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Weston-super-Mare
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Weston-super-Mare ( ) is a seaside town and civil parish in the North Somerset unitary district, in the county of Somerset, England. It lies by the Bristol Channel south-west of Bristol between Worlebury Hill and Bleadon Hill. Its population at the 2021 census was 82,418.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Weston-super-Mare is referenced by 1,230 other articles, and connects out to Art Deco, ceremonial county of England and North Somerset.
The entry is geolocated on the map, across 3 mapped points.
It is catalogued under topics including Beaches of Somerset, Civil parishes in Somerset and Harv and Sfn no-target errors.
Its subject is documented across 40 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Weston-super-Mare
- UK place.population_demonym
- Westonian
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.population
- 82,418
- UK place.population_ref
- (in 2021)
- UK place.mapframe
- yes
- UK place.mapframe zoom
- 10
- UK place.mapframe point
- none
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- ST320613
- UK place.post_town
- WESTON-SUPER-MARE
- UK place.postcode_area
- BS
- UK place.postcode_district
- BS22–BS24
- UK place.dial_code
- 01934
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Weston-super-Mare
- UK place.civil_parish
- Weston-super-Mare
- UK place.unitary_england
- North Somerset
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Somerset
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- town
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 76143
- Capital of
- North Somerset
- Official website
- www.wsm-tc.gov.uk
- Image
- The three piers, Weston-super-Mare (2022).JPG
- Dialing code
- 01934
Show 9 more facts
- postal code
- BS22
- twinned administrative body
- Hildesheim
- Commons category
- Weston-super-Mare
- topic's main category
- Category:Weston-super-Mare
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Weston-super-Mare
- OS grid reference
- ST320613
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- P12749
- Eduardo Fentanes
Sources (3)
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
31 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- History
- Early history
- 19th century
- 20th century
- 21st century
- Governance
- Geography
- Climate
- Demography
- Economy
- Tourism
- Transport
- Road
- Rail
- Bus
- Air
- Education
- Culture
- Cultural references
- Media
- Landmarks
- Architecture
- Religious sites
- Sport
- Notable people
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Weston-super-Mare ( ) is a seaside town and civil parish in the North Somerset unitary district, in the county of Somerset, England. It lies by the Bristol Channel south-west of Bristol between Worlebury Hill and Bleadon Hill. Its population at the 2021 census was 82,418.
The area around the town has been occupied since the Iron Age. It was still a small village until the 19th century when it developed as a seaside resort. A railway station and two piers were built. In the second half of the 20th century it was connected to the M5 motorway but the number of people holidaying in the town declined and some local industries closed, although the number of day visitors has risen.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Weston-super-Mare” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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On the map
3 mapped locations