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]