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Portishead (/ ˈ p ɔːr t ɪ s h ɛ d / PORT-iss-hed) is a town [3] and civil parish in the North Somerset unitary authority area, in the county of Somerset, England.With a population of 26,366 at the 2021 Census, the town is located on the Severn Estuary opposite Cardiff and Newport in Wales. [4]
The Portishead Railway is a branch line railway running from Portishead in North Somerset to the main line immediately west of Bristol, England. [1] [page needed] It was constructed by the Bristol & Portishead Pier and Railway Company, but it was always operated by its main line neighbour, and was more usually thought of as the Portishead branch or the Portishead railway.
Portishead railway station was opened by the Bristol and Portishead Pier and Railway on 18 April 1867; it was approximately 0.5 miles (0.8 km) beyond the village of Portishead and handled both passengers and goods. [2] [3] [4] The Pier was opened in 1870 and line was extended to the pier, with an additional railway station opened by the pier. [3]
Aerial view of Port of Bristol. The Port of Bristol comprises the commercial, and former commercial, docks situated in and near the city of Bristol in England. The Port of Bristol Authority was the commercial title of the Bristol City, Avonmouth, Portishead and Royal Portbury Docks when they were operated by Bristol City Council, which ceased trade when the Avonmouth and Royal Portbury Docks ...
Portishead Lifeboat Station is located at Pier Road, in the town of Portishead, located on the Severn Estuary in North Somerset. A lifeboat was stationed at Portishead in 1996 by the Portishead Lifeboat Trust (PLT), an independent lifeboat , operating from Sugar Loaf Beach.
The Bristol and Gloucester Railway from Bristol Temple Meads via Mangotsfield to Yate. The Thornbury branch line at Yate. The Portishead Railway from Parson Street to Portishead. The Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway at Portishead. The Bristol Port Railway and Pier. The Bristol Harbour Railway. The Avonmouth Light Railway. Various sidings ...
Within the Severn Estuary, are Clevedon, Portishead and the city of Bristol. The Port of Bristol, originally established inland on the River Avon in the centre of the city, but now with larger commercial deep water docks on the Severn Estuary, is one of the busiest ports in Britain.
Bristol (/ ˈ b r ɪ s t əl / ⓘ) is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, the most populous city in the region. [8] [9] Built around the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south.