Flax Bourton
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|country = England
|latitude= 51.4223
|longitude= -2.7112
|official_name= Flax Bourton |civil_parish=
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|unitary_england=[[North Somerset]]
|lieutenancy_england= [[Somerset]]
|region= South West England
|constituency_westminster= [[Woodspring (UK Parliament constituency)|Woodspring]] to become [[North Somerset (UK Parliament constituency)|North Somerset]] at next general election
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|os_grid_reference= ST505695
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'''Flax Bourton''' is a village in [[North Somerset]], [[England]], situated on the edge of [[Nailsea Moor]] on the [[A370 road]] five [[mile]]s south west of [[Bristol]] city centre.
The village has a primary school, one pub named The Dew Drop Inn (previously The Jubilee Inn), a church dating back to Norman times and is the home of [[Backwell Flax Bourton Cricket Club]].
In 1860 [[Flax Bourton railway station]] was opened by the [[Bristol and Exeter Railway]] just west of the short tunnel at the summit of the climb from Bristol. It closed to passengers on [[2 December]] [[1963]].
Today the nearest station is [[Nailsea and Backwell railway station|Nailsea and Backwell]].
An [[MoD]] fuel depot, with sidings, is just off the mainline behind the former station. It's future, to hold aviation fuel, is currently [http://homepage.ntlworld.com/alan-turnbull/secret2.htm under review].
[[Category:North Somerset]]
[[Category:Villages in Somerset]]
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