North Weston, Somerset

North Weston, Somerset

Coordinates: 51°28′13″N 2°46′21″W / 51.4704°N 2.7726°W / 51.4704; -2.7726

North Weston
North Weston is located in Somerset
North Weston

 North Weston shown within Somerset
OS grid reference ST4524975973
Parish Portishead and North Weston
Unitary authority North Somerset
Ceremonial county Somerset
Region South West
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BRISTOL
Postcode district BS20 8
Police Avon and Somerset
Fire Avon
Ambulance Great Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK Parliament North Somerset
List of places: UK • England • Somerset

North Weston is a village in the North Somerset district of Somerset, England. It lies between Portishead and Weston-in-Gordano, within the town council area of Portishead and North Weston. In the 2001 census the North Weston ward (which includes the Redcliffe Bay area of Portishead) had a population of 3,890.[1]

At the north end of the village is Gordano School. To the west of the village lies Weston Big Wood.

North Weston was historically a hamlet in the parish of Portishead.[2] It was created a separate civil parish in 1894.[3] In 1993 the parish was united with Portishead.[4]

References

  1. ^ ONS: 2001 Neighbourhood Statistics, North Weston (ward)
  2. ^ National Gazetteer, 1868
  3. ^ Vision of Britain website
  4. ^ This is Bristol: 20 September 2008

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