Portishead
Parish in North Somerset, England
| Coordinates: | 51.481, -2.78 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 45 76 |
| Population: | 23,699 |
| Dialling code: | 01275 (Clevedon) |
Portishead sits on the eastern shore of the Severn Estuary in North Somerset, occupying the mouth of the Gordano Valley with wide views across to Wales and the Severn Bridge. Once a small fishing village, it expanded in the 19th century around a Victorian harbour and docks built to handle coal from the nearby Somerset coalfield, leaving a mix of Georgian and Victorian streets beside newer waterfront developments.
Today it’s a popular commuter town for Bristol while retaining a lively local community, a marina and the redeveloped waterfront at Portishead Quays. The mudflats of the estuary are important for birdlife and attract walkers and wildlife-watchers, cultural life centres on venues such as the Blakehay Theatre, and long-running projects to improve rail links reflect ongoing change between preserving its heritage and meeting modern housing and leisure demand.
Postcode districts covering Portishead
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 7.7 miles
- Cardiff 17.3 miles
- Newport 10.7 miles
- Bath 19.2 miles
- Weston-super-Mare 11.6 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 11.8 miles
- Barry 21.1 miles
- Cwmbran Central 15.7 miles
- Cwmbrân 15.8 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 17.2 miles
- Pontypool 18.4 miles
- Yate 15.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Portishead Built-up area 0.1 miles
- Portishead West Ward 0.6 miles
- Portishead South Ward 0.6 miles
- Portishead North Ward 0.7 miles
- Portishead East Ward 1 mile
- Gordano Valley Ward 1.3 miles
- Weston-in-Gordano Parish 1.3 miles
- Clapton in Gordano Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Stone-edge Batch Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Portbury Parish 2.3 miles
- Walton-in-Gordano Parish 2.4 miles
- West Hill Built-up area 2.6 miles
Example postcodes in Portishead
BS20 8RF, BS20 7LS, BS20 6EN, BS20 7BT, BS20 8EY, BS20 6UN, BS20 8HF, BS20 6JN, BS20 6YX … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 7.3 miles
- Cardiff Airport 25 miles
- Avonmouth Railway Station 3.7 miles
- St Andrews Road Railway Station 4.2 miles
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Schools in Portishead
- Gordano School Secondary
- High Down Infant School Primary
- High Down Junior School Primary
- Portishead Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Peter's C of E Primary School Primary
- Trinity Anglican-Methodist Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Clevedon Court Estate 3.6 miles
- Bristol Harbour Harbour 7.4 miles
- Ashton Gate Stadium 7.4 miles
- SS Great Britain Museum 7.7 miles
- University of Bristol University 7.8 miles
- Memorial Stadium Stadium 8.5 miles
- Cabot Circus Shopping centre 8.5 miles
- Newport Stadium Stadium 10.2 miles
- College Road Allotments Gardens 10.6 miles
- Oldbury Court Estate Estate 10.8 miles
- Tredegar Park Estate 11.8 miles
- Mendip Autocross Recreation 12.6 miles