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Portishead (/ ˈ p ɔːr t ɪ s h ɛ d / PORT-iss-hed) is a town [3] and civil parish in the North Somerset unitary authority area, in the county of Somerset, England.With a population of 26,366 at the 2021 Census, the town is located on the Severn Estuary opposite Cardiff and Newport in Wales. [4]
The Portishead Railway from Parson Street to Portishead. The Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway at Portishead. The Bristol Port Railway and Pier. The Bristol Harbour Railway. The Avonmouth Light Railway. Various sidings and goods depots.
This map shows the proposed MetroWest network in Bristol, connecting with North East Somerset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire. It includes the following phases of the network: Phase 1: Portishead, Severn Beach and Bath Spa to Bristol. The Portishead Railway, extant from Parson Street to Pill and reopening to a new Portishead station.
North Somerset is a unitary authority in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England.The council is based in Weston-super-Mare, the area's largest town.The district also contains the towns of Clevedon, Nailsea and Portishead, along with a number of villages and surrounding rural areas.
The Portishead Railway is a branch line railway running from Portishead in North Somerset to the main line immediately west of Bristol, England. [1] [page needed] It was constructed by the Bristol & Portishead Pier and Railway Company, but it was always operated by its main line neighbour, and was more usually thought of as the Portishead branch or the Portishead railway.
Portishead railway station was opened by the Bristol and Portishead Pier and Railway on 18 April 1867; it was approximately 0.5 miles (0.8 km) beyond the village of Portishead and handled both passengers and goods. [2] [3] [4] The Pier was opened in 1870 and line was extended to the pier, with an additional railway station opened by the pier. [3]
Redcliffe Bay is a large area of Portishead — a town in North Somerset, England — with most houses having views of the Bristol Channel. Despite its size, it is always considered part of Portishead (for example, in Town Councils). The Anglican church of St Nicholas was built in 1911 and served as the chapel for the National Nautical School.
Portbury is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, within the unitary authority of North Somerset.The parish includes the hamlet Sheepway, which is situated on moorland at the northern edge of the Gordano valley, between the Gordano services on the M5 motorway and Portishead, near the Royal Portbury Dock.