South west of Bristol, on the Bristol Channel, by (29 km) 18 miles between Bleadon Hill and Worlebury Hill, known as just Weston, Weston-super-Mare, is a North Somerset seaside town. On Worlebury Hill, Weston's oldest structure is Worlebury Camp from the Iron Age. Opened on 1 December 1897, a railway, the Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Light Railway, connecting Weston to Clevedon.
Visit WebsiteTo include the villages that are established of Worle, Milton, Oldmixon, Uphill, Wick St. Lawrence, and West Wick, as well as areas such as St. Georges and Locking Castle, Weston-super-Mare has expanded. Replacing The Boulevard's Memorial Hospital of Queen Alexandra, which in 1928 was opened, Weston General Hospital in 1986, on the Uphill village was opened. At Weston Milton and Worle are other stations.
Visit Website15 miles (24 km) away at Lulsgate, Weston's nearest airport that is operational is Bristol Airport. Super mare is Latin for "above sea" and was added to distinguish it from the settlements named Weston in the Diocese of Bath and Wells, Weston comes from the Anglo-Saxon for the west tun or settlement.
Visit WebsiteLocated behind a sea fronting sand dunes line, which had been created as a sea wall after the Bristol Channel floods of 1607, Weston was a village of about 30 houses early in the 19th century. In seaside holidays, Weston owes its growth and prosperity to the Victorian era.
Visit WebsiteWhile he was supervising the construction of the Bristol and Exeter Railway, Isambard Kingdom Brunel and family in Weston lived, (towards Trevelyan road's north end) at Swiss Villa. By George Bodley, at All Saints' Church and Victoria Methodist Church (on that in Downside Abbey), other Weston-super-Mare Compton organs can be found.
Visit WebsiteWithin the European Parliament's constituency of South West England which elects MEPs using the party-list proportional representation d'Hondt method is Weston. Weston College, which, as a Bath Spa University secondary campus, has begun to offer university degrees, and the council are two of the town's largest employers. At the purpose-built Woodspring Stadium, opened in August 2004, Weston-super-Mare A.F.C. football team play in the South National League.
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