Beach, Gloucestershire Explained

Country:England
Static Image:Beach Lane, Beach - geograph.org.uk - 774201.jpg
Static Image Caption:Brittons Farm, Beach Lane, Beach
Coordinates:51.4351°N -2.4259°W
Official Name:Beach
Lieutenancy England:Gloucestershire
Unitary England:South Gloucestershire
Region:South West England
Constituency Westminster:North East Somerset and Hanham
Os Grid Reference:ST7070

Beach is a hamlet in South Gloucestershire, England, in the parish of Bitton,[1] on the lower northern slopes of Lansdown Hill. It is about 1 mile north-west of Upton Cheyney. Beach was designated as a conservation area on 23 October 1989.[2]

Beach consists of about eight traditional stone properties informally positioned along Beach Lane, mostly set back from the lane in their own grounds.[2] Britton's Farm is the major property in the village. Formerly much of the village and surrounding area was part of the Beach House estate.[3]

During the English Civil War the Battle of Lansdowne was fought, on 5 July 1643, in fields nearby Beach.[2]

A Forest of Avon Trust community woodland, The Retreat, is to the east of the village. The Retreat was planted in 2000 under a Millennium Commission programme, and previously managed by the Woodland Trust.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Parish . Bitton Parish Council . 13 July 2023.
  2. Web site: Beach Conservation Area . South Gloucestershire Council . 13 July 2023.
  3. News: A beautifully restored Grade II listed family house with delightful gardens . Churchill . Penny . Country Life . 24 May 2018 . 8 March 2023.
  4. Web site: The Trust has its First Woodland . Forest of Avon Trust . 7 January 2013 . 11 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304104456/http://forestofavontrust.org/2013/01/the-trust-has-its-first-woodland/ . 4 March 2016 . dead .
  5. Web site: The Retreat . Woodland Trust . 11 August 2015.