Aerial view of the eastern third of the bay and the seafront of Weston-super-Mare.
Weston Bay is an inlet of the Bristol Channel in North Somerset, England.
It lies between Brean Down, which is now owned by the National Trust, is rich in wildlife, history and archaeology, and has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest[1] to the south, and Worlebury Hill to the north. Quarrying took place at various places on Worlebury Hill from the late 18th century until the town quarry was abandoned in 1953.[2] Weston Woods, which cover a large part of the hill top, were awarded a Planting Places Award in a scheme run by Sustainability South West to celebrate "brilliant examples of urban greenspaces" on 6 March 2008.[3]
Much of the bay forms the seafront for Weston-super-Mare. Two piers stick out into the bay. The grade II* listed Birnbeck Pier was designed by Eugenius Birch and opened in 1867.[4] The early 20th century Grand Pier, is supported by 600 iron piles, and is 400 metres (1,300 ft) long.[5] It has been damaged by fire on two occasions, once in 1930 and again in 2008.[6]
Owing to the large rise and fall of the tides in the Bristol Channel, the low tide mark is about a mile from the seafront. Although the beach itself is sandy, further seawards the shore is thick mud, which is very dangerous to walk in and is crossed by the mouth of the River Axe. From the bay, views of the islands of Flat Holm and Steep Holm are visible.
^"Brean Down" (PDF). English Nature. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
^"SOUTH WEST RDA FUND RESTORATION OF WESTON QUARRY". South West RDA. 15 August 2001. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 8 February 2008.
^ Planting Places Awards Archived 21 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine
^"Birnbeck Pier". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
^"Weston-super-Mare Grand Pier". National Piers Society. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
^Savill, Richard (28 July 2008). "Weston-super-Mare Grand Pier fire wreaks havoc". London: The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 11 August 2008.
WestonBay is an inlet of the Bristol Channel in North Somerset, England. It lies between Brean Down, which is now owned by the National Trust, is rich...
Galen Weston OC CVO OOnt (October 29, 1940 – April 12, 2021) was a British-Canadian billionaire businessman and Chairman Emeritus of George Weston Limited...
community Weston, Winnipeg Weston Island, an uninhabited island in James BayWeston, Berkshire Weston, Cheshire East, a village near Crewe Weston, Runcorn...
Joan Weston or Joanie Weston (January 20, 1935 – May 10, 1997), known as the "Blonde Bomber", "Blonde Amazon", "Golden Girl", and "Roller Derby Queen"...
George Weston Limited, often referred to as Weston or Weston's, is a Canadian holding company. Founded by George Weston in 1882, the company today consists...
Bristol Channel, on which stands Brean Down Fort, marking the end of WestonBay. The village is on a strip of land between the sea and the River Axe....
Down is known as Bridgwater Bay, and is a National Nature Reserve. North of that, the coast forms WestonBay and Sand Bay whose northern tip, Sand Point...
Jeffrey Howard Archer, Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare (born 15 April 1940) is an English novelist and former politician. He was Member of Parliament...
actress Christina Fulton, with whom he has a son, Weston Coppola Cage (born December 26, 1990). Weston has been involved in two black metal bands, and appeared...
Weston Park is a country house in Weston-under-Lizard, Staffordshire, England, set in more than 1,000 acres (400 ha) of park landscaped by Capability Brown...
George Weston (March 23, 1865 – April 6, 1924) was an American-born Canadian businessman and the founder of George Weston Limited. He became Toronto's...
into the Bristol Channel, between WestonBay and Sand Bay. A toll road follows the coast around the hill from Sand Bay in the north to the now derelict...
Weston FC is a soccer club in Weston, Florida competing in the USL League Two. They are also one of the largest soccer clubs in the country for youth soccer...
resort of Weston-super-Mare, and across the Bristol Channel from South Wales. It is adjacent to the village of Kewstoke. The north end of Sand Bay has become...
Weston Ranch is a subdivision of modest tract homes located in the southwestern corner of Stockton, California. It is approximately 1 hour away from the...
Weston College of Further and Higher Education is a general college of further and higher education in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England. It provides...
Lake #14, Tom Cook #26, War Lake #4, Weedon Carp #6, Weedon Lake #27, WestonBay #20, ca. 160 km2, Population: 618) Tsay Keh Dene First Nation (also known...
also known as the 'Old Pier', is a pier situated on the Bristol Channel in Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, England, approximately 18 miles (29 km) south-west...
Rhondy Weston (born June 7, 1966) is a former football defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played college...
The Weston Branch Library is a branch of the Broward County Library. It is the most western branch of the library in the county, and is part of the Miami...
Global Information