Wick St. Lawrence
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| Wick St. Lawrence | |
  Wick St. Lawrence shown within Somerset |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| Unitary authority | North Somerset |
| Ceremonial county | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Weston-super-Mare |
| Postcode district | BS22 |
| Dialling code | 01934 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Avon |
| Ambulance | Great Western |
| European Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Weston-super-Mare |
| List of places: UK • England • Somerset | |
Wick St. Lawrence is a civil parish and village in the unitary authority of North Somerset. Its population in the 2001 census was 1,296.
The village lies on a small creek known as Slutspill near the River Yeo which was inundated in the Bristol Channel floods, 1607. The last wharf on the river was pier and spur of the old Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway which was torn up during World War I. For a short period after this coal was imported from south Wales on its own 33 ton vessel the Lily, until it sunk in a gale in 1929.[1]
The parish has seen a vast increase in population in recent years, due to the building of the Ebdon Grounds housing development. This is an extension of the development of the neighbouring North Worle area, and the village itself remains separate from the new estate.
The parish is in the unitary authority ward of Kewstoke, and in the parliamentary constituency of Weston-super-Mare.
[edit] References
- ^ Farr, Grahame (1954). Somerset Harbours. London: Christopher Johnson, 71-72.
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