Nailsea
Sign in to saveNailsea is a town and civil parish in North Somerset, England, southwest of Bristol, and northeast of Weston-super-Mare. The nearest village is Backwell, which lies south of Nailsea on the opposite side of the Bristol to Exeter railway line. Nailsea had a population of 15,539 in the 2021 census.
Key facts
- UK place.static_image_name
- Nailsea and Backwell.JPG
- UK place.static_image_alt
- lots of house roofs, with trees and grass in the foreground and hills in the distance.
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Nailsea and Backwell viewed from Backwell Hill
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Nailsea
- UK place.population
- 15,539
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 census)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Nailsea
- UK place.unitary_england
- North Somerset
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Somerset
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- North Somerset
- UK place.post_town
- Bristol
- UK place.postcode_district
- BS48
- UK place.postcode_area
- BS
- UK place.dial_code
- 01275
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- ST473703
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
15 sectionsContents
- History
- Governance
- Geography
- Climate
- Demographics
- Economy
- Culture and community
- Media
- Transport
- Education
- Religious sites
- Sports
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Nailsea is a town and civil parish in North Somerset, England, southwest of Bristol, and northeast of Weston-super-Mare. The nearest village is Backwell, which lies south of Nailsea on the opposite side of the Bristol to Exeter railway line. Nailsea had a population of 15,539 in the 2021 census.
The town was an industrial centre based on coal mining and glass manufacture, which have now been replaced by service industries. The surrounding North Somerset Levels has wildlife habitats including the Tickenham, Nailsea and Kenn Moors Site of Special Scientific Interest and Bucklands Pool/Backwell Lake local nature reserve. Nailsea is close to the M5 motorway and Bristol Airport, and its railway station, Nailsea & Backwell, has services operated by the Great Western Railway.