
The Cardiff Ely Bread Riots or Petrol Riots refer to the outbreak of racially motivated violence that occurred in the council suburb of Ely in the Welsh capital of Cardiff during September 1991.
Caerphilly railway works in Caerphilly (Welsh: Caerffili) in the county of Glamorgan was the only main railway works in Wales
Boxwell Court is a country house near Leighterton in Gloucestershire. In its grounds there is a small church, and the house is thought to be the site of a former monastery, which was then given to the Huntley family following Henry the Eighth's diss…
Bickley Wood (grid reference ST644703) is a 9.5 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest just north of River Avon, near the village of Longwell Green, Bristol, notified in 1988.
The monument currently known as Bewys Cross or Bewy's Cross consists of the steps, plinth and truncated shaft said to be of an ancient cross of uncertain age (perhaps early fifteenth century; the steps may be more recent) which used to stand on the …
Bath FM was a local independent radio station based at the former Weston railway station in Bath, England.
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Barrow Gurney Nunnery (also called Minchin Barrow) was established around 1200 in Barrow Gurney Somerset, England.
Barnhill Quarry (grid reference ST725827) is a 3.1 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Chipping Sodbury, South Gloucestershire, notified in 1966.
Baneswell is an inner-city district in the city of Newport, South Wales.
Austin Friary, Bristol was an Augustinian friary in Bristol, England. It was established in 1313, when Simon de Montecute gave 100 square feet (9.3 m2) of land within the Temple Gate of Bristol.
Attborough Swallet (also known as Red Quar Swallet) is a cave in Chewton Mendip in Somerset, England.
Arthur Gamgee FRS (11 October 1841 – 29 May 1909) was a British biochemist.
Abercarn railway station served the village of Abercarn, in the county of Monmouthshire.
Wyllie Colliery was located in the Sirhowy Valley, South Wales.