- Failand
infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 51.4392longitude= -2.6905
official_name= Failand
population=
unitary_england=North Somerset
lieutenancy_england=Somerset
region= South West Englandconstituency_westminster= Woodspring
post_town= BRISTOL
postcode_district = BS8 3XX
postcode_area= BS
dial_code= 01275
os_grid_reference= ST525715Failand is a
village in theNorth Somerset unitary authority inEngland . It is home to apost office /general store , apub ("The Failand Inn"), anobservatory and achurch . A very active drama group operates out of the village hall.The village has two separate parts. Failand itself is on the B3128
Bristol toClevedon road, while Lower Failand is a mile away down a single track lane.Art
The artist
Roger Fry , a prominent member of theBloomsbury Group , grew up in Lower Failand.port
Failand is home to the playing fields of several
Bristol independent schools, most notablyBristol Grammar School ,Bristol Cathedral School andQueen Elizabeth's Hospital (QEH), whose facilities were formerly used byBristol Rovers F.C. as their training ground. It is also home to the playing fields of the Old Bristolians Society.Failand has its own
cricket club, Failand & Portbury C.C., who play on Horse Race Lane in Lower Failand.There are two golf clubs in Failand, namely
Bristol & Clifton Golf Club andLong Ashton Golf Club .
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