Puxton

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Puxton

Coordinates: 51.3673° N 2.854° W

Puxton (United Kingdom)
Puxton
Population 328[1]
OS grid reference ST405635
District North Somerset
Region South West
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Ambulance South Western
UK Parliament Weston-super-Mare
European Parliament South West England
List of places: UKEngland

Puxton is a village and civil parish, 5 miles north west of Axbridge in North Somerset, England.

The Parish Church of St Saviour dates from the 15th century and has the royal arms of 1751 over south door. It is a grade I listed building.[2]

Nearby is Puxton Moor a Site of Special Scientific Interest.

[edit] References

  1. ^ 2001 Census data. North Somerset Council. Retrieved on November 27, 2006.
  2. ^ Parish Church of St Saviour. Images of England. Retrieved on November 17, 2006.


 
The North Somerset Levels
The towns and villages: Congresbury | Kenn | Kingston Seymour | Puxton | Yatton
SSSIs: Biddle Street, Yatton | Puxton Moor | Tickenham, Nailsea and Kenn Moors | Yanal Bog