Backwell
Sign in to saveBackwell is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority area of North Somerset, in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England. In 2011 it had a population of 4,589. The village lies about southwest of Bristol, south of the A370 to Weston-super-Mare. The parish includes the hamlets of Backwell Common, Backwell Green, and Backwell Farleigh, and the districts of Backwell West Town and Downside.
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Backwell
- UK place.civil_parish
- Backwell
- UK place.static_image_name
- Backwell sign.jpg
- UK place.static_image_alt
- Road signs with Backwell in black writing on white background and below it another sign saying village of the year South West and Wales regional winner 1997.
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Village of the Year signs marks the entrance to Backwell.
- UK place.population
- 4,589
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.unitary_england
- North Somerset
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Somerset
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- North Somerset
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- +4589
- Image
- Backwell sign.jpg
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Article
17 sectionsContents
- History
- Governance
- Geography
- Backwell Lake
- Quarries
- Climate
- Recreation
- Playing Fields
- Sports
- Facilities
- Education
- Transport
- Religious sites
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Backwell is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority area of North Somerset, in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England. In 2011 it had a population of 4,589. The village lies about southwest of Bristol, south of the A370 to Weston-super-Mare. The parish includes the hamlets of Backwell Common, Backwell Green, and Backwell Farleigh, and the districts of Backwell West Town and Downside.
Nearby are Nailsea, Flax Bourton, Yatton, Brockley and Barrow Gurney.