Portishead (Somerset)
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| Coordinates | 51 ° 29 ′ N , 2 ° 46 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 25,000 (as of 2018) | ||
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| Part of the country | England | ||
| region | South West England | ||
| Ceremonial county | Somerset | ||
Portishead ( Somerset ) is a town of about 25,000 inhabitants in the region South West in England , United Kingdom . The city has a fishing port and has grown rapidly in recent years.
The music group Portishead is named after this city.
From 1928 to 2000 there was a coast radio station at Highbridge called Portishead Radio , about 30 km southwest of Portishead. It was the world's most widely used and largest coastal radio station in the world.
Web links
Commons : Portishead - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Link catalog on Portishead at curlie.org (formerly DMOZ )