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.

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.
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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.
- 01Cadbury 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 - 02Church 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 - 03Church 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 - 04The 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 - 05Bow 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 - 06Church 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 - 07Church 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 - 08Church 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 - 09Church 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 - 10Urchinwood 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 → Congresbury187 km · quickest by road, 3h 33m · £20–26
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Congresbury138 km · quickest by road, 2h 34m · £15–19
- Luton, Luton → Congresbury175 km · quickest by road, 3h 37m · £22–29
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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.
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If you know how people move in Congresbury – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.
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