Minehead is a coastal town and civil parish in Somerset, England. It lies on the south bank of the Bristol Channel, 21 miles (34 km) north-west of the county town of Taunton, 12 miles (19 km) from the border with the county of Devon and in proximity of the Exmoor National Park. The parish of Minehead has a population of approximately 10,330 making it the most populous town in the West Somerset local government district.
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- Minehead ist eine Stadt an der Westküste Somersets und ist mit rund 10.000 Einwohnern die größte Stadt der Exmoor Region. Minehead liegt direkt am Meer und ist ein typisches viktorianisches Seebad, das zwar seine beste Zeit hinter sich hat, aber immer noch Touristenziel ist. Partnerstadt ist seit 1991 die französische Kleinstadt Saint-Berthevin. Es besteht eine Schulpartnerschaft mit dem Freiherr-vom-Stein-Gymnasium (Bünde).
- Minehead è una cittadina inglese di 10.330 abitanti del Somerset che si affaccia sul canale di Bristol.
- Minehead is een plaats en civil parish in het bestuurlijke gebied West Somerset, in het Engelse graafschap Somerset. De plaats telt 10.000 inwoners.
- Minehead - niewielkie miasto w Wielkiej Brytanii, w Anglii w hrabstwie Somerset, położone nad Kanałem Bristolskim, na skraju parku narodowego Exmoor. Nadmorski ośrodek wypoczynkowy o znaczeniu ponadregionalnym. Miasto jest punktem początkowym South West Coast Path - najdłuższego pieszego szlaku turystycznego Wielkiej Brytanii (długości 1014 km).
- Minehead is a coastal town and civil parish in Somerset, England. It lies on the south bank of the Bristol Channel, 21 miles (34 km) north-west of the county town of Taunton, 12 miles (19 km) from the border with the county of Devon and in proximity of the Exmoor National Park. The parish of Minehead has a population of approximately 10,330 making it the most populous town in the West Somerset local government district. This figure includes Alcombe, a suburban village which has been subsumed into Minehead. There is evidence of human occupation in the area since the Bronze and Iron Ages. Before the Norman Conquest it was held by Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia and after it by William de Moyon and his descendants, who administered the area from Dunster Castle, which was later sold to Sir George Luttrell and his family. There was a small port at Minehead by 1380, which grew into a major trading centre during the medieval period. Most trade transferred to larger ports during the 20th century, but pleasure steamers did call at the port. Major rebuilding took place in the Lower or Middle town area following a fire in 1791 and the fortunes of the town revived with the growth in sea bathing, and by 1851 was becoming a retirement centre. There was a marked increase in building during the early years of the 20th century, which resulted in the wide main shopping avenue and adjacent roads with Edwardian style architecture. The town's flood defences were improved after a storm in 1990 caused flooding. Minehead is governed by a town council, which was created in 1983 and has been part of the West Somerset local government district since 1974. In addition to the parish church of St. Michael, Alcombe is home to what used to be the Parish Church in Grove Place which is now a Spiritualist Church. Since 1991, Minehead has been twinned with Saint-Berthevin, a small town close to the regional centre of Laval in the Mayenne département of France. Blenheim Gardens, which is Minehead’s largest park, was opened in 1925. The town is also the home of a Butlins Holiday Park which increases Minehead's seasonal tourist population by several thousand. There are a variety of schools and religious, cultural and sporting facilities including sailing and wind surfing and golf. One popular ancient local tradition involves the Hobby Horse, or Obby Oss, which takes to the streets for four days on the eve of the first of May each year, with accompanying musicians and rival horses. The town is the starting point of the South West Coast Path National Trail, the nation's longest long-distance countryside walking trail. The Minehead Railway was opened in 1874 and closed in 1971 but has since been reopened as the West Somerset Railway.
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- Town seen from a nearby hill with multiple houses. The sea can be seen on the left and the white tent like canopy left of centre is the Butlins centre.
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- Minehead ist eine Stadt an der Westküste Somersets und ist mit rund 10.000 Einwohnern die größte Stadt der Exmoor Region. Minehead liegt direkt am Meer und ist ein typisches viktorianisches Seebad, das zwar seine beste Zeit hinter sich hat, aber immer noch Touristenziel ist. Partnerstadt ist seit 1991 die französische Kleinstadt Saint-Berthevin. Es besteht eine Schulpartnerschaft mit dem Freiherr-vom-Stein-Gymnasium (Bünde).
- Minehead è una cittadina inglese di 10.330 abitanti del Somerset che si affaccia sul canale di Bristol.
- Minehead is een plaats en civil parish in het bestuurlijke gebied West Somerset, in het Engelse graafschap Somerset. De plaats telt 10.000 inwoners.
- Minehead - niewielkie miasto w Wielkiej Brytanii, w Anglii w hrabstwie Somerset, położone nad Kanałem Bristolskim, na skraju parku narodowego Exmoor. Nadmorski ośrodek wypoczynkowy o znaczeniu ponadregionalnym. Miasto jest punktem początkowym South West Coast Path - najdłuższego pieszego szlaku turystycznego Wielkiej Brytanii (długości 1014 km).
- Minehead is a coastal town and civil parish in Somerset, England. It lies on the south bank of the Bristol Channel, 21 miles (34 km) north-west of the county town of Taunton, 12 miles (19 km) from the border with the county of Devon and in proximity of the Exmoor National Park. The parish of Minehead has a population of approximately 10,330 making it the most populous town in the West Somerset local government district.
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