Clevedon
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For other uses, see Clevedon (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Cliveden.
Clevedon (/ˈkliːvdən/, KLEEV-dən) is a seaside town and civil parish in the unitary authority of North Somerset, England. It recorded a parish population of 21,281 in the United Kingdom Census 2011, estimated at 21,442 in 2019.[1] It lies along the Severn Estuary, among small hills that include Church Hill, Wain's Hill (topped by the remains of an Iron Age hill fort), Dial Hill, Strawberry Hill, Castle Hill, Hangstone Hill and Court Hill, a Site of Special Scientific Interest with overlaid Pleistocene deposits. It features in the Domesday Book of 1086. Clevedon grew in the Victorian period as a seaside resort.
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Clevedon | |
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View of Clevedon from the air, showing the pier | |
Location within Somerset | |
Population | 22,000 [1] |
OS grid reference | ST406714 |
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Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CLEVEDON |
Postcode district | BS21 |
Dialling code | 01275 |
Police | Avon and Somerset |
Fire | Avon |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
51.438°N 2.854°W / 51.438; -2.854 |
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