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Congresbury

Congresbury (CONGSbry) is a village and civil parish on the northwestern slopes of the Mendip Hills in North Somerset, England, which in 2011 had a population of 3,497.

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The place

Congresbury (CONGSbry) is a village and civil parish on the northwestern slopes of the Mendip Hills in North Somerset, England, which in 2011 had a population of 3,497. It lies on the A370 between Junction 21 of the M5 and Bristol Airport, 13 miles (21 km) south of Bristol city centre, and 7 miles (11 km) east of Weston-super-Mare. The Congresbury Yeo river flows through the village. The parish includes the hamlet of Brinsea.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Congresbury

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Cadbury Hill

    Cadbury Hill is a small hill, mostly in the civil parish of Congresbury, overlooking the village of Yatton in North Somerset. On its summit stands an Iron Age hill fort, which is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

    1.5 km · hill in Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Church of All Saints, Wrington

    The Church of All Saints is the Church of England parish church for the large village of Wrington, Somerset, England. There has been a church here since the 13th century, though much of the present building dates from the 15th century.

    3.2 km · church in Wrington, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Church of St Mary, Yatton

    The Church of St Mary in central Yatton, Somerset, England, is often called the Cathedral of the Moors due to its size and grandeur in relation to the town. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.

    2 km · church in Yatton, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    The Old Rectory, Yatton

    The Old Rectory in Yatton, Somerset, England, was a Prebendary house, built in the 15th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. Over the years it has undergone a range of alterations including a mid 19th century rear wing.

    2 km · building in Yatton, North Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Bow Bridge

    Bow Bridge is a Grade II listed stone arched bridge, that crosses the Congresbury Yeo at Iwood, a hamlet of Congresbury in North Somerset. The bridge is largely intact and dates from the early 19th century.

    1.5 km · bridge in Iwood, Congresbury, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Church of St John the Baptist, Churchill

    The Church of St John the Baptist in Churchill, Somerset, England, was largely built around 1360 and is a Grade I listed building. There was a Norman chapel on this site in 1180, from which the nave has survived into the present church.

    3.2 km · church in Churchill, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Church of St Andrew

    The Anglican Church of St Andrew in Congresbury, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. Congresbury is named after St Congar, who is said to have performed three miracles in the area.

    300 m · church in Congresbury, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Church of St Saviour, Puxton

    The Church of The Holy Saviour in Puxton, Somerset, England, dates from the 13th century. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

    3 km · church in Puxton, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Church of Holy Trinity, Cleeve

    The Church Of Holy Trinity at Cleeve in the English county of Somerset was built in 1840. It is a Grade II* listed building.

    3.5 km · church in Cleeve, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    Urchinwood Manor

    Urchinwood Manor is a Grade II* listed building at Congresbury within the English county of Somerset. Part of the house was built around 1620 with additions being made in the 17th century.

    1.1 km · manor house in Congresbury, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Congresbury

Airports
Bristol (BRS), 7 km · Cardiff (CWL), 37 km · Birmingham (BHX), 141 km
Stations
Yatton railway station, 2.8 km · Wrington railway station, 3.3 km · Congresbury railway station, 400 m
  • London → Congresbury
    187 km · quickest by road, 3h 33m · £20–26
  • Birmingham, West Midlands → Congresbury
    138 km · quickest by road, 2h 34m · £15–19
  • Luton, Luton → Congresbury
    175 km · quickest by road, 3h 37m · £22–29
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Congresbury

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Congresbury. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    Isle of WightGB

    11 ways of moving, 22 sources

    130 km
  2. 02
    LundyGB

    7 ways of moving, 11 sources

    131 km
  3. 03
    Isle of ArranGB

    10 ways of moving, 31 sources

    493 km
  4. 04
    Inis Mór (Inishmore)IE

    8 ways of moving, 20 sources

    510 km
  5. 05
    Tarbert, Loch Fyne and KintyreGB

    9 ways of moving, 15 sources

    529 km

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Around it

Next door to Congresbury

Congresbury is 18 km from Bristol, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.

  • Yattonvillage and civil parish in North Somerset, Somerset, England2.2 km
  • Wringtonvillage and civil parish in Somerset, England, UK3.6 km
  • Churchillvillage and civil parish in Somerset, England3.7 km
  • Cleevevillage and civil parish in Somerset, England, UK3.6 km
  • Puxtonvillage in Somerset, England, UK3 km
  • Lower Langfordvillage in Somerset, England, UK3.7 km