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Nailsea
Nailsea
	Nailsea and Backwell viewed from Backwell Hill
	Nailsea Location within Somerset
Population	15,630 (2011)
OS grid reference	ST473703
Civil parish	Nailsea;
Unitary authority	North Somerset;
Ceremonial county	Somerset;
Region	South West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BRISTOL
Postcode district	BS48
Dialling code	01275
Police	Avon and Somerset
Fire	Avon
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	North Somerset;
	List of places UK England Somerset 51°26′N 2°46′W / 51.43°N 2.76°W

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Nailsea is a town in North Somerset, England, 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Bristol,^[2] and 11 miles (18 km) northeast of Weston-super-Mare. The nearest village is Backwell, which lies south of Nailsea on the opposite side of the Bristol to Exeter railway line. Nailsea had a population of 15,630 in the 2011 Census.^[1]

The town was an industrial centre based on coal mining and glass manufacture, which have now been replaced by service industries. The surrounding North Somerset Levels has wildlife habitats including the Tickenham, Nailsea and Kenn Moors biological Site of Special Scientific Interest and Bucklands Pool/Backwell Lake Local Nature Reserve. Nailsea is close to the M5 motorway and Bristol Airport, and its railway station, Nailsea & Backwell, has services operated by the Great Western Railway.

Secondary education is provided by Nailsea School (rebuilt in 2009), and primary education by St Francis School, Grove Junior School, Kingshill School and Golden Valley. Churches include the 14th-century Holy Trinity Church and Christ Church, which was built in 1843.

History[edit]

The name of the town may be derived from the Old English for Naegl's island,^[3] although it has also been suggested it was spelt Naylsey in 1657.^[4]

The parish of Nailsea was part of the Portbury Hundred.^[5] Little is known of the area occupied by Nailsea before the coal mining industry began, although it was used as a quarry in Roman times from which pennant sandstone was extracted.^[6] The Romans otherwise ignored Nailsea from 40 to 400 AD, but left a small villa near Jacklands Bridge.^[7]

Nailsea's early economy relied on coal mining, which began as early as the 16th century. The earliest recorded date for coal mining in Nailsea was 1507 when coal was being transported to light fires at Yatton.^[8] By the late 1700s the town had a large number of pits. Around this time Nailsea was visited by the social reformer Hannah More who founded a Sunday school for the workers. The Elms Colliery,(Middle Engine Pit), one of the most complete examples of an 18th-century colliery left in England,^[9] is now in disrepair. It has been designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument and is included in the Heritage at Risk Register produced by English Heritage.^[10] Remains of the old pits, most of which had closed down by the late 19th century as mining capital migrated to the richer seams of South Wales, are still visible around the town.

The coal mines attracted glass manufacturer John Robert Lucas, who in 1788 established the Nailsea Glassworks that became the fourth-largest of its kind in the United Kingdom, mostly producing low-grade bottle glass.^[11]^[12] The works closed down in 1873, but "Nailsea" glass (mostly made by glass workers at the end of their shift in Nailsea and at other glass works) is still sought after by collectors around the world.^[13] The site of the glass works has been covered by a Tesco supermarket car park, leaving it relatively accessible for future archaeological digs. Other parts of the site have been cleared and filled with sand to ensure that the remains of the old glass works are preserved.

Nowhere was a historical hamlet that existed on the west side of the town until 1967, when it was demolished for development.^[14] Nowhere Wood, a small residential woodland, is named after it.^[15]

The 15th-century Nailsea Court, southwest of the town, is a Grade I listed building.^[16]

Governance[edit]

Nailsea was part of Long Ashton Rural District from 1894 to 1974.^[17] It is now within the North Somerset unitary authority, which covers part of the ceremonial county of Somerset but it is administered independently of the non-metropolitan county. Its administrative headquarters is in the town hall in Weston-super-Mare.^[18]

Four electoral wards exist in Nailsea:

Nailsea Golden Valley
Nailsea West End
Nailsea Yeo
Nailsea Youngwood

It is in the North Somerset constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.^[19] It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. Since the 1992 general election the constituency has been represented by Liam Fox of the Conservative Party.^[20]

Geography[edit]

The Land Yeo river flows to the east of the town. The North Somerset Levels to the west have been drained and farmed by generations of farmers.^[21] Tickenham, Nailsea and Kenn Moors SSSI is a 129.4 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest. The soils in the area include clays of the Allerton and Wentloog Series^[22] and peat soils of the Sedgemoor and Godney Series,^[22] which are drained by a network of large rhynes and smaller field ditches, which support exceptionally rich plant and invertebrate fauna communities. Exceptional populations of Coleoptera occur, amongst which are at least 12 nationally scarce species and 2 nationally rare species, including Britain's largest water beetle the great silver water beetle (Hydrophilus piceus).^[22] There are several other local nature reserves.

The Bucklands Pool/Backwell Lake Local Nature Reserve, southeast of the town centre and close to the Nailsea and Backwell railway station, was constructed as a balancing pond in the mid-1970s, and has since become home to various wildfowl and dragonflies and a foraging area for bats. Bird species seen on the reserve include gadwall, northern shoveler, pochard, tufted duck, grey heron and mute swans.^[23]

Nearby towns and villages include Backwell, Wraxall, Portishead, Clevedon, and Tickenham. Nailsea is 8 miles (13 km) from the centre of Bristol, and close to the tourist centres of Weston-super-Mare and Bath. It is 8.5 miles (14 km) by road from the port and service area at Avonmouth.

Climate[edit]

In common with the rest of South West England, Nailsea has a temperate climate which is generally wetter and milder than the rest of the country.^[24] The annual mean temperature is approximately 10 °C (50 °F). Seasonal temperature variation is less extreme than most of the United Kingdom because of the adjacent sea temperatures. The summer months of July and August are the warmest, with mean daily maxima of approximately 21 °C (70 °F). In winter mean minimum temperatures of 1 °C (34 °F) or 2 °C (36 °F) are common.^[24] In summer the Azores high pressure affects the south-west of England, although convective cloud sometimes forms inland and reduces the number of hours of sunshine. Annual sunshine rates are slightly less than the regional average of 1,600 hours.^[24] Most of the rainfall in the south-west is caused by Atlantic depressions or by convection. Most of the rainfall in autumn and winter is caused by the Atlantic depressions, which is when they are most active. In summer, a large proportion of the rainfall is caused by the Sun heating the ground leading to convection and to showers and thunderstorms. Average rainfall is around 700 mm (28 in). About 8–15 days of snowfall is typical. November to March have the highest mean wind speeds, and June to August have the lightest winds. The predominant wind direction is from the south-west.^[24]

Economy[edit]

Primary income often comes from employment in the service sector, including industries such as insurance and banking, defence related employment, retail and management.^[25] Employment within Nailsea includes work in shops, schools, estate agents and banks. Larger businesses in Nailsea include General Electric,^[26] and Bristol Wessex Billing Services Ltd., the billing company jointly owned by Bristol Water and Wessex Water.^[27] Other businesses are situated at units in the town. Nailsea has three large industrial and business estates located at Southfield road, Blackfriars road and Coates Estate (former site of the local cider making industry).^[28] Nailsea's shopping area includes Somerset Square, Crown Glass Place, Colliers Walk, and a high street. There are four supermarket chains in the town (Tesco, Waitrose, Co-op and Iceland) and some national banks and estate agents.

The Coates Cider factory in Nailsea was first opened in 1788 and was bought by Showerings of Shepton Mallet in 1956.^[29] The brand was subsequently merged with Gaymers and absorbed by Matthew Clark Brands.^[30] Prior to Coates, there was Heath Brewery, owned by the Thatcher family, which was situated behind the former Friendship Inn. The site of the old factory is now called 'Coates Estate' and is home to a diverse range of both local and national businesses.

Culture and community[edit]

Nailsea has several pubs and used to have a small nightclub called Decades, formerly known as the AJ's Bar. There are dedicated youth clubs and two Scouting divisions, which organise the Nailsea Carnival and Mayfair respectively. Nailsea has theatre, musical^[31] and orchestral groups. Most are open to all ages and meet and perform regularly at different venues including The Scotch Horn Centre, Nailsea Methodist Church, The Mizzymead Centre, The Grove Recreation Centre, and Nailsea Little Theatre.^[32] Nailsea's outdoor recreational areas include the playing fields by the Grove Centre and the public park to the rear of the Scotch Horn Centre and Tesco. There are three children's play parks and smaller areas of green land in the town's housing estates. The Millennium Park contains a skatepark (NSP), and a children's play park. There are no cinemas in Nailsea, but The Curzon in nearby Clevedon has been operating since 1912.^[33]

The adjacent village of Wraxall has a couple of tourist attractions. Noah's Ark Zoo Farm has displays of exotic, agricultural and domestic animals including rhinoceros, camels, monkeys, reptiles and most recently a giraffe.^[34] It offers hands-on experience with animals and a chance to learn about conservation. Tyntesfield, a 19th-century Victorian country house and grounds, was bought and opened up by the National Trust in 2002.^[35] An edition of the North Somerset Times is published as the Nailsea Times.

Nailsea has a popular carnival annually which has been held since the 1960s, in which all of the local schools and scouts participate. It also holds a very popular beer & cider festival also held annually, usually during the weekend on the second or third week of July at Nailsea and Backwell Rugby Football Club, which started in 2004. The festival holds over 160 local brews every year.^[36]

Media[edit]

Local TV coverage is provided by BBC West and ITV West Country. Television signals are received from the Mendip and the local relay transmitters.^[37]^[38]

Local radio stations are BBC Radio Bristol on 94.9 FM, Heart West on 96.3 FM, Greatest Hits Radio South West on 107.2 FM and Hits Radio Bristol & The South West on 106.5 FM.

The town's local newspapers are the North Somerset Times and Bristol Post.^[39]^[40]

Transport[edit]

The principal road serving Nailsea is the B3130. It leads westwards to Clevedon, where the motorway network can be accessed at Junction 19 or 20 of the M5; eastwards it links with the A370 (for Bristol) and the A38 (for Bristol Airport). Another link to the A370 at Backwell offers a route south and west for traffic to other local towns such as Weston-super-Mare.^[41] Nailsea's main car parks are in Clevedon Road, Station Road and Link Road, all of which are free for the first three hours.^[42] Bus services in Nailsea are operated by First West of England.^[43] The main routes are the X8/9 which runs every 15 mins to Bristol and was jointly run by First and Abus,^[44] and the X7 between Bristol and Clevedon. Following the withdrawal of Abus on the X8/X9, all services in Nailsea are operated by First with exception of service 88 between Nailsea, Portishead and Clevedon operated by Carmel Coaches.

Nailsea & Backwell railway station is on the edge of neighbouring Backwell. It is managed by Great Western Railway, who run all services from the station, but is only staffed for a few hours on busy mornings. Trains run seven days each week, with a weekday off-peak service of two trains per hour in each direction, running between Taunton and Cardiff Central or Weston-super-Mare and Bristol Parkway.^[45] Mornings and evenings see some direct services to and from London Paddington. Platform 1 (westbound) can only be accessed by steps, but Platform 2 (eastbound) can be reached either by steps or a 1 in 12 (8%) ramp. The station has a car park for 100 cars, but is due for expansion.^[46] Over 350,000 journeys are made from the station each year.^[47]

Bristol Airport is less than 10 miles (16 km) from the town centre.^[48]

Education[edit]

Secondary education in Nailsea is provided by Nailsea School, which attained Technology and Media Arts College specialist status before a £28.8 million revamp in 2010.^[49] Nailsea has infants, junior, primary schools, and a music school, some of them including: Kings Hill C of E, Golden Valley, Hannah More Infants, St Francis Catholic School and Grove School. Ravenswood School caters for children with special needs and learning difficulties. There are also playgroups for children in the area who are too young for infants school.^[50]

Religious sites[edit]

Holy Trinity Church building and cemetery

In the 2021 census 54% of Nailsea's respondents claimed Christianity as their religious preference; 45% claimed to have "no religious preference", the second largest group.^[51]

Nailsea Methodist Church was founded in 1789; the first building opened three years later. In 1914 a new chapel was opened on Silver Street, and a youth club was added in the 1960s. In early 1992 the old church was replaced with a larger, flexible, multi-purpose building and the youth club was refurbished and renamed the Wesley Centre after Methodism's founder, John Wesley.^[52] There is also Nailsea Baptist Church, the Catholic Church of St Francis of Assisi, Southfield Church, the United Reformed Church and the Community Church.

Sports[edit]

Nailsea has four football clubs, AFC Nailsea, Selkirk United, Nailsea United FC and Nailsea & Tickenham F.C.^[53] The two clubs also organise junior football teams in the area, catering for under 8s to under 16s.^[54] Nailsea Cricket Club was formed in the mid-1850s and runs six sides across senior, junior, and women's cricket, covering an area of West Bristol and North Somerset.^[55]^[56]

Nailsea also has a ladies hockey club, which was formed in 1924. The club has two league teams: a youth team and a veterans team.^[57] The Scotch Horn Centre provides both an aerobic exercise and a free weights gym, as well as squash courts, and room for other indoor sports. Nailsea does not have a public swimming pool despite a long-running campaign by the Nailsea Swimming Pool Interest Group to build one.^[58] Other leisure facilities in the area include a swimming pool in nearby Backwell and a golf club in Tickenham. Nailsea also has a croquet club with four full-sized lawns (Nailsea and District Croquet Club).

Nailsea and Backwell Rugby Football Club's 1st XV play in level 8 of the RFU league system as of 2012, and the 2nd XV in Somerset 2 North (level 10).^[59]^[60]

Notable people[edit]

One of Nailsea's best known celebrities was Adge Cutler, the Somerset folk singer, whose backing band was The Wurzels. He worked at the Coates cider factory.^[61] The Wurzels' album Live at the Royal Oak was recorded at The Royal Oak, a public house on the High Street. Cutler is buried in Christ Church graveyard.^[61]

Mervyn Kitchen was born in Nailsea in 1940. He became an English first-class cricketer. In his playing days he was a left-handed batsman for Somerset County Cricket Club, making 15,230 runs in his 354 first-class games. He topped the county averages in 1966 and 1968. He went on to umpire in 20 Test matches and 28 One Day Internationals before retiring in 2005.^[62] Another Somerset cricketer, Stephen Newton, was also born in Nailsea in 1853.^[63]

The gymnast Charles Sederman, who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, was born in Nailsea in 1881.^[64]

Professional golfer Chris Wood grew up in Nailsea, and currently resides there.^[65]

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External links[edit]

[popn-1] "2011 Census Profile". North Somerset Council. Archived from the original (Excel) on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.

[2] "Map showing position of Nailsea relative to Bristol". Google Maps.

[3] "Nailsea". University of Nottingham's Institute for Name-Studies. Retrieved 3 May 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] "A Short History of Nailsea". Nailsea Parish Family History and OPC. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2011.

[5] "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2011.

[6] "History and Heritage". Nailsea Town Council. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2012.

[7] "Nailsea OPC page". Nailsea OPC. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2011.

[8] "N&DLHS – Bottle Green & Coal Black". Nailsea and District Local History Society. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2011.

[9] "Heritage at risk". Bristol Evening Post. 11 July 2008. Archived from the original on 9 July 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2010.

[10] "South West England" (PDF). Heritage at Risk. English Heritage. p. 176. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2010.

[11] "Nailsea Glass". Nailsea Parish Family History and OPC Page. Archived from the original on 27 April 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2010.

[12] Smith, Andrew F. (2004). "The Nailsea Glassworks, Nailsea, North Somerset A Study of the History, Archaeology, Technology and the Human Story". Archaeology Data Service (ADS). Archived from the original on 7 November 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2010.

[13] "Bottle Green & Coal Black". Nailsea & District Local History Society. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2011.

[14] Angear, Vicky (27 May 2017). "Nowhere and the people who lived there are honoured with a plaque in woodland". North Somerset Times. Archived from the original on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.

[15] Smith, Terry (17 November 2016). "Nowhere Wood (also known as Trendlewood)". Nailsea Nature. Archived from the original on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.

[IoE-16] "Nailsea Court". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2009.

[longashtonrd-17] "Long Ashton RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2014.

[18] "Town Hall". North Somerset Council. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2011.

[19] "Final recommendations for parliamentary constituencies in the unitary authority of North Somerset". Boundary Commission for England. 8 November 2000. Archived from the original on 21 February 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2011.

[20] "Somerset North". BBC News. 7 May 2010. Archived from the original on 12 April 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2011.

[21] "North Somerset Levels and Moors Project". Avon Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 10 October 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2010.

[sssisheettnkm-22] "SSSI citation for Tickenham, Nailsea and Kenn Moors SSSI" (PDF). English Nature. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2011.

[23] "Bucklands Pool/Backwell Lake". Natural England. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2010.

[weather-24] "South West England: climate". Met Office. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2010.

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[26] "Nailsea facility" (PDF). GE Oil and Gas. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2010.

[27] "Contact". Bristol Water. Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2010.

[28] "Coates Estate, Nailsea". JRW Properties Ltd. Archived from the original on 7 May 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2012.

[29] "Village Story — Coates Cider". Abbotsleigh. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2011.

[30] Haley, Ned (2005). Wordsworth Dictionary of Drink. Wordsworth Editions. p. 151. ISBN 1-84022-302-2. Archived from the original on 7 November 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.

[31] "Nailsea Musicals". Archived from the original on 5 February 2003. Retrieved 27 June 2014.

[32] "Nailsea Theatre Club". Nailsea Theatre Club. Archived from the original on 13 December 2010. Retrieved 5 December 2009.

[33] "Curzon Cimena". Curzon Cinema. Archived from the original on 9 November 2000. Retrieved 25 April 2011.

[34] "Noah's Ark Zoo Farm". Noah's Ark Zoo Farm. Archived from the original on 25 September 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2010.

[bombsandbears-35] Siddique, Haroon (5 August 2008). "Bombs, bears and a carved coconut: inside a neo-Gothic treasure trove". The Guardian. p. 8. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2008.

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[41] Bristol West & Portishead. Explorer. Vol. 154 (A ed.). Southampton: Ordnance Survey. 1998. ISBN 978-0-319-21779-5.

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-'''Nailsea''' is a town in [[Somerset]], England, {{convert|8|mi|km|0}} southwest of [[Bristol]],<ref>{{cite web | title=Map showing position of Nailsea relative to Bristol |work = Google Maps| url=https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=Fe3JEAMdDerV_ynx7TVAXfFxSDHejTP5yzb-pA%3BFVElEQMdYnPY_ylh2LOBZoNxSDEf15pLLrLkjg&q=nailsea+to+bristol&sll=51.446732,-2.719803&sspn=0.106772,0.308647&ie=UTF8&ll=51.437103,-2.672081&spn=0.106795,0.308647&t=h&z=12&saddr=nailsea&daddr=bristol}}</ref> and {{convert|11|mi|km|0}} northeast of [[Weston-super-Mare]]. The nearest village is [[Backwell]], which lies south of Nailsea on the opposite side of the [[Bristol to Exeter line|Bristol to Exeter railway line]]. Nailsea is a [[commuter town]] with a population of 15,630.<ref name="popn">{{cite web|title=2011 Census Profile |url=http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/Environment/Planning_policy_and-research/researchandmonitoring/Documents/North%20Somerset%20Small%20area%20geography%20profiles%20tool.xls |publisher=North Somerset Council |access-date=4 January 2014 |format=Excel |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104204530/http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/Environment/Planning_policy_and-research/researchandmonitoring/Documents/North%20Somerset%20Small%20area%20geography%20profiles%20tool.xls |archive-date= 4 January 2014 }}</ref>
+'''Nailsea''' is a town in [[North Somerset]], England, {{convert|8|mi|km|0}} southwest of [[Bristol]],<ref>{{cite web | title=Map showing position of Nailsea relative to Bristol |work = Google Maps| url=https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=Fe3JEAMdDerV_ynx7TVAXfFxSDHejTP5yzb-pA%3BFVElEQMdYnPY_ylh2LOBZoNxSDEf15pLLrLkjg&q=nailsea+to+bristol&sll=51.446732,-2.719803&sspn=0.106772,0.308647&ie=UTF8&ll=51.437103,-2.672081&spn=0.106795,0.308647&t=h&z=12&saddr=nailsea&daddr=bristol}}</ref> and {{convert|11|mi|km|0}} northeast of [[Weston-super-Mare]]. The nearest village is [[Backwell]], which lies south of Nailsea on the opposite side of the [[Bristol to Exeter line|Bristol to Exeter railway line]]. Nailsea had a population of 15,630 in the 2011 Census.<ref name="popn">{{cite web|title=2011 Census Profile |url=http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/Environment/Planning_policy_and-research/researchandmonitoring/Documents/North%20Somerset%20Small%20area%20geography%20profiles%20tool.xls |publisher=North Somerset Council |access-date=4 January 2014 |format=Excel |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104204530/http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/Environment/Planning_policy_and-research/researchandmonitoring/Documents/North%20Somerset%20Small%20area%20geography%20profiles%20tool.xls |archive-date= 4 January 2014 }}</ref>
 The town was an industrial centre based on [[coal mining]] and [[glass]] manufacture, which have now been replaced by service industries. The surrounding [[North Somerset Levels]] has wildlife habitats including the [[Tickenham, Nailsea and Kenn Moors SSSI|Tickenham, Nailsea and Kenn Moors]] [[biological Site of Special Scientific Interest]] and Bucklands Pool/Backwell Lake [[Local Nature Reserve]]. Nailsea is close to the [[M5 motorway]] and [[Bristol Airport]], and its railway station, [[Nailsea & Backwell railway station|Nailsea & Backwell]], has services operated by the [[Great Western Railway (train operating company)|Great Western Railway]].
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 [[File:Nailsea glassblower.JPG|thumb|left|upright|Statue of a glassblower near the site of the glassworks]]
-The name of the town may be derived from the [[Old English]] for ''Naegl's island'',<ref>{{cite web |publisher=University of Nottingham's Institute for Name-Studies |title=Nailsea |url=http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~aezins//kepn/detailpop.php?placeno=8067 |access-date=3 May 2011 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> although it has also been suggested it was spelt ''Naylsey'' in 1657.<ref>{{cite web|title=A Short History of Nailsea|url=http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/ian.sage/Nailsea/nailsea.html|publisher=Nailsea Parish Family History and OPC|access-date=3 May 2011}}</ref>
+The name of the town may be derived from the [[Old English]] for ''Naegl's island'',<ref>{{cite web |publisher=University of Nottingham's Institute for Name-Studies |title=Nailsea |url=http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~aezins//kepn/detailpop.php?placeno=8067 |access-date=3 May 2011 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> although it has also been suggested it was spelt ''Naylsey'' in 1657.<ref>{{cite web|title=A Short History of Nailsea|url=http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/ian.sage/Nailsea/nailsea.html|publisher=Nailsea Parish Family History and OPC|access-date=3 May 2011|archive-date=8 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308090804/http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/ian.sage/Nailsea/nailsea.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
-The parish of Nailsea was part of the [[Portbury (hundred)|Portbury]] [[Hundred (county subdivision)|Hundred]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Somerset Hundreds|url=http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SOM/Miscellaneous/|publisher=GENUKI|access-date=19 October 2011}}</ref> Little is known of the area occupied by Nailsea before the coal mining industry began, although it was used as a quarry in Roman times from which [[Pennant Measures|pennant sandstone]] was extracted.<ref>{{cite web|title=History and Heritage|url=http://www.nailseatowncouncil.gov.uk/history.php|publisher=Nailsea Town Council|access-date=6 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008043022/http://www.nailseatowncouncil.gov.uk/history.php|archive-date=8 October 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Romans otherwise ignored Nailsea from 40–400 AD, but left a small villa near Jacklands Bridge.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nailsea OPC page|url=http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/ian.sage/Nailsea/nailsea.html|work=Nailsea OPC|access-date=28 April 2011}}</ref>
+The parish of Nailsea was part of the [[Portbury (hundred)|Portbury]] [[Hundred (county subdivision)|Hundred]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Somerset Hundreds|url=http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SOM/Miscellaneous/|publisher=GENUKI|access-date=19 October 2011|archive-date=19 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119134349/http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SOM/Miscellaneous/|url-status=live}}</ref> Little is known of the area occupied by Nailsea before the coal mining industry began, although it was used as a quarry in Roman times from which [[Pennant Measures|pennant sandstone]] was extracted.<ref>{{cite web|title=History and Heritage|url=http://www.nailseatowncouncil.gov.uk/history.php|publisher=Nailsea Town Council|access-date=6 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008043022/http://www.nailseatowncouncil.gov.uk/history.php|archive-date=8 October 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Romans otherwise ignored Nailsea from 40 to 400 AD, but left a small villa near Jacklands Bridge.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nailsea OPC page|url=http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/ian.sage/Nailsea/nailsea.html|work=Nailsea OPC|access-date=28 April 2011|archive-date=8 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308090804/http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/ian.sage/Nailsea/nailsea.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
-Nailsea's early economy relied on [[coal mining]], which began as early as the 16th century. The earliest recorded date for [[coal mining]] in Nailsea was 1507 when coal was being transported to light fires at [[Yatton]].<ref>{{cite web|title=N&DLHS&nbsp;– Bottle Green & Coal Black|url=http://www.ndlhs.org.uk/item-coalblack.html|work=Nailsea and District Local History Society|access-date=28 April 2011}}</ref>  By the late 1700s the town had a large number of pits. Around this time Nailsea was visited by the social reformer [[Hannah More]] who founded a Sunday school for the workers. The [[Elms Colliery]],(Middle Engine Pit), one of the most complete examples of an 18th-century colliery left in England,<ref>{{cite news|title=Heritage at risk|url=http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/news/HERITAGE-RISK/article-217252-detail/article.html|access-date=30 June 2010|newspaper=Bristol Evening Post|date=11 July 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100709063201/http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/news/HERITAGE-RISK/article-217252-detail/article.html|archive-date=9 July 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> is now in disrepair. It has been designated a [[Scheduled Ancient Monument]] and is included in the [[Heritage at Risk Register]] produced by [[English Heritage]].<ref>{{cite web|title=South West England|url=http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/publications/HAR_Register_South_West_2009/southwest-2009-har-register.pdf|work=Heritage at Risk|publisher=English Heritage|access-date=30 June 2010|page=176}}</ref> Remains of the old pits, most of which had closed down by the late 19th century as mining capital migrated to the richer seams of [[South Wales]], are still visible around the town.
+Nailsea's early economy relied on [[coal mining]], which began as early as the 16th century. The earliest recorded date for [[coal mining]] in Nailsea was 1507 when coal was being transported to light fires at [[Yatton]].<ref>{{cite web|title=N&DLHS&nbsp;– Bottle Green & Coal Black|url=http://www.ndlhs.org.uk/item-coalblack.html|work=Nailsea and District Local History Society|access-date=28 April 2011|archive-date=2 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302213635/http://www.ndlhs.org.uk/item-coalblack.html|url-status=live}}</ref> By the late 1700s the town had a large number of pits. Around this time Nailsea was visited by the social reformer [[Hannah More]] who founded a Sunday school for the workers. The [[Elms Colliery]],(Middle Engine Pit), one of the most complete examples of an 18th-century colliery left in England,<ref>{{cite news|title=Heritage at risk|url=http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/news/HERITAGE-RISK/article-217252-detail/article.html|access-date=30 June 2010|newspaper=Bristol Evening Post|date=11 July 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100709063201/http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/news/HERITAGE-RISK/article-217252-detail/article.html|archive-date=9 July 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> is now in disrepair. It has been designated a [[Scheduled Ancient Monument]] and is included in the [[Heritage at Risk Register]] produced by [[English Heritage]].<ref>{{cite web|title=South West England|url=http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/publications/HAR_Register_South_West_2009/southwest-2009-har-register.pdf|work=Heritage at Risk|publisher=English Heritage|access-date=30 June 2010|page=176|archive-date=9 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609181327/http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/publications/HAR_Register_South_West_2009/southwest-2009-har-register.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> Remains of the old pits, most of which had closed down by the late 19th century as mining capital migrated to the richer seams of [[South Wales]], are still visible around the town.
-The coal mines attracted [[glass]] manufacturer John Robert Lucas, who in 1788 established the [[Nailsea Glassworks]] that became the fourth-largest of its kind in the United Kingdom, mostly producing low-grade bottle glass.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nailsea Glass|url=http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/ian.sage/Nailsea/glass.html|publisher=Nailsea Parish Family History and OPC Page|access-date=1 July 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Smith|first=Andrew F.|title=The Nailsea Glassworks, Nailsea, North Somerset A Study of the History, Archaeology, Technology and the Human Story|url=http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/library/nailsea_avon_2004/index.cfm?CFID=3871270&CFTOKEN=62749229|publisher=Archaeology Data Service (ADS)|access-date=1 July 2010|year=2004}}</ref> The works closed down in 1873, but "Nailsea" glass (mostly made by glass workers at the end of their shift in Nailsea and at other glass works) is still sought after by collectors around the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndlhs.org.uk/item-coalblack.html|title=Bottle Green & Coal Black | publisher=Nailsea & District Local History Society | access-date=25 April 2011}}</ref> The site of the glass works has been covered by a [[Tesco]] supermarket car park, leaving it relatively accessible for future [[Archaeology|archaeological digs]]. Other parts of the site have been cleared and filled with sand to ensure that the remains of the old glass works are preserved.
+The coal mines attracted [[glass]] manufacturer John Robert Lucas, who in 1788 established the [[Nailsea Glassworks]] that became the fourth-largest of its kind in the United Kingdom, mostly producing low-grade bottle glass.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nailsea Glass|url=http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/ian.sage/Nailsea/glass.html|publisher=Nailsea Parish Family History and OPC Page|access-date=1 July 2010|archive-date=27 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120427004713/http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/ian.sage/Nailsea/glass.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Smith|first=Andrew F.|title=The Nailsea Glassworks, Nailsea, North Somerset A Study of the History, Archaeology, Technology and the Human Story|url=http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/library/nailsea_avon_2004/index.cfm?CFID=3871270&CFTOKEN=62749229|publisher=Archaeology Data Service (ADS)|access-date=1 July 2010|year=2004|archive-date=7 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107124422/https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/nailsea_avon_2004/index.cfm?CFID=3871270&CFTOKEN=62749229|url-status=live}}</ref> The works closed down in 1873, but "Nailsea" glass (mostly made by glass workers at the end of their shift in Nailsea and at other glass works) is still sought after by collectors around the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndlhs.org.uk/item-coalblack.html|title=Bottle Green & Coal Black|publisher=Nailsea & District Local History Society|access-date=25 April 2011|archive-date=2 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302213635/http://www.ndlhs.org.uk/item-coalblack.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The site of the glass works has been covered by a [[Tesco]] supermarket car park, leaving it relatively accessible for future [[Archaeology|archaeological digs]]. Other parts of the site have been cleared and filled with sand to ensure that the remains of the old glass works are preserved.
 [[File:Hamlet of Nowhere.jpg|thumb|Plaque dedicated to the former inhabitants of Nowhere, at the site of the former hamlet]]
-Nowhere was a historical [[Hamlet (place)|hamlet]] that existed on the west side of the town until 1967, until it was demolished for development.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.northsomersettimes.co.uk/news/nowhere-and-the-people-who-lived-there-are-honoured-with-a-plaque-in-woodland-1-5036401|title=Nowhere and the people who lived there are honoured with a plaque in woodland|last=Angear|first=Vicky|date=2017-05-27|work=North Somerset Times|access-date=2018-03-03}}</ref> [[Nowhere Wood]], a small residential woodland, is named after it.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nailseanature.org.uk/2016/11/17/nowhere-wood-also-known-trendlewood/|title=Nowhere Wood (also known as Trendlewood)|last=Smith|first=Terry|date=2016-11-17|website=Nailsea Nature|access-date=2018-03-03}}</ref>
+Nowhere was a historical [[Hamlet (place)|hamlet]] that existed on the west side of the town until 1967, when it was demolished for development.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.northsomersettimes.co.uk/news/nowhere-and-the-people-who-lived-there-are-honoured-with-a-plaque-in-woodland-1-5036401|title=Nowhere and the people who lived there are honoured with a plaque in woodland|last=Angear|first=Vicky|date=2017-05-27|work=North Somerset Times|access-date=2018-03-03|archive-date=4 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304113220/http://www.northsomersettimes.co.uk/news/nowhere-and-the-people-who-lived-there-are-honoured-with-a-plaque-in-woodland-1-5036401|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Nowhere Wood]], a small residential woodland, is named after it.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nailseanature.org.uk/2016/11/17/nowhere-wood-also-known-trendlewood/|title=Nowhere Wood (also known as Trendlewood)|last=Smith|first=Terry|date=2016-11-17|website=Nailsea Nature|access-date=2018-03-03|archive-date=4 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304055011/http://www.nailseanature.org.uk/2016/11/17/nowhere-wood-also-known-trendlewood/|url-status=live}}</ref>
-The 15th-century [[Nailsea Court]], southwest of the town, is a Grade I [[listed building]].<ref name="IoE">{{cite web|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1129104|title=Nailsea Court|work=historicengland.org.uk|publisher=English Heritage|access-date=9 April 2009}}</ref>
+The 15th-century [[Nailsea Court]], southwest of the town, is a Grade I [[listed building]].<ref name="IoE">{{cite web|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1129104|title=Nailsea Court|work=historicengland.org.uk|publisher=English Heritage|access-date=9 April 2009|archive-date=6 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306015735/https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1129104|url-status=live}}</ref>
 ==Governance==
-Nailsea was part of [[Long Ashton Rural District]] from 1894 to 1974.<ref name=longashtonrd>{{cite web|title=Long Ashton RD|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10107763|work=A vision of Britain Through Time|publisher=University of Portsmouth|access-date=4 January 2014}}</ref> It is now within the [[North Somerset]] [[unitary authority]], which covers part of the [[Ceremonial counties of England|ceremonial county]] of [[Somerset]] but it is administered independently of the [[non-metropolitan county]]. Its administrative headquarters is in the town hall in [[Weston-super-Mare]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Town Hall|url=http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/Your+Council/The+Council/Locations/townhall.htm|publisher=North Somerset Council|access-date=25 April 2011}}</ref>
+Nailsea was part of [[Long Ashton Rural District]] from 1894 to 1974.<ref name=longashtonrd>{{cite web|title=Long Ashton RD|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10107763|work=A vision of Britain Through Time|publisher=University of Portsmouth|access-date=4 January 2014|archive-date=12 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012040249/http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10107763|url-status=live}}</ref> It is now within the [[North Somerset]] [[unitary authority]], which covers part of the [[Ceremonial counties of England|ceremonial county]] of [[Somerset]] but it is administered independently of the [[non-metropolitan county]]. Its administrative headquarters is in the town hall in [[Weston-super-Mare]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Town Hall|url=http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/Your+Council/The+Council/Locations/townhall.htm|publisher=North Somerset Council|access-date=25 April 2011|archive-date=25 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525100933/http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/Your+Council/The+Council/Locations/townhall.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
 Four [[Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom|electoral wards]] exist in ''Nailsea'':
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-It is in the [[North Somerset (UK Parliament constituency)|North Somerset]] [[constituency]] represented in the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/review_areas/North_Somerset.shtml |archive-url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20100221151902/http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/review_areas/North_Somerset.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 February 2010 |title=Final recommendations for parliamentary constituencies in the unitary authority of North Somerset |publisher=[[Boundary Commission for England]]|date=8 November 2000 |access-date=25 April 2011}}</ref> It elects one [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) by the [[first past the post]] system of election. Since the [[1992 United Kingdom general election|1992 general election]] the constituency has been represented by [[Liam Fox]] of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]].<ref>{{cite news |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/election2010/results/constituency/d24.stm |title= Somerset North |work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|date=7 May 2010 |access-date=25 April 2011}}</ref>
+It is in the [[North Somerset (UK Parliament constituency)|North Somerset]] [[constituency]] represented in the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/review_areas/North_Somerset.shtml |archive-url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20100221151902/http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/review_areas/North_Somerset.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 February 2010 |title=Final recommendations for parliamentary constituencies in the unitary authority of North Somerset |publisher=[[Boundary Commission for England]]|date=8 November 2000 |access-date=25 April 2011}}</ref> It elects one [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) by the [[first past the post]] system of election. Since the [[1992 United Kingdom general election|1992 general election]] the constituency has been represented by [[Liam Fox]] of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/election2010/results/constituency/d24.stm|title=Somerset North|publisher=BBC News|date=7 May 2010|access-date=25 April 2011|archive-date=12 April 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100412111628/http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/election2010/results/constituency/d24.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>
 ==Geography==
 [[File:Greater bristol small.png|thumb|right|Nailsea and [[Greater Bristol]]]]
-The [[Land Yeo]] river flows to the east of the town. The [[North Somerset Levels]] to the west have been drained and farmed by generations of farmers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife/project_nslm.htm |title=North Somerset Levels and Moors Project |publisher=Avon Wildlife Trust |access-date=3 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101010014844/http://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife/project_nslm.htm |archive-date=10 October 2010 }}</ref> [[Tickenham, Nailsea and Kenn Moors SSSI]] is a 129.4 [[hectare]] [[biological Site of Special Scientific Interest]]. The soils in the area include clays of the Allerton and Wentloog Series<ref name="sssisheettnkm"/> and peat soils of the Sedgemoor and Godney Series,<ref name="sssisheettnkm"/> which are drained by a network of large rhynes and smaller field ditches, which support exceptionally rich plant and invertebrate fauna communities. Exceptional populations of Coleoptera occur, amongst which are at least 12&nbsp;nationally scarce species and 2&nbsp;nationally rare species, including Britain’s largest water beetle the [[great silver water beetle]] (''Hydrophilus piceus'').<ref name="sssisheettnkm">{{cite web |url=http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/2000021.pdf |title=SSSI citation for Tickenham, Nailsea and Kenn Moors SSSI| publisher= English Nature | access-date=28 February 2011}}</ref> There are several other [[Nature Reserves in Nailsea|local nature reserves]].
+The [[Land Yeo]] river flows to the east of the town. The [[North Somerset Levels]] to the west have been drained and farmed by generations of farmers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife/project_nslm.htm |title=North Somerset Levels and Moors Project |publisher=Avon Wildlife Trust |access-date=3 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101010014844/http://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife/project_nslm.htm |archive-date=10 October 2010 }}</ref> [[Tickenham, Nailsea and Kenn Moors SSSI]] is a 129.4 [[hectare]] [[biological Site of Special Scientific Interest]]. The soils in the area include clays of the Allerton and Wentloog Series<ref name="sssisheettnkm"/> and peat soils of the Sedgemoor and Godney Series,<ref name="sssisheettnkm"/> which are drained by a network of large rhynes and smaller field ditches, which support exceptionally rich plant and invertebrate fauna communities. Exceptional populations of Coleoptera occur, amongst which are at least 12&nbsp;nationally scarce species and 2&nbsp;nationally rare species, including Britain's largest water beetle the [[great silver water beetle]] (''Hydrophilus piceus'').<ref name="sssisheettnkm">{{cite web |url=http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/2000021.pdf |title=SSSI citation for Tickenham, Nailsea and Kenn Moors SSSI |publisher=English Nature |access-date=28 February 2011 |archive-date=24 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524214712/http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/2000021.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> There are several other [[Nature Reserves in Nailsea|local nature reserves]].
-The Bucklands Pool/Backwell Lake [[Local Nature Reserve]], southeast of the town centre and close to the [[Nailsea and Backwell railway station]], was constructed as a [[balancing lake|balancing pond]] in the mid-1970s, and has since become home to various wildfowl and dragonflies and a foraging area for bats. Bird species seen on the reserve include [[gadwall]], [[shoveller]], [[common pochard|pochard]], [[tufted duck]], [[grey heron]] and [[mute swan]]s.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bucklands Pool/Backwell Lake |url=http://www.lnr.naturalengland.org.uk/special/lnr/lnr_details.asp?themeid=1008788 |publisher=Natural England |access-date=30 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724020639/http://www.lnr.naturalengland.org.uk/special/lnr/lnr_details.asp?themeid=1008788 |archive-date=24 July 2011 }}</ref>
+The Bucklands Pool/Backwell Lake [[Local Nature Reserve]], southeast of the town centre and close to the [[Nailsea and Backwell railway station]], was constructed as a [[balancing lake|balancing pond]] in the mid-1970s, and has since become home to various wildfowl and dragonflies and a foraging area for bats. Bird species seen on the reserve include [[gadwall]], [[northern shoveler]], [[common pochard|pochard]], [[tufted duck]], [[grey heron]] and [[mute swan]]s.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bucklands Pool/Backwell Lake |url=http://www.lnr.naturalengland.org.uk/special/lnr/lnr_details.asp?themeid=1008788 |publisher=Natural England |access-date=30 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724020639/http://www.lnr.naturalengland.org.uk/special/lnr/lnr_details.asp?themeid=1008788 |archive-date=24 July 2011 }}</ref>
 Nearby towns and villages include [[Backwell]], [[Wraxall, Somerset|Wraxall]], [[Portishead, Somerset|Portishead]], [[Clevedon]], and [[Tickenham]]. Nailsea is {{convert|8|mi}} from the centre of [[Bristol]], and close to the tourist centres of [[Weston-super-Mare]] and [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]]. It is {{convert|8.5|mi|km|0}} by road from the port and service area at [[Avonmouth]].
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 ===Climate===
-In common with the rest of [[South West England]], Nailsea has a temperate climate which is generally wetter and milder than the rest of the country.<ref name="weather">{{cite web|title=South West England: climate |work=Met Office |url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/sw/ |access-date=14 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605003222/http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/sw/ |archive-date= 5 June 2011 }}</ref> The annual mean temperature is approximately {{convert|10|°C}}. [[Temperateness|Seasonal temperature variation]] is less extreme than most of the United Kingdom because of the adjacent sea temperatures. The summer months of July and August are the warmest, with mean daily maxima of approximately {{convert|21|°C}}. In winter mean minimum temperatures of {{convert|1|°C}} or {{convert|2|°C}} are common.<ref name="weather"/> In summer the [[Azores]] high pressure affects the south-west of England, although [[convective]] cloud sometimes forms inland and reduces the number of hours of sunshine. Annual sunshine rates are slightly less than the regional average of 1,600&nbsp;hours.<ref name="weather"/> In December 1998 there were 20 days without sun recorded at Yeovilton. Most of the rainfall in the south-west is caused by [[Low-pressure area|Atlantic depressions]] or by [[convection]]. Most of the rainfall in autumn and winter is caused by the Atlantic depressions, which is when they are most active. In summer, a large proportion of the rainfall is caused by the Sun heating the ground leading to convection and to showers and thunderstorms. Average rainfall is around {{convert|700|mm|abbr=on}}. About 8–15 days of snowfall is typical. November to March have the highest mean wind speeds, and June to August have the lightest winds. The predominant wind direction is from the south-west.<ref name="weather"/>
+In common with the rest of [[South West England]], Nailsea has a temperate climate which is generally wetter and milder than the rest of the country.<ref name="weather">{{cite web|title=South West England: climate |work=Met Office |url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/sw/ |access-date=14 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605003222/http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/sw/ |archive-date= 5 June 2011 }}</ref> The annual mean temperature is approximately {{convert|10|°C}}. [[Temperateness|Seasonal temperature variation]] is less extreme than most of the United Kingdom because of the adjacent sea temperatures. The summer months of July and August are the warmest, with mean daily maxima of approximately {{convert|21|°C}}. In winter mean minimum temperatures of {{convert|1|°C}} or {{convert|2|°C}} are common.<ref name="weather"/> In summer the [[Azores]] high pressure affects the south-west of England, although [[convective]] cloud sometimes forms inland and reduces the number of hours of sunshine. Annual sunshine rates are slightly less than the regional average of 1,600&nbsp;hours.<ref name="weather"/> Most of the rainfall in the south-west is caused by [[Low-pressure area|Atlantic depressions]] or by [[convection]]. Most of the rainfall in autumn and winter is caused by the Atlantic depressions, which is when they are most active. In summer, a large proportion of the rainfall is caused by the Sun heating the ground leading to convection and to showers and thunderstorms. Average rainfall is around {{convert|700|mm|abbr=on}}. About 8–15 days of snowfall is typical. November to March have the highest mean wind speeds, and June to August have the lightest winds. The predominant wind direction is from the south-west.<ref name="weather"/>
 ==Economy==
-[[File:Nailsea-highstreet.JPG|thumb|Nailsea High Street]]
+[[File:Nailsea-highstreet.JPG|thumb|Nailsea High Street (February 2006)]]
-Primary income often comes from employment in the [[service sector]], including industries such as insurance and banking, defence related employment, retail and management.<ref>National Statistics: [http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do;?a=2&b=5940320&c=BS48+1TB&d=14&e=9&g=399899&i=1x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&enc=1&dsFamilyId=27 Nailsea East], [http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/diss emination/LeadTableView.do;?a=2&b=5940319&c=nailsea&d=14&e=9&g=399910&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&enc=1&dsFamilyId=27 Nailsea North and West]</ref> Employment within Nailsea includes work in shops, schools, estate agents and banks. Larger businesses in Nailsea include [[General Electric]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Nailsea facility|url=http://www.geoilandgas.com/businesses/ge_oilandgas/en/literature/en/downloads/nailsea_facility.pdf|publisher=GE Oil and Gas|access-date=30 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924042321/http://geoilandgas.com/businesses/ge_oilandgas/en/literature/en/downloads/nailsea_facility.pdf|archive-date=24 September 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> and Bristol Wessex Billing Services Ltd., the billing company jointly owned by [[Bristol Water]] and [[Wessex Water]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Contact|url=http://www.bristolwater.co.uk/contact.asp|publisher=Bristol Water|access-date=30 June 2010}}</ref> Other businesses are situated at units in the town. Nailsea has three large industrial and business estates located at Southfield road, Blackfriars road and Coates Estate (former site of the local cider making industry).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jrwproperties.co.uk|title=Coates Estate, Nailsea | publisher=JRW Properties Ltd | access-date=3 June 2012}}</ref> Nailsea's shopping area includes Somerset Square, Crown Glass Place, Colliers Walk, and a [[high street]]. There are four [[supermarket]] chains in the town ([[Tesco]], [[Waitrose]], [[Co-op Food|Co-op]] and [[Iceland (supermarket)|Iceland]]) and some national banks and [[estate agent]]s.
+Primary income often comes from employment in the [[service sector]], including industries such as insurance and banking, defence related employment, retail and management.<ref>National Statistics: [http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do;?a=2&b=5940320&c=BS48+1TB&d=14&e=9&g=399899&i=1x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&enc=1&dsFamilyId=27 Nailsea East] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525202116/http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do;?a=2&b=5940320&c=BS48+1TB&d=14&e=9&g=399899&i=1x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&enc=1&dsFamilyId=27 |date=25 May 2011 }}, [http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/diss emination/LeadTableView.do;?a=2&b=5940319&c=nailsea&d=14&e=9&g=399910&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&enc=1&dsFamilyId=27 Nailsea North and West]</ref> Employment within Nailsea includes work in shops, schools, estate agents and banks. Larger businesses in Nailsea include [[General Electric]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Nailsea facility|url=http://www.geoilandgas.com/businesses/ge_oilandgas/en/literature/en/downloads/nailsea_facility.pdf|publisher=GE Oil and Gas|access-date=30 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924042321/http://geoilandgas.com/businesses/ge_oilandgas/en/literature/en/downloads/nailsea_facility.pdf|archive-date=24 September 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> and Bristol Wessex Billing Services Ltd., the billing company jointly owned by [[Bristol Water]] and [[Wessex Water]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Contact|url=http://www.bristolwater.co.uk/contact.asp|publisher=Bristol Water|access-date=30 June 2010|archive-date=27 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527072050/http://www.bristolwater.co.uk/contact.asp|url-status=live}}</ref> Other businesses are situated at units in the town. Nailsea has three large industrial and business estates located at Southfield road, Blackfriars road and Coates Estate (former site of the local cider making industry).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jrwproperties.co.uk|title=Coates Estate, Nailsea|publisher=JRW Properties Ltd|access-date=3 June 2012|archive-date=7 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130507005248/http://jrwproperties.co.uk/|url-status=live}}</ref> Nailsea's shopping area includes Somerset Square, Crown Glass Place, Colliers Walk, and a [[high street]]. There are four [[supermarket]] chains in the town ([[Tesco]], [[Waitrose]], [[Co-op Food|Co-op]] and [[Iceland (supermarket)|Iceland]]) and some national banks and [[estate agent]]s.
-Coate's cider factory in Nailsea was first opened in 1788 and was bought by Showerings of Shepton Mallet in 1956.<ref>{{cite web|title=Village Story&nbsp;— Coates Cider|url=http://www.abbotsleigh.org.uk/ALCider.html|work=Abbotsleigh|access-date=30 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927225440/http://www.abbotsleigh.org.uk/ALCider.html|archive-date=27 September 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> The brand was subsequently merged with Gaymers and absorbed by Matthew Clark Brands.<ref>{{cite book |last=Haley |first=Ned |title=Wordsworth Dictionary of Drink|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5X6oVI-qngwC&q=coates+cider+nailsea&pg=PA151 |year=2005 |publisher=Wordsworth Editions |isbn=1-84022-302-2 |page=151 }}</ref> Prior to Coates, there was Heath Brewery, owned by the Thatcher family, which was situated behind the former Friendship Inn. The site of the old factory is now called 'Coates Estate' and is home to a diverse range of both local and national businesses.
+The Coates Cider factory in Nailsea was first opened in 1788 and was bought by Showerings of Shepton Mallet in 1956.<ref>{{cite web|title=Village Story&nbsp;— Coates Cider|url=http://www.abbotsleigh.org.uk/ALCider.html|work=Abbotsleigh|access-date=30 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927225440/http://www.abbotsleigh.org.uk/ALCider.html|archive-date=27 September 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> The brand was subsequently merged with Gaymers and absorbed by Matthew Clark Brands.<ref>{{cite book |last=Haley |first=Ned |title=Wordsworth Dictionary of Drink |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5X6oVI-qngwC&pg=PA151 |year=2005 |publisher=Wordsworth Editions |isbn=1-84022-302-2 |page=151 |access-date=21 May 2021 |archive-date=7 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107124332/https://books.google.com/books?id=5X6oVI-qngwC&q=coates+cider+nailsea&pg=PA151 |url-status=live }}</ref> Prior to Coates, there was Heath Brewery, owned by the Thatcher family, which was situated behind the former Friendship Inn. The site of the old factory is now called 'Coates Estate' and is home to a diverse range of both local and national businesses.
 ==Culture and community==
-Nailsea has several pubs and used to have a small nightclub called Decades, formerly known as the AJ's Bar. There are dedicated youth clubs and two [[The Scout Association|Scouting divisions]], which organise the Nailsea Carnival and Mayfair respectively. Nailsea has theatre, musical<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nailseamusicals.org.uk/|title=Nailsea Musicals}}</ref> and orchestral groups. Most are open to all ages and meet and perform regularly at different venues including The Scotch Horn Centre, Nailsea Methodist Church, The Mizzymead Centre, The Grove Recreation Centre, and Nailsea Little Theatre.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ntc-online.co.uk/|title=Nailsea Theatre Club|publisher=Nailsea Theatre Club|access-date=5 December 2009}}</ref> Nailsea's outdoor recreational areas include the playing fields by the Grove Centre and the public park to the rear of the Scotch Horn Centre and Tesco. There are three children's play parks and smaller areas of green land in the town's housing estates. The Millennium Park contains a [[skate park]] (NSP), and a children's play park. There are no cinemas in Nailsea, but [[Curzon Community Cinema, Clevedon|The Curzon]] in nearby [[Clevedon]] has been operating since 1912.<ref>{{cite web|title=Curzon Cimena|url=http://www.curzon.org.uk/|publisher=Curzon Cinema|access-date=25 April 2011}}</ref>
+Nailsea has several pubs and used to have a small nightclub called Decades, formerly known as the AJ's Bar. There are dedicated youth clubs and two [[The Scout Association|Scouting divisions]], which organise the Nailsea Carnival and Mayfair respectively. Nailsea has theatre, musical<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nailseamusicals.org.uk/|title=Nailsea Musicals|access-date=27 June 2014|archive-date=5 February 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030205223116/http://www.nailseamusicals.org.uk/|url-status=live}}</ref> and orchestral groups. Most are open to all ages and meet and perform regularly at different venues including The Scotch Horn Centre, Nailsea Methodist Church, The Mizzymead Centre, The Grove Recreation Centre, and Nailsea Little Theatre.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ntc-online.co.uk/|title=Nailsea Theatre Club|publisher=Nailsea Theatre Club|access-date=5 December 2009|archive-date=13 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101213004607/http://www.ntc-online.co.uk/|url-status=live}}</ref> Nailsea's outdoor recreational areas include the playing fields by the Grove Centre and the public park to the rear of the Scotch Horn Centre and Tesco. There are three children's play parks and smaller areas of green land in the town's housing estates. The Millennium Park contains a [[skatepark]] (NSP), and a children's play park. There are no cinemas in Nailsea, but [[Curzon Community Cinema, Clevedon|The Curzon]] in nearby [[Clevedon]] has been operating since 1912.<ref>{{cite web|title=Curzon Cimena|url=http://www.curzon.org.uk/|publisher=Curzon Cinema|access-date=25 April 2011|archive-date=9 November 2000|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001109000000/http://www.curzon.org.uk/|url-status=live}}</ref>
-The adjacent village of [[Wraxall]] has a couple of tourist attractions. [[Noah's Ark Zoo Farm]] has displays of exotic, agricultural and domestic animals including [[rhinoceros]], [[camel]]s, [[monkey]]s, [[reptile]]s and most recently a [[giraffe]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Noah's Ark Zoo Farm|url=http://www.noahsarkzoofarm.co.uk/pages/visiting/attractions/animals.php|publisher=Noah's Ark Zoo Farm|access-date=1 July 2010}}</ref> It offers hands-on experience with animals and a chance to learn about [[Habitat conservation|conservation]]. [[Tyntesfield]], a 19th-century Victorian country house and grounds, was bought and opened up by the [[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]] in 2002.<ref name="bombsandbears">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2008/aug/05/heritage|title=Bombs, bears and a carved coconut: inside a neo-Gothic treasure trove|last=Siddique|first=Haroon|date=5 August 2008|work=The Guardian|page=8|access-date=5 August 2008}}</ref> An edition of the ''North Somerset Times'' is published as the Nailsea Times.
+The adjacent village of [[Wraxall, Somerset|Wraxall]] has a couple of tourist attractions. [[Noah's Ark Zoo Farm]] has displays of exotic, agricultural and domestic animals including [[rhinoceros]], [[camel]]s, [[monkey]]s, [[reptile]]s and most recently a [[giraffe]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Noah's Ark Zoo Farm|url=http://www.noahsarkzoofarm.co.uk/pages/visiting/attractions/animals.php|publisher=Noah's Ark Zoo Farm|access-date=1 July 2010|archive-date=25 September 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100925131824/http://noahsarkzoofarm.co.uk/pages/visiting/attractions/animals.php|url-status=live}}</ref> It offers hands-on experience with animals and a chance to learn about [[Habitat conservation|conservation]]. [[Tyntesfield]], a 19th-century Victorian country house and grounds, was bought and opened up by the [[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]] in 2002.<ref name="bombsandbears">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2008/aug/05/heritage|title=Bombs, bears and a carved coconut: inside a neo-Gothic treasure trove|last=Siddique|first=Haroon|date=5 August 2008|work=The Guardian|page=8|access-date=5 August 2008|archive-date=20 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220012144/http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2008/aug/05/heritage|url-status=live}}</ref> An edition of the ''North Somerset Times'' is published as the ''Nailsea Times''.
-Nailsea has a popular carnival annually which has been held since the 1960s, in which all of the local schools and Scouts participate. It also holds a very popular beer & cider festival also held annually, usually during the weekend on  the second or third week of July at Nailsea and Backwell Rugby Football Club which started in 2004. The festival holds over 160 local brews every year.<ref>http://nbbeerciderfest.wix.com/nailseabeerfestival</ref>
+Nailsea has a popular carnival annually which has been held since the 1960s, in which all of the local schools and scouts participate. It also holds a very popular beer & cider festival also held annually, usually during the weekend on the second or third week of July at Nailsea and Backwell Rugby Football Club, which started in 2004. The festival holds over 160 local brews every year.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://nbbeerciderfest.wix.com/nailseabeerfestival |title=Nailsea and backwell Beer & Cider Festival |access-date=7 July 2014 |archive-date=14 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714133130/http://nbbeerciderfest.wix.com/nailseabeerfestival |url-status=live }}</ref>
+==Media==
+Local TV coverage is provided by [[BBC West]] and [[ITV West Country]]. Television signals are received from the [[Mendip transmitting station|Mendip]] and the local relay transmitters.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Mendip|title= Full Freeview on the Mendip (Somerset, England) transmitter|date=1 May 2004|website=UK Free TV|accessdate=31 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Backwell|title= Freeview Light on the Backwell (North Somerset, England) transmitter|date=1 May 2004|website=UK Free TV|accessdate=24 October 2023}}</ref>
+Local radio stations are [[BBC Radio Bristol]] on 94.9 FM, [[Heart West]] on 96.3 FM, [[Greatest Hits Radio South West]] on 107.2 FM and [[Sam FM (Bristol)|Hits Radio Bristol & The South West]] on 106.5 FM.
+The town's local newspapers are the ''North Somerset Times'' and ''[[Bristol Post]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britishpapers.co.uk/england-sw/north-somerset-times/|title=North Somerset Times|date=17 April 2014|website=British Papers|accessdate=31 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britishpapers.co.uk/england-sw/bristol-post/|title=Bristol Post|date=27 September 2013|website=British Papers|accessdate=31 October 2023}}</ref>
 ==Transport==
 [[File:Nailsea and Backwell railway station MMB 56.jpg|thumb|[[Nailsea & Backwell railway station]]]]
-The principal road serving Nailsea is the B3130. It leads westwards to Clevedon, where the motorway network can be accessed at Junction 20 of the [[M5 motorway|M5]]; eastwards it links with the [[A370 road|A370]] (for Bristol) and the [[A38 road|A38]] (for [[Bristol Airport]]). Another link to the A370 at Backwell offers a route south and west for traffic to other local towns such as Weston-super-Mare.<ref>{{cite book |title= Bristol West & Portishead |edition= A |series= Explorer |volume= 154 |year= 1998 |publisher= [[Ordnance Survey]] |location= Southampton |isbn=978-0-319-21779-5 }}</ref> Nailsea’s main car parks are in Clevedon Road, Station Road and Link Road, all of which are free for the first three hours.<ref>{{cite web | title = Clevedon and Nailsea face parking charges | work = This is Bristol | publisher = Evening Post | date = 1 April 2009 | url = http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/news/news/Clevedon-Nailsea-face-parking-charges/article-862116-detail/article.html | access-date = 6 July 2010 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120915103243/http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/news/news/Clevedon-Nailsea-face-parking-charges/article-862116-detail/article.html | archive-date = 15 September 2012 | url-status = dead }}</ref> Bus services in Nailsea are operated by [[First West of England]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Nailsea Network Map | publisher = First Bristol, Bath and the West | url = http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/southwest/bristol/map/weston/Nailsea.pdf | access-date =7 July 2010 }}</ref> The main routes are the X8/9 which runs every 15 mins to Bristol and was jointly run by First and [[Abus (bus operator)|Abus]],<ref>{{cite web | title = Bristol&nbsp;– Nailsea| work = Timetables | publisher = First Bristol, Bath and the West | date = 4 April 2010 | url = http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/southwest/bristol/timetables/timetable.php?day=1&source_id=2&service=354&routeid=1289491&operator=3&source=sp | access-date =7 July 2010 }}</ref> and the X7 between Bristol and Clevedon. Following the withdrawal of Abus on the X8/X9, all services in Nailsea are operated by First with exception of service 88 between Nailsea, Portishead and Clevedon operated by Carmel Coaches.
+The principal road serving Nailsea is the B3130. It leads westwards to Clevedon, where the motorway network can be accessed at Junction 19 or 20 of the [[M5 motorway|M5]]; eastwards it links with the [[A370 road|A370]] (for Bristol) and the [[A38 road|A38]] (for [[Bristol Airport]]). Another link to the A370 at Backwell offers a route south and west for traffic to other local towns such as Weston-super-Mare.<ref>{{cite book |title= Bristol West & Portishead |edition= A |series= Explorer |volume= 154 |year= 1998 |publisher= [[Ordnance Survey]] |location= Southampton |isbn=978-0-319-21779-5 }}</ref> Nailsea's main car parks are in Clevedon Road, Station Road and Link Road, all of which are free for the first three hours.<ref>{{cite web | title = Clevedon and Nailsea face parking charges | work = This is Bristol| date = 1 April 2009 | url = http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/news/news/Clevedon-Nailsea-face-parking-charges/article-862116-detail/article.html | access-date = 6 July 2010 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120915103243/http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/news/news/Clevedon-Nailsea-face-parking-charges/article-862116-detail/article.html | archive-date = 15 September 2012 | url-status = dead }}</ref> Bus services in Nailsea are operated by [[First West of England]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Nailsea Network Map | publisher = First Bristol, Bath and the West | url = http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/southwest/bristol/map/weston/Nailsea.pdf | access-date = 7 July 2010 }}</ref> The main routes are the X8/9 which runs every 15 mins to Bristol and was jointly run by First and [[Abus (bus operator)|Abus]],<ref>{{cite web | title = Bristol&nbsp;– Nailsea| work = Timetables | publisher = First Bristol, Bath and the West | date = 4 April 2010 | url = http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/southwest/bristol/timetables/timetable.php?day=1&source_id=2&service=354&routeid=1289491&operator=3&source=sp | access-date =7 July 2010 }}</ref> and the X7 between Bristol and Clevedon. Following the withdrawal of Abus on the X8/X9, all services in Nailsea are operated by First with exception of service 88 between Nailsea, Portishead and Clevedon operated by Carmel Coaches.
-[[Nailsea & Backwell railway station]] is on the edge of neighbouring Backwell. It is managed by [[Great Western Railway (train operating company)|Great Western Railway]], who run all services from the station, but is only staffed for a few hours on busy mornings. Trains run seven days each week, with a weekday off-peak service of two trains per hour in each direction, running between {{Stnlnk|Taunton}} and {{Stnlnk|Cardiff Central}} or {{rws|Weston-super-Mare}} and {{Stnlnk|Bristol Parkway}}.<ref>{{cite web | title = Table 134: Gloucester to Taunton | work = Electronic National Rail Timetable | publisher = Network Rail | date = May 2010 | url = http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%20documents/rus%20documents/route%20utilisation%20strategies/great%20western/great%20western%20rus%20baseline%20information/09.%20passenger%20demand/gw%20rus%20flows%20to%20from%20bristol%20.pdf | access-date = 7 July 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121001083959/http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%20documents/rus%20documents/route%20utilisation%20strategies/great%20western/great%20western%20rus%20baseline%20information/09.%20passenger%20demand/gw%20rus%20flows%20to%20from%20bristol%20.pdf | archive-date = 1 October 2012 | url-status = dead }}</ref> Mornings and evenings see some direct services to and from [[Paddington railway station|London Paddington]]. Platform&nbsp;1 (westbound) can only be accessed by steps, but Platform&nbsp;2 (eastbound) can be reached either by steps or a 1 in 12 (8%) ramp. The station has a car park for 100 cars, but is due for expansion.<ref name="CS10">{{cite web |url=http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/BD699956-074E-4A30-962A-F9D17A999C98/0/HD20AppendixNailseaStation.pdf |title=CS10: Transportation and Movement. Scheme: Extend car parking facilities at Nailsea/Backwell Rail Station |access-date=2012-04-01 |publisher=[[North Somerset Council]] |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/682absT9C?url=http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/BD699956-074E-4A30-962A-F9D17A999C98/0/HD20AppendixNailseaStation.pdf |archive-date=30 May 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Over 350,000 journeys are made from the station each year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/server/show/nav.1529|title=Station usage|publisher=[[Office of Rail Regulation]]}}</ref>
+[[Nailsea & Backwell railway station]] is on the edge of neighbouring Backwell. It is managed by [[Great Western Railway (train operating company)|Great Western Railway]], who run all services from the station, but is only staffed for a few hours on busy mornings. Trains run seven days each week, with a weekday off-peak service of two trains per hour in each direction, running between {{Stnlnk|Taunton}} and {{Stnlnk|Cardiff Central}} or {{rws|Weston-super-Mare}} and {{Stnlnk|Bristol Parkway}}.<ref>{{cite web | title = Table 134: Gloucester to Taunton | work = Electronic National Rail Timetable | publisher = Network Rail | date = May 2010 | url = http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%20documents/rus%20documents/route%20utilisation%20strategies/great%20western/great%20western%20rus%20baseline%20information/09.%20passenger%20demand/gw%20rus%20flows%20to%20from%20bristol%20.pdf | access-date = 7 July 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121001083959/http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%20documents/rus%20documents/route%20utilisation%20strategies/great%20western/great%20western%20rus%20baseline%20information/09.%20passenger%20demand/gw%20rus%20flows%20to%20from%20bristol%20.pdf | archive-date = 1 October 2012 | url-status = dead }}</ref> Mornings and evenings see some direct services to and from [[Paddington railway station|London Paddington]]. Platform&nbsp;1 (westbound) can only be accessed by steps, but Platform&nbsp;2 (eastbound) can be reached either by steps or a 1 in 12 (8%) ramp. The station has a car park for 100 cars, but is due for expansion.<ref name="CS10">{{cite web |url=http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/BD699956-074E-4A30-962A-F9D17A999C98/0/HD20AppendixNailseaStation.pdf |title=CS10: Transportation and Movement. Scheme: Extend car parking facilities at Nailsea/Backwell Rail Station |access-date=2012-04-01 |publisher=[[North Somerset Council]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913083752/http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/BD699956-074E-4A30-962A-F9D17A999C98/0/HD20AppendixNailseaStation.pdf |archive-date=13 September 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Over 350,000 journeys are made from the station each year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/server/show/nav.1529|title=Station usage|publisher=[[Office of Rail Regulation]]|access-date=9 April 2012|archive-date=5 July 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070705115621/http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/server/show/nav.1529|url-status=live}}</ref>
 [[Bristol Airport]] is less than {{convert|10|mi|km|0}} from the town centre.<ref>{{cite web | title = About Nailsea | publisher = Nailsea Town Council | url =  http://www.nailseatowncouncil.gov.uk/infopage.asp?infoid=596 | access-date =6 July 2010 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20100419003409/http://www.nailseatowncouncil.gov.uk/infopage.asp?infoid=596 <!--Added by H3llBot--> | archive-date =19 April 2010 }}</ref>
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 [[File:HolytrinitychurchnailseaUK.jpg|thumb|left|upright|[[Holy Trinity Church, Nailsea|Holy Trinity Church]] building and cemetery]]
+In the [[United Kingdom Census 2021|2021 census]] 54% of Nailsea's respondents claimed [[Christianity]] as their religious preference; 45% claimed to have "no religious preference", the second largest group.<ref>{{cite web |website=www.citypopulation.de |access-date=2023-09-17 |title=Nailsea |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/southwestengland/admin/north_somerset/E04012095__nailsea/}}</ref>
-In the [[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 census]] 78% of Nailsea's respondents claimed [[Christianity]] as their religious preference; 16% claimed to have "no religious preference", the second largest group.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do;jessionid=ac1f930d30d72a878a5c21194f6fa3c7871176f8dfe7?a=3&b=5940320&c=BS48+1TB&d=14&g=399899&i=1x1003x1006&k=religion&o=1&m=0&r=0&s=1260391496339&enc=1&a=3&b=5940320&c=BS48+1TB&d=14&g=399899&i=1x1003x1006&k=religion&o=1&m=0&enc=1&domainId=16&dsFamilyId=95&nsjs=true&nsck=true&nssvg=false&nswid=1366|title=Area: Nailsea East (Ward): Religion|work=2001 census Neighbourhood Statistics|publisher=Office for National Statistics|access-date=9 December 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do;;jessionid=ac1f930d30d703449e62b331416995cef35512de2fcd?a=2&b=5940319&c=nailsea&d=14&g=399910&i=1001x1003x1006&k=religion&o=1&m=0&r=1&s=1260391591339&enc=1&a=2&b=5940319&c=nailsea&d=14&g=399910&i=1001x1003x1006&k=religion&o=1&m=0&enc=1&domainId=16&dsFamilyId=95&nsjs=true&nsck=true&nssvg=false&nswid=1366|title=Area: Nailsea North and West (Ward): Religion|work=2001 census Neighbourhood Statistics|publisher=Office for National Statistics|access-date=9 December 2009}}</ref> All of the religious buildings are Christian in nature. Christ Church and the 14th-century [[Holy Trinity Church, Nailsea|Holy Trinity Church]] are [[Church of England]] parish churches. Christ Church was built in 1843 by [[George Gilbert Scott]] and [[William Bonython Moffatt]] and has been designated as a Grade II [[listed building]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Christ Church|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1136776|work=historicengland.org.uk|publisher=[[English Heritage]]}}</ref> Holy Trinity features a tower with six&nbsp;[[Church bell|Bells]], a [[cemetery]], and a [[community]] centre called "The Trinity Centre". It is Grade I listed.<ref>{{cite web | title=Church of Holy Trinity | work=historicengland.org.uk | url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1136892 | access-date=23 September 2007}}</ref>
-[[Nailsea Methodist Church]] was founded in 1789; the first building opened three years later. In 1914 a new chapel was opened on Silver Street, and a youth club was added in the 1960s. In early 1992 the old church was replaced with a larger, flexible, multi-purpose building and the youth club was refurbished and renamed the Wesley Centre after Methodism’s founder, [[John Wesley]].<ref>{{cite web|title=History|url=http://home.btconnect.com/nailseamethodistchurch/history.htm|publisher=Nailsea Methodist Church|access-date=1 July 2010}}</ref> There is also Nailsea [[Baptists|Baptist Church]], the [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic Church]] of [[Francis of Assisi|St Francis of Assisi]], Southfield Church, the [[United Reformed Church]] and the Community Church.
+[[Nailsea Methodist Church]] was founded in 1789; the first building opened three years later. In 1914 a new chapel was opened on Silver Street, and a youth club was added in the 1960s. In early 1992 the old church was replaced with a larger, flexible, multi-purpose building and the youth club was refurbished and renamed the Wesley Centre after Methodism's founder, [[John Wesley]].<ref>{{cite web|title=History|url=http://home.btconnect.com/nailseamethodistchurch/history.htm|publisher=Nailsea Methodist Church|access-date=1 July 2010|archive-date=12 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612122422/http://home.btconnect.com/nailseamethodistchurch/history.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> There is also Nailsea [[Baptists|Baptist Church]], the [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic Church]] of [[Francis of Assisi|St Francis of Assisi]], Southfield Church, the [[United Reformed Church]] and the Community Church.
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 ==Sports==
-Nailsea has four football clubs, AFC Nailsea, Selkirk United, Nailsea United FC and [[Nailsea Town F.C.]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Nailsea United Football Club|url=http://www.nailseaunited.co.uk/|work=Nailsea UFC|access-date=29 April 2011}}</ref> The two clubs also organise junior [[Association football|football]] teams in the area, catering for under 8s to under 16s.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nailsea School Sports|url=http://www.nailseaschool.com/gallery/?pid=41&gcatid=12&albumid=18|access-date=29 April 2011}}</ref> Nailsea Cricket Club was formed in the mid-1850s and runs six sides across senior, junior, and women's cricket, covering an area of West Bristol and North Somerset.<ref>{{cite web|title=Play Cricket|url=http://nailsea.play-cricket.com/home/home.asp|work=Nailsea CC|access-date=21 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Nailsea CC brief history|url=http://www.cash-4-clubs.com/past-winners/south-west/nailsea-cricket-club.php|work=Nailsea CC|access-date=21 May 2011}}</ref>
+Nailsea has four football clubs, AFC Nailsea, Selkirk United, Nailsea United FC and [[Nailsea & Tickenham F.C.]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Nailsea United Football Club|url=http://www.nailseaunited.co.uk/|work=Nailsea UFC|access-date=29 April 2011|archive-date=6 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110906012523/http://www.nailseaunited.co.uk/|url-status=live}}</ref> The two clubs also organise junior [[Association football|football]] teams in the area, catering for under 8s to under 16s.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nailsea School Sports|url=http://www.nailseaschool.com/gallery/?pid=41&gcatid=12&albumid=18|access-date=29 April 2011|archive-date=24 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724225443/http://www.nailseaschool.com/gallery/?pid=41&gcatid=12&albumid=18|url-status=live}}</ref> Nailsea Cricket Club was formed in the mid-1850s and runs six sides across senior, junior, and women's cricket, covering an area of West Bristol and North Somerset.<ref>{{cite web|title=Play Cricket|url=http://nailsea.play-cricket.com/home/home.asp|work=Nailsea CC|access-date=21 May 2011|archive-date=13 July 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120713010154/http://nailsea.play-cricket.com/home/home.asp|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Nailsea CC brief history|url=http://www.cash-4-clubs.com/past-winners/south-west/nailsea-cricket-club.php|work=Nailsea CC|access-date=21 May 2011|archive-date=11 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110911211048/http://www.cash-4-clubs.com/past-winners/south-west/nailsea-cricket-club.php|url-status=live}}</ref>
-Nailsea also has a ladies hockey club, which was formed in 1924. The club has two league teams: a youth team and a veterans team.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nailsea Hockey|url=http://www.nailsealadieshockeyclub.btck.co.uk/|work=Nailsea Ladies' Hockey Club|access-date=21 May 2011}}</ref> The Scotch Horn Centre provides both an [[aerobic exercise]] and a [[Wrist weights|free weights]] gym, as well as [[Squash (sport)|squash]] courts, and room for other indoor sports. Nailsea does not have a public swimming pool despite a long-running campaign by the Nailsea Swimming Pool Interest Group to build one.<ref>{{cite news|title=Community Services Policy And Scrutiny Panel&nbsp;– 21st December 2005|url=http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/cairo/docs/doc11805.htm|access-date=25 April 2011|publisher=North Somerset Council|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323030449/http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/cairo/docs/doc11805.htm|archive-date=23 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Other leisure facilities in the area include a [[swimming pool]] in nearby Backwell and a golf club in [[Tickenham]].
+Nailsea also has a ladies hockey club, which was formed in 1924. The club has two league teams: a youth team and a veterans team.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nailsea Hockey|url=http://www.nailsealadieshockeyclub.btck.co.uk/|work=Nailsea Ladies' Hockey Club|access-date=21 May 2011|archive-date=5 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105190756/http://nailsealadieshockeyclub.btck.co.uk/|url-status=live}}</ref> The Scotch Horn Centre provides both an [[aerobic exercise]] and a [[Wrist weights|free weights]] gym, as well as [[Squash (sport)|squash]] courts, and room for other indoor sports. Nailsea does not have a public swimming pool despite a long-running campaign by the Nailsea Swimming Pool Interest Group to build one.<ref>{{cite news|title=Community Services Policy And Scrutiny Panel&nbsp;– 21st December 2005|url=http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/cairo/docs/doc11805.htm|access-date=25 April 2011|publisher=North Somerset Council|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323030449/http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/cairo/docs/doc11805.htm|archive-date=23 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Other leisure facilities in the area include a [[swimming pool]] in nearby Backwell and a golf club in [[Tickenham]]. Nailsea also has a croquet club with four full-sized lawns (Nailsea and District Croquet Club).
-Nailsea and Backwell Rugby Football Club's 1st XV play in level 8 of the [[English rugby union system|RFU league system]] as of 2012, and the 2nd XV in Somerset 2 North ([[English rugby union system|level 10]]).<ref>{{cite web|title=Nailsea RFC season 2011|url=http://www.nailsearugby.btck.co.uk/WhatsOn|work=Naislea Rugby|access-date=5 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Nailsea and Backwell RFC|url=http://www.nbrfc.co.uk/|publisher=Nailsea and Backwell RFC|access-date=30 June 2010}}</ref>
+Nailsea and Backwell Rugby Football Club's 1st XV play in level 8 of the [[English rugby union system|RFU league system]] as of 2012, and the 2nd XV in Somerset 2 North ([[English rugby union system|level 10]]).<ref>{{cite web|title=Nailsea RFC season 2011|url=http://www.nailsearugby.btck.co.uk/WhatsOn|work=Naislea Rugby|access-date=5 May 2011|archive-date=22 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110822115233/http://www.nailsearugby.btck.co.uk/WhatsOn|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Nailsea and Backwell RFC|url=http://www.nbrfc.co.uk/|publisher=Nailsea and Backwell RFC|access-date=30 June 2010|archive-date=20 November 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120193346/http://www.nbrfc.co.uk/|url-status=live}}</ref>
 ==Notable people==
 One of Nailsea's best known celebrities was [[Adge Cutler]], the Somerset folk singer, whose backing band was [[The Wurzels]]. He worked at the Coates cider factory.<ref name="wurzelmania">{{cite web|url=http://www.somersetmade.co.uk/wurzelmania/wurzelography-adgecutler.php|title=Adge Cutler|work=Wurzelmania|access-date=9 July 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120910152719/http://www.somersetmade.co.uk/wurzelmania/wurzelography-adgecutler.php|archive-date=10 September 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The Wurzels' album ''Live at the Royal Oak'' was recorded at The Royal Oak, a [[public house]] on the High Street. Cutler is buried in Christ Church graveyard.<ref name="wurzelmania"/>
-[[Mervyn Kitchen]] was born in Nailsea in 1940. He became an English first-class cricketer. In his playing days he was a left-handed batsman for [[Somerset County Cricket Club]], making 15,230 runs in his 354 first-class games. He topped the county averages in 1966 and 1968. He went on to umpire in 20 Test matches and 28 One Day Internationals before retiring in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mervyn Kitchen|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/15904.html|publisher=Cricinfo|access-date=1 July 2010}}</ref> Another Somerset cricketer, [[Stephen Newton]], was also born in Nailsea in 1853.<ref>{{cite web|title=Deaths in 1916|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/228031.html|work=Wisdens Almanack|publisher=Cricinfo|access-date=1 July 2010}}</ref>
+[[Mervyn Kitchen]] was born in Nailsea in 1940. He became an English first-class cricketer. In his playing days he was a left-handed batsman for [[Somerset County Cricket Club]], making 15,230 runs in his 354 first-class games. He topped the county averages in 1966 and 1968. He went on to umpire in 20 Test matches and 28 One Day Internationals before retiring in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mervyn Kitchen|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/15904.html|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 July 2010|archive-date=4 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704031309/http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/15904.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Another Somerset cricketer, [[Stephen Newton]], was also born in Nailsea in 1853.<ref>{{cite web|title=Deaths in 1916|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/228031.html|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 July 2010|archive-date=14 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214101940/http://www.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/228031.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
 The [[gymnast]] [[Charles Sederman]], who competed in the [[1908 Summer Olympics]], was born in Nailsea in 1881.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/se/charles-sederman-1.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418042320/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/se/charles-sederman-1.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 18 April 2020 | work = Sports-reference.com | title = Charles Sederman biography and statistics|access-date=6 June 2012}}</ref>
-Professional golfer [[Chris Wood (golfer)|Chris Wood]] grew up in Nailsea, and currently resides there.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nailseapeople.co.uk/news/Golfer-Chris-Wood-Open-staying-grounded-home-comforts/story-4536792-detail/story.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-12-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227185812/http://www.nailseapeople.co.uk/news/Golfer-Chris-Wood-Open-staying-grounded-home-comforts/story-4536792-detail/story.html |archive-date=27 December 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
+Professional golfer [[Chris Wood (golfer)|Chris Wood]] grew up in Nailsea, and currently resides there.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nailseapeople.co.uk/news/Golfer-Chris-Wood-Open-staying-grounded-home-comforts/story-4536792-detail/story.html |title=Golfer Chris Wood on the Open, staying grounded and home comforts &#124; Nailsea People |access-date=2013-12-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227185812/http://www.nailseapeople.co.uk/news/Golfer-Chris-Wood-Open-staying-grounded-home-comforts/story-4536792-detail/story.html |archive-date=27 December 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
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Major settlements (cities in italics)	Axbridge Bath Bridgwater Bruton Burnham-on-Sea Castle Cary Chard Clevedon Crewkerne Dulverton Frome Glastonbury Highbridge Ilminster Keynsham Langport Midsomer Norton Minehead Nailsea North Petherton Portishead Radstock Shepton Mallet Somerton Street Taunton Watchet Wellington Wells Weston-super-Mare Wincanton Wiveliscombe Yeovil See also: List of civil parishes in Somerset
Rivers	Alham Aller Avill Avon Axe rivers Bristol Channel Lyme Bay Badgworthy Water Banwell Barle Brue Cam Brook Cary Chew East Lyn Exe Fivehead Frome Haddeo Hoar Oak Water Holford Horner Huntspill Isle Land Yeo Mells Midford Brook Oare Water Parret Severn Estuary Sheppey Somer Sowy Tone Washford Wellow Brook West Lyn Whitelake Yeo rivers Congresbury South Somerset
Topics	Country houses County Council Culture of Somerset Economy of Somerset Flag Geography of Somerset Geology of Somerset Grade I listed buildings Grade II* listed buildings High Sheriff of Somerset History of Somerset Local nature reserves Lord Lieutenant of Somerset Museums National nature reserves Parliamentary constituencies Places Population of major settlements Scheduled monuments Schools SSSIs Transport in Somerset Geographic areas: Blackdown Hills Brendon Hills Chew Valley Exmoor Mendip Hills Polden Hills Quantock Hills Somerset Levels South West Coast Path West Somerset Coast Path

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