Portbury
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| Portbury | |
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| Statistics | |
| Population: | |
| Ordnance Survey | |
| OS grid reference: | ST502748 |
| Administration | |
| District: | North Somerset |
| Shire county: | North Somerset |
| Region: | South West England |
| Constituent country: | England |
| Sovereign state: | United Kingdom |
| Other | |
| Ceremonial county: | Somerset |
| Historic county: | Somerset |
| Services | |
| Police force: | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire and rescue: | Avon |
| Ambulance: | South Western |
| Post office and telephone | |
| Post town: | BRISTOL |
| Postal district: | BS20 XXX |
| Dialling code: | 01275 |
| Politics | |
| UK Parliament: | Woodspring |
| European Parliament: | South West England |
| Image:Flag of England.svg | |
Portbury is a village in North Somerset.
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[edit] Location
It is situated at the north-eastern end of the Gordano valley, near the Gordano services on the M5 motorway.
[edit] History
The parish church is dedicated to St. Mary, and there is also a former priory in the village, which gave its name to the Hundred of Portbury.
[edit] Transport
Portbury is well served by roads given the nearby M5 and A369 which links to Bristol and Portishead.
Part of Royal Portbury Dock is within the parish.
[edit] Local Newspapers
The local Clevedon Mercury and Portishead Times newspapers are delivered to residents free of charge usually by saturday morning.
