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North Weston, Somerset

Coordinates: 51°28′13″N 2°46′21″W / 51.4704°N 2.7726°W / 51.4704; -2.7726
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North Weston
North Weston village hall
North Weston is located in Somerset
North Weston
North Weston
Location within Somerset
OS grid referenceST4524975973
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBRISTOL
Postcode districtBS20
PoliceAvon and Somerset
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AmbulanceSouth Western
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Somerset
51°28′13″N 2°46′21″W / 51.4704°N 2.7726°W / 51.4704; -2.7726

North Weston is a village in the civil parish of Portishead, in the North Somerset district of Somerset, England. It lies between Portishead and Weston-in-Gordano, within the parish of Portishead. In the 2001 census the North Weston ward (which includes the Redcliffe Bay area of Portishead) had a population of 3,890.[1]

At the north end of the village is Gordano School. To the west of the village lies Weston Big Wood.

North Weston was historically a hamlet in the parish of Portishead.[2] It was created a separate civil parish on 31 December 1894.[3] On 1 April 1993 the parish was reunited with Portishead.[4] The name of the parish was then "Portishead and North Weston" from 1993 to 2011 when the name was changed to just Portishead.[5] In 1971 the parish had a population of 2469.[6]

References

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  1. ^ ONS: 2001 Neighbourhood Statistics, North Weston (ward)
  2. ^ National Gazetteer, 1868
  3. ^ "North Weston Somerset". Vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  4. ^ This is Bristol: 20 September 2008 Archived 5 May 2013 at archive.today
  5. ^ Langston, Brett. "North Somerset Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Population statistics North Weston CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 30 March 2024.