Towns & cities · South Wales
Wrington
Wrington — village and civil parish in Somerset, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Yatton · 5.7 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Wrington is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 2,633 people. Address: BS40. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Somerset, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.3617°, -2.7606°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Severn Estuary SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Severn Estuary
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Wrington is a village and a civil and ecclesiastical parish on the north slopes of the Mendip Hills in North Somerset, England. Both include nearby Redhill. Wrington lies in the valley of the Congresbury Yeo river, about 9 miles (14 km) east of Weston-super-Mare and 3 miles (4.8 km) south-east of Yatton. Its population was 2,633 at the 2011 Census.
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Background
History
The village was inhabited in Roman times and there is evidence of Saxon occupation as well. Historically it was part of the hundred of Brent-cum-Wrington. Wrington Cottage Hospital opened in 1864, initially for 24 patients. The first surgeon was Horace Swete, author of the Handy Book of Cottage Hospitals, to which Florence Nightingale also referred in 1869. Wrington had a railway station between 1901 and 1963, on the Wrington Vale Light Railway that ran from Congresbury to Blagdon.
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- Coordinates
- 51.3617, -2.7606
- District
- North Somerset
- Parish
- Wrington
- Postcode
- BS40
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Somerset
- Population
- 2,633
- Nearest railway station
- Yatton — 5.7 km
- Official site
- www.n-somerset.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q1825419 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Wrington (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Broad Street, Wrington looking westwards - geograph.org.uk - 99225.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Wrington?
- Wrington is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode BS40), in the parish of Wrington.
- Is Wrington a protected site?
- Yes — Wrington is part of the Severn Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Severn Estuary Ramsar wetland.
- Is Wrington free to visit?
- Yes, Wrington is free to enter.
- How do I get to Wrington?
- The nearest railway station is Yatton, about 5.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BS40.