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The TA postcode area, also known as the Taunton postcode area[2], is a group of postal districts around Bridgwater, Burnham-on-Sea, Chard, Crewkerne, Dulverton, Highbridge, Hinton St George, Ilminster, Langport, Martock, Merriott, Minehead, Montacute, Somerton, South Petherton, Stoke-sub-Hamdon, Taunton, Watchet and Wellington in England. ...
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Minehead is a coastal town in West Somerset, England with a population of around 10,000. A coastal image featured on a United States postal stamp. ...
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Since 1974, Minehead has been administered by the West Somerset District Council. The Town Council was created in 1983. 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. West Somerset is a local government district in Somerset, England. ...
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Tourist attractions
The town's major tourist attraction is Butlins holiday camp. Other attractions include: the train station of the West Somerset Railway (the rail line terminates here); the town's main ornamental park, off Blenheim Road (Blenheim Gardens); and the Minehead & West Somerset Golf Club, Somerset's oldest golf club, established in 1882. There are a variety of sailing and wind surfing options, in addition to the usual beach activities. In addition, there are many amusement arcades and a variety of well-known high street stores (such as W H Smith and Woolworths) together with one-off local shops. Butlins Holiday Camps were founded by (later Sir) Billy Butlin to provide economical holidays in the United Kingdom and Ireland. ...
Holiday camp, in Britain, generally refers to a resort with a boundary that includes accommodation, entertainment and other facilities. ...
The West Somerset Railway (WSR) is a heritage railway that runs along the edge of the Quantock Hills in Somerset, England, between Bishops Lydeard and Watchet. ...
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One popular ancient local tradition involves the Hobby Horse, which takes to the streets on the eve of the first of May each year, with accompanying musicians and rival horses, for four days. The first of May has been a festival day in Minehead since 1465. A hobby horse (or hobbyhorse) can be several things: A toy horse, consisting of a model of a horses head, usually wooden, attached to a stick. ...
Folk music can have a number of different meanings, including: Traditional music: The original meaning of the term folk music was synonymous with the term Traditional music, also often including World Music and Roots music; the term Traditional music was given its more specific meaning to distinguish it from the...
Events July 13 - Battle of Montlhéry Troops of King Louis XI of France fight inconclusively against an army of the great nobles organized as the League of the Public Weal. ...
The town is the starting point of the South West Coast Path National Trail, the nation's longest long-distance countryside walking trail. The South West Coast Path passes along the cliffs (seen in the distance) at Ilfracombe, North Devon. ...
North Hill overlooking Minehead beach. The town also hosts the annual Minehead and Exmoor Festival, a week-long classical music festival which has been running since 1963. Richard Dickins has held the post of artistic director for the festival since 1982. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ...
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Schools West Somerset makes use of the 3 tier education system, consisting of first and middle schools and colleges. In Minehead, there are 2 first schools, 1 middle school and a college. There was recent debate within the county as to whether or not the 3 tier system should be changed to a 2 tier system to match the majority of counties in the UK.[1]
Environment and geology The town is overlooked by North Hill, and is close to Exmoor National Park. The cliff exposures around Minehead's shoreline are very dramatic and fossils are exposed. [1] Dunster Yarn Market (a covered market for the sale of local cloth, built in 1609) and Dunster Castle, Exmoor Exmoor National Park is a national park situated on the Bristol Channel coast of Devon and Somerset in South West England. ...
The town has been a popular seaside resort since the 1850s, and tourism employs 60% of the local workforce. In 1990 much of Minehead's beach was washed away in a severe storm which also caused serious flooding in the town. A £12.6 million Environment Agency sea defence scheme was designed to reduce the risk of this erosion and flooding from happening again in the future. The Environment Agency built 1.7 km (1.1 miles) of new sea wall and rock or concrete stepped revetment between 1997 and 1998 and imported 320,000 tons of additional sand in 1999 to build a new beach. This beach sits between four rock groynes and has been built at a much higher level than the previous beach so that it breaks the waves before they reach the new sea wall. Any waves that do reach the new wall are turned back by its curved shape. The town's new sea defences were officially opened in 2001 by Sir John Harman. [2] Ninety Mile Beach Australia. ...
(see also the List of environmental organizations) The Environment Agency (Welsh: Asiantaeth yr Amgylchedd) of England and Wales was created by the Environment Act 1995, along with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency. ...
Oosterscheldekering sea wall, the Netherlands. ...
Rocky revetment at a restoration site along Keene Creek, Duluth, Minnesota. ...
Patterns in the sand Sand is a granular material made up of fine rock particles. ...
A groyne on the East coast of England A groyne (groin in the United States) is a method of coastal defense against erosion. ...
Transport
 A map of Minehead from 1937 The Minehead Railway was opened on 16 July 1874, linking the town to Taunton and beyond. It was closed on 4 January 1971 but has since been reopened as the West Somerset Railway. The railway station is close to the beach. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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is the 197th day of the year (198th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link with display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
Taunton is the county town of Somerset, England. ...
is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ...
The West Somerset Railway (WSR) is a heritage railway that runs along the edge of the Quantock Hills in Somerset, England, between Bishops Lydeard and Watchet. ...
Minehead railway station is the terminus of the West Somerset Railway, a heritage railway in Somerset, United Kingdom. ...
Famous people Seven of the rebels of the 1685 Monmouth Rebellion lived in Minehead. The Monmouth Rebellion of 1685, also known as the Pitchfork Rebellion, was an attempt to overthrow the King of England, James II, who became king when his elder brother, Charles II, died on 6 February 1685. ...
The wooded bluffs above Minehead feature as the Hermit's abode.... "in that wood which slopes down to the sea", in The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Romantic poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge. The poet lived nearby, at Nether Stowey (between Bridgwater and Minehead). His statue can be seen at the nearby harbour at Watchet. He and Wordsworth (who lived nearby at Alfoxton) would often roam the hills and coast on long night walks; leading to local gossip that they were 'spies' for the French. The Government sent an agent to investigate, but found they were, indeed, "mere poets". One of a set of engraved metal plate illustrations by Gustave Doré. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is a poem written by the English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge in 1797–1799 and published in the first edition of Lyrical Ballads (1798). ...
Wanderer above the sea of fog by Caspar David Friedrich Romanticism is an artistic, literary, and intellectual movement that originated in 18th century Western Europe during the Industrial Revolution. ...
Samuel Taylor Coleridge (October 21, 1772 – July 25, 1834) (pronounced ) was an English poet, critic, and philosopher who was, along with his friend William Wordsworth, one of the founders of the Romantic Movement in England and one of the Lake Poets. ...
Nether Stowey is a small village in Somerset, South West England. ...
, Bridgwater in Somerset, England, is a market town, the administrative centre of the Sedgemoor district, and the leading industrial town in the county. ...
Statistics Population: Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: ST074431 Administration District: West Somerset Shire county: 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 Police Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: South Western Post office and...
William Wordsworth (April 7, 1770 – April 23, 1850) was a major English romantic poet who, with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped launch the Romantic Age in English literature with their 1798 joint publication, Lyrical Ballads. ...
Minehead's beautiful scenery is said to have inspired the Irish-born hymn writer Cecil Frances Alexander to write the hymn "All Things Bright and Beautiful". Cecil Frances Alexander (1818 - 1895), born Cecil Frances Humphreys, was an Irish poet famous for writing hymns, of which her most famous is All Things Bright and Beautiful This article is a stub. ...
All Things Bright and Beautiful is the title of a famous Anglican hymn, though it is often sung during the services of other Christian denominations, such as Catholicism. ...
Minehead is the birth place of science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke (born in Blenheim Road, 1917) and of the noted physical geographer Richard Chorley (1927-2002). Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ...
Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, CBE (born 16 December 1917) is a British science-fiction author and inventor, most famous for his novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, and for collaborating with director Stanley Kubrick on the film of the same name. ...
1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ...
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Many famous entertainers have worked at Butlins holiday camp, which is well known for its live entertainment.
Nick Partridge OBE, was born and raised in the town. He was the Chief Executive of The Terrence Higgins Trust, and a key campaigner on HIV and AIDS. Nick Partridge is a leading campaigner for action on HIV/AIDS. He has worked for the Terrence Higgins Trust in the UK since 1985 and was appointed its Chief Executive in 1991. ...
The Terrence Higgins Trust is a British charity that campaigns on various issues related to AIDS and HIV. In particular, the Trust aims to reduce the spread of HIV and promote good sexual health (including safe sex); to provide services on a national and local level to people with, affected...
Species Human immunodeficiency virus 1 Human immunodeficiency virus 2 Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS, a condition in humans in which the immune system begins to fail, leading to life-threatening opportunistic infections). ...
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS or Aids) is a collection of symptoms and infections resulting from the specific damage to the immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). ...
Sport & Recreation Minehead is hosting the TWIF European Outdoor Tug of War Championships from 20-23 September 2007 at Minehead football ground. [3] Tug of war Tug of war, also known as rope pulling, is a sport that directly pits two teams against each other in a test of strength. ...
At Alcombe, within the West Somerset Community College there is the Minehead Cricket Club (MCC), who have 4 men's teams and one women's team. In addition, there are training nights throughout the summer on Monday and Thursdays for Under 15s. BITTER SLAGS. ...
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References Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...
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Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...
is the 147th day of the year (148th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
is the 89th day of the year (90th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...
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