Traditional county: Gloucestershire · Unitary authority: North Somerset · Region: South West
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| Place | Backwell Common |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| Unitary Authority | North Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.425863 |
| Longitude | -2.737766 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Backwell Common emerges from the low-lying fields of North Somerset as a quiet threshold between the encroaching suburban sprawl and the persistent, damp memory of the wetlands. It lies 1.0 miles east-south-east of Nailsea (from Nailsea: bearing 120°T, OS grid ST 488 699), and is situated north-west of Farleigh village. The landscape here retains the skeletal remains of a vanished industrial vigour, most notably the nearby Nailsea Glassworks, where the earth still holds the cooling silence of furnaces long extinguished. A pale, diffused light often clings to the hedges, casting a singular clarity over the flat meadows that stretch toward the horizon. The Land Yeo meanders through the periphery of this terrain, its sluggish waters mirroring the grey, heavy skies that define the mood of the Somerset Levels. Residents of Backwell Common walk paths that lead toward the remnants of the Middle Engine Pit, an industrial relic now reclaimed by the patient, insistent growth of bramble and tall grass. There is a distinct, rhythmic solitude in the air, a sense that the horizon is watching the passage of the seasons with an indifferent, steady gaze. Time in Backwell Common feels less like a linear progression and more like the slow accumulation of sediment in the local waterways, thick with the weight of both history and the present day.
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Explore Backwell Common, Gloucestershire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.425863, -2.737766. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |