Wrington
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Wrington is a village and a civil and ecclesiastical parish on the north slopes of the Mendip Hills in North Somerset, England. Both include nearby Redhill. Wrington lies in the valley of the Congresbury Yeo river, about east of Weston-super-Mare and south-east of Yatton. Its population was 2,633 at the 2011 Census.
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Place details
- Locality
- Bristol
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 1,918
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.population
- 2,633
- UK place.static_image_name
- Wringtonhighstreet.jpg
- UK place.static_image_alt
- Street scene showing shops and houses with cars.
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Wrington High Street
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Wrington
- UK place.unitary_england
- North Somerset
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Somerset
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- North Somerset
- UK place.post_town
- BRISTOL
- UK place.postcode_district
- BS40
- UK place.postcode_area
- BS
- UK place.dial_code
- 01934
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- ST470628
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 2633
- Image
- Broad Street, Wrington looking westwards - geograph.org.uk - 99225.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01934
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Wrington is a village and a civil and ecclesiastical parish on the north slopes of the Mendip Hills in North Somerset, England. Both include nearby Redhill. Wrington lies in the valley of the Congresbury Yeo river, about east of Weston-super-Mare and south-east of Yatton. Its population was 2,633 at the 2011 Census.
==History== The village was inhabited in Roman times and there is evidence of Saxon occupation as well. Historically it was part of the hundred of Brent-cum-Wrington.
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