Beach, Gloucestershire
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| Beach | |
| Gloucestershire | |
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 Brittons Farm, Beach Lane, Beach | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | ST704707 |
| Location: | 51°26’6"N, 2°25’33"W |
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| Local Government | |
| Council: | South Gloucestershire |
Beach is a hamlet, inland despite its name, in the southernmost acres of Gloucestershire, on the lower northern slopes of Lansdown Hill. It is about a mile north-east of Upton Cheyney. It is just a mile and a half north-east of Bitton, the county's southernmost village.
Beach is designated as a conservation area.
During the Civil War the Battle of Lansdowne was fought, on 5 July 1643, in fields nearby Beach.
About the village
Brittons Farm is the major property in the village.
A Forest of Avon Trust community woodland, The Retreat, is to the east of the village. The Retreat was planted in 2000 under a Millennium Commission programme, and previously managed by the Woodland Trust.[1][2]
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References
- ↑ "The Trust has its First Woodland". Forest of Avon Trust. 7 January 2013. http://forestofavontrust.org/2013/01/the-trust-has-its-first-woodland/. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ↑ "The Retreat". Woodland Trust. http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/wood/5407/the-retreat/. Retrieved 11 August 2015.