Redcliffe Bay is a large area of
Portishead — a town in
North Somerset
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,
England
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— with most houses having views of the
Bristol Channel. Despite its size, it is always considered part of Portishead (for example, in Town Councils).
The
Anglican church of St Nicholas was built in 1911 and served as the chapel for the
National Nautical School. The parish is within the Portishead
benefice which is part of the
Diocese of Bath and Wells
The Diocese of Bath and Wells is a diocese in the Church of England Province of Canterbury in England.
The diocese covers the county of Somerset and a small area of Dorset. The Episcopal seat of the Bishop of Bath and Wells is located in the ...
.
The suburb also has a
methodist
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church,
and is home to a few shops and businesses on Queens Road, along with a popular hall that can be hired for private parties, etc.
Some scenes of
Broadchurch
''Broadchurch'' is a British crime drama television series broadcast on ITV (TV network), ITV for List of Broadchurch episodes, three series between 2013 and 2017. It was created by Chris Chibnall, who acted as an executive producer and wrote a ...
series 3 were shot here.
References
Portishead, Somerset
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