- Brean
infobox UK place
country= England
latitude= 51.2996
longitude= -3.0105
official_name= Brean
population= 600 [cite web |url=http://www.brean.org/ |title=Brean Parish Council web site |accessdate=2008-01-31 |format= |work=Brean Parish Council web site ]
civil_parish=
shire_district=Sedgemoor
shire_county =Somerset
region= South West England
constituency_westminster= Wells
post_town= BURNHAM-ON-SEA
postcode_district = TA8
postcode_area= TA
dial_code= 01278
os_grid_reference= ST296560Brean is a village and
civil parish betweenWeston-super-Mare andBurnham on Sea inSomerset ,England .Close to the village is
Brean Down , a promontory standing convert|320|ft|m|lk=on high and extending convert|1.5|mi|km|lk=on into theBristol Channel , on which standsBrean Down Fort , marking the end ofWeston Bay .The village is on a strip of land between the sea and the River Axe. It is the home of
Brean Leisure Park , a tropical bird garden, [cite web |url=http://www.burnham-on-sea.co.uk/brean_bird_garden/ |title=Brean Down Tropical Bird Garden |accessdate=2008-01-31 |format= |work=Brean Down Tropical Bird Garden ] other tourist attractions and several caravan parks. The sandy beach has been used forLand sailing since 1970. [cite web |url=http://www.breanlandyachtclub.org.uk/ |title=Brean Land Yacht Club |accessdate=2008-01-31 |format= |work=Brean Land Yacht Club ]The Church of St Bridget dates from the 13th century, but the fabric is predominantly from the 15th century and was extensively rebuilt around 1882. It has been designated by
English Heritage as a grade II*listed building . [cite web | title=Church of St Bridget | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?id=433625 | accessdate=2008-01-31] The dedication to St Bridget ofIreland , Abbess ofKildare who died in 525, is an indication of a Celtic Christian settlement. [cite book |title=Somerset and Avon |last=Dunning |first=Robert |authorlink= |coauthors= |year= |publisher=Bartholomew |location=Edinburgh |isbn=0702883808 |pages=58-59 ]References
External links
* [http://www.brean.org/ Brean Parish Council web site]
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