Portbury
Parish in North Somerset, England
| Coordinates: | 51.471, -2.728 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 49 74 |
Portbury is a small village and civil parish in North Somerset set on rising ground above the Severn Estuary, with commanding views across the mudflats to Wales and the Bristol area. The landscape is a mix of farmland, hedgerows and remnants of old carriage routes, and its proximity to the port and coastal saltmarshes gives it a distinctive rural‑maritime feel despite being within commuting distance of the city.
Historically linked to shipping and local agriculture, the parish has been shaped in recent decades by the presence of the nearby Royal Portbury Dock and the conservation interest of sites such as Portbury Wharf Nature Reserve. A medieval parish church and a small cluster of village amenities underline a tight‑knit community character; many residents combine village life with work in nearby Bristol or the wider logistics and maritime industries centred on the docks and harbour.
Postcode districts covering Portbury
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 5.4 miles
- Cardiff 19.5 miles
- Newport 12.9 miles
- Bath 16.9 miles
- Weston-super-Mare 12.6 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 9.6 miles
- Barry 23.1 miles
- Cwmbran Central 17.8 miles
- Cwmbrân 17.9 miles
- Trowbridge 24.8 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 15.3 miles
- Pontypool 20.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Clapton in Gordano Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Gordano Valley Ward 1.4 miles
- Portishead East Ward 1.6 miles
- Portishead South Ward 1.8 miles
- Pill and Easton-in-Gordano Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Wraxall and Failand Parish 1.8 miles
- Portishead North Ward 2.1 miles
- Stone-edge Batch Built-up area 2.1 miles
- West Hill Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Portishead Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Avonmouth Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Pill Ward 2.6 miles
Example postcodes in Portbury
BS20 7TD, BS20 7TP, BS20 7TN, BS20 7TA, BS20 7TQ, BS20 7RY, BS20 7XQ, BS20 7TW, BS20 7WW … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 6.1 miles
- Cardiff Airport 27 miles
- Shirehampton Railway Station 2.3 miles
- Avonmouth Railway Station 2.4 miles
Hotels near Portbury Ad
- Go2 Portishead Marina Hotel 2 1.9 miles
- Ramada by Wyndham Bristol West 3.5 1 mile
- Portishead 3 1.6 miles
- Mollie's Bristol 4 5.8 miles
- The Poacher Portishead 1.9 miles
- Premier Inn Portishead 3 1.6 miles
- Majestic Hotels Bristol 4 5.8 miles
- The Bristol Hotel 4 5.8 miles
- Hampton by Hilton Bristol Airport 3 5.8 miles
- Leonardo Bristol City 4 6.3 miles
Schools in Portbury
- St Mary's C of E Primary School, Portbury Primary
Local points of interest
- Clevedon Court Estate 4.9 miles
- Bristol Harbour Harbour 5.1 miles
- Ashton Gate Stadium 5.1 miles
- SS Great Britain Museum 5.4 miles
- University of Bristol University 5.5 miles
- Cabot Circus Shopping centre 6.2 miles
- Memorial Stadium Stadium 6.3 miles
- College Road Allotments Gardens 8.5 miles
- Oldbury Court Estate Estate 8.6 miles
- Mendip Autocross Recreation 12.1 miles
- Newport Stadium Stadium 12.4 miles
- Kingswood Nature reserve 12.6 miles