"in the town hall, but following a public subscription for the canopy it was re-erected at its current site in 1893. The statue is made of alabaster. The pedestal and canopy which were added by H Dare Bryan in 1893 are of Carrara marble. Above the statue is a dentilled pediment and cornice Statue of Queen Anne, Minehead The Statue of Queen Anne in Minehead, Somerset, England was built in 1719. It is a Grade II* listed building. The statue depicts Queen Anne in full court dress. It was designed by Francis Bird, who had previously made a sculpture of"
"undergone further aesthetic upgrades. However, most of the original buildings remain, including almost all the original chalets. As such Minehead is now the last remaining Butlins camp that is still largely as Sir Billy designed it. Minehead is the largest resort out of the three remaining open parks, and can hold up to 10,000 guests. Mosney was the first Butlins camp outside the UK. The camp opened in 1948, occupying some 200 acres (0.81 km2) of a former country estate. In 1982, Butlins sold the camp, which was renamed ""Mosney Holiday Centre"". The camp continued without substantive changes, however the"
"in 2001, partly paid for by the South West Coast Path Association. The UK's longest long-distance countryside walking trail, it runs along the South West Coast to Poole in Dorset. The town's location—sea to the north and Exmoor to the south—means that transport links are limited. Minehead is located on the A39 road. Local bus services are operated by Webberbus (seven routes), First West of England (three routes), and Quantock Motor Services (two routes). Minehead railway station is close to the beach. The Minehead Railway was opened on 16 July 1874, linking the town to and beyond. It was operated"
"BBC, in 1898. Claughton, Merseyside Claughton ( ) is a residential district in Birkenhead, on the Wirral Peninsula, England. It is close to the main shopping area of Birkenhead town centre, and Birkenhead Park is partly located within its boundaries. Administratively, Claughton is a ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral. Before local government reorganisation on 1 April 1974, it was part of the County Borough of Birkenhead, within the geographical county of Cheshire. At the 2001 Census, the population of Claughton was 13,723, consisting of 6,498 males and 7,225 females. As of the 2011 Census, the population of Claughton"
"Birkenhead Birkenhead is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside, England. Historically in Cheshire, it is on the Wirral Peninsula, along the west bank of the River Mersey, opposite the city of Liverpool. The Birkenhead Urban Area defined as the contiguous built-up area along the eastern side of the Wirral had a total population of 325,264 in the 2011 Census. In the 2011 census, the Parliamentary constituency of Birkenhead had a population of 88,818. The Birkenhead and Tranmere electoral ward, covering a much smaller area, had a population of 15,879. The recorded history of Birkenhead began with"
"as a mass centre in the nearby village of Watchet. There are also religious sites serving the needs of the Baptist, Evangelical, Methodist and United Reformed communities and the Plymouth Brethren. Minehead has one of the UK's three remaining Butlins holiday camps, and tourism has been a part of Minehead's economy since Victorian times. At the height of the season in late July and early August, the town's population is significantly increased by an influx of tourists. There is a Farmers' Market in the Parade every Friday from 8.30 am to 2 pm, with a wide range of reasonably priced"
"Resort, Minehead. Capacity: 6400. 2010 Butlin's Holiday Resort, Minehead. Capacity: 6400. 2009 Butlin's Holiday Resort, Minehead. Capacity: 6400. 2008 Pontin's Holiday Camp, Hemsby. Capacity: 2200. 2007 Pontin's Holiday Camp, Hemsby. Capacity: 2200. Bloc Festival Bloc Festival was an electronic music festival in England which began in 2006. It was devoted to electronic music of all genres including electro, hip hop, IDM, techno, house music, reggae, drum and bass and dubstep, and incorporated both DJ sets and live shows. It was announced in 2016 that that year's festival would be the last one. 2016 Butlin's Holiday Resort, Minehead. Capacity: 7000. 2015"
"Rock Ferry Rock Ferry is an area of Birkenhead on the Wirral Peninsula, England. Administratively it is a ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral. Before local government reorganisation on 1 April 1974, it was part of the county of Cheshire. At the 2001 Census, the population of Rock Ferry was 13,676 (6,444 males, 7,232 females), increasing to 14,298 (6,870 males, 7,428 females) at the 2011 Census. From the 1560s onwards Derby House, an occasional seat of the Minshull family, covered most of the grounds covered by present-day Rock Ferry. Thomas Oakshott, Mayor of Liverpool, lived there in the 19th"
"by its curved shape. The town's new sea defences were officially opened in 2001. Blenheim Gardens, which is Minehead’s largest park, was opened in 1925. The bandstand within the park is used to host musical events. Along with the rest of South West England, Minehead has a temperate climate which is generally wetter and milder than the rest of England. The annual mean temperature is about 10 °C (50 °F) with seasonal and diurnal variations, but due to the modifying effect of the sea, the range is less than in most other parts of the United Kingdom. January is the"
"are provided by Wessex Connect in the north of the county and Stagecoach Somerset in the south. There are also some independent operators such as Abus and Nippy Bus Park and ride schemes link out-of-town car parks with the centres of both Bath and Taunton. Long-distance footpaths in the county include: Coleridge Way, Limestone Link, Macmillan Way West, Mendip Way, Monarch's Way, Quantock Greenway, River Parrett Trail, Two Tunnels Greenway and West Deane Way. The South West Coast Path National Trail has its starting point at Minehead. The county has one of the first National cycle routes created in Britain"
"Harriseahead Harriseahead is a village in the county of Staffordshire, England, just north of the Potteries (Stoke on Trent) and about south-west of Biddulph and close to the border with Cheshire. Population details from the 2011 census can be found under Kidsgrove. The etymology is unknown; although the ""-head"" ending of the name, from Old English ""heafod"" indicates the town's high situation in the Staffordshire Moorlands. Mow Cop Castle is on top of a hill just under a mile north of the village. It has been in the care of the National Trust since 1937, but has a history linking"
"Taunton — Minehead route. These run approximately every half-hour daytimes Monday to Saturday in both directions and generally every hour on Sundays. Other destinations, including Bridgwater and Kingston St Mary are also served but less frequently. A night bus service provided by Nippy Bus operates on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Bishops Lydeard Bishops Lydeard () is a village and civil parish located in Somerset, England, north-west of Taunton in the district of Taunton Deane. The civil parish had a population of 2,839 persons as recorded in the 2011 census; this figure however includes the village (and now separate parish) of"
"Whitehead, County Antrim Whitehead is a small seaside town on the east coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland, lying almost midway between the towns of Carrickfergus and Larne. It lies within the civil parish of Templecorran, the historic barony of Belfast Lower, and is part of Mid and East Antrim. Before the Plantation of Ulster its name was recorded as both Whitehead and Kinbaine (). Located at the base of Muldersleigh Hill, at the entrance to Belfast Lough, Whitehead lies in a small bay between the limestone cliffs of Whitehead and the black volcanic cliff of Blackhead, with the Blackhead"
"from 1935 to 1939, which encouraged holiday makers to use the train to reach these rural locations. In 1936, the GWR's chairman, Sir Robert Horne, opened the new £20,000 open-air swimming pool at Minehead. The GWR was nationalised, becoming the Western Region of British Railways on 1 January 1948. Camp coaches made a reappearance in 1952 and were available to the public at both Stogumber and Blue Anchor from 1952 to 1964; the latter were kept on for British Rail staff holidays until 1970. However, Washford signal box was closed in 1952 and Minehead engine shed was closed in 1956."
"Maidenhead Maidenhead is a large market town in Berkshire, England, on the south-western bank of the River Thames. With a population of about 73,000, Maidenhead is the largest town in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. The town is situated west of Charing Cross, London, northeast of the county town of Reading, southeast of Oxford, east-south-east of Henley on Thames and northwest of Windsor. The town is also currently the political constituency (since 1997) of the current British Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Theresa May, she has held this role since 13 July 2016. The antiquary John Leland claimed"
"an annual music festival, devoted to electronic music of several genres, and incorporates both DJ sets and live shows. The first two Bloc events took place at Pontin's holiday camp in Norfolk. The 2009 event, which took place during 13–15 March, was moved to the larger Minehead resort. The 5,000 capacity event still sold out before the festival began. In 2010 and 2011, Bloc returned to Minehead for another sold-out show. After the disastrous Bloc event at the London Pleasure Gardens in 2012, Bloc saw a successful re-return to Butlin's Minehead in March 2015. Butlin's Minehead Butlins Resort Minehead is"
"Claughton, Merseyside Claughton ( ) is a residential district in Birkenhead, on the Wirral Peninsula, England. It is close to the main shopping area of Birkenhead town centre, and Birkenhead Park is partly located within its boundaries. Administratively, Claughton is a ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral. Before local government reorganisation on 1 April 1974, it was part of the County Borough of Birkenhead, within the geographical county of Cheshire. At the 2001 Census, the population of Claughton was 13,723, consisting of 6,498 males and 7,225 females. As of the 2011 Census, the population of Claughton is 14,705, consisting"
"one week at Harrogate in 2018. The format for 2010 changed to five 'event-weeks' each consisting of six days (five nights) - three event-weeks at Minehead and two at Skegness - one week fewer than in 2009. This pattern remained for 2011, with approximately 28,000 people attending over these five event-weeks, including day visitors. Then in 2012 and 2013 whilst the three Minehead weeks were retained there was only one Skegness week. In 2014 three of the four weeks available were reduced by one day. In 2017, the three weeks held in Minehead were reduced to just two, with one"
"Scouthead Scouthead is a hamlet within Saddleworth, a civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It is traversed by the A62 road, and occupies a hillside amongst the Pennines. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Scouthead stands on the old Wool Road between Lancashire and Yorkshire and contains several hostelries which were once important staging posts along the road. Scouthead hosts an annual band contest on Whit Friday. Scouthead occupies outlying land to the east of the Waterhead area of Oldham, and Austerlands area of Saddleworth. For purposes of the Office for"
"and sea fishing, sailing, canoeing and coasteering, some of which are held at Exmoor National Park. The Minehead camp has on several occasions played host to the ""Britain's Strongest Man"" contest, most recently in 2004, and since 2006 the Butlins Resort has been one of the venues for the World Wrestling Entertainment's UK winter tour. It also hosts the Professional Darts Corporation's UK Open and Players Championship Finals tournaments. Butlins Minehead is the only Butlins still to have a small on-site chapel, and over the Easter period the entire resort plays host to an annual Spring Harvest, the largest Christian"
"Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead is a Royal Borough of Berkshire, in South East England. Its nearest border to London, being Maidenhead is approx 30 miles. It is home to Windsor Castle, Eton College, Legoland Windsor and Ascot Racecourse. It is one of four boroughs entitled to be prefixed ""Royal"" and is one of six unitary authorities in its county which has Historic and Lieutenancy county status. The borough was formed on 1 April 1974 as one of six standard districts or boroughs within Berkshire, under the Local Government Act 1972, from"
"Listed buildings in Birkenhead Birkenhead is a town in Wirral, Merseyside, England. Its central area contains 147 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. Of these, six are listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, six at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. This list contains the listed buildings in the central area of the town, and the other listed buildings are to be found in separate lists. Birkenhead did not develop as a town until the 19th century. Prior"
"intact. In 2007, further work in the Minehead resort was undertaken with the creation of new luxury timeshare apartments known as BlueSkies. Traditionally, Minehead contained all the tried and tested Butlins entertainment ingredients: Butlins Redcoats, a funfair, a ballroom, a boating lake, tennis courts, a sports field (for the three legged and egg & spoon races and the donkey derby), table tennis and snooker tables, amusement arcades, a theatre, arcades of shops, a chairlift system and a miniature railway. Butlins Minehead developed the Ex More Adventures which include a climbing wall, diving courses, horse riding, Land Rover safari, fly fishing"
"competition is now held. In Whitehaven, also in Cumbria, there is a large housing estate called Mirehouse. The population of the associated electoral ward was 4,498 at the 2011 census. Mirehouse Mirehouse is a 17th-century house to the north of Keswick in Cumbria, at the foot of Dodd, near Bassenthwaite Lake and St Bega's Church, on the A591 road. Although still a family home it and its grounds are open to the public and in 1999 won the award for 'Best Heritage Property for Families in the UK'. Mirehouse was built in 1666 by Charles Stanley, 8th Earl of Derby,"
"Wearhead Wearhead is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated at the top of Weardale between Cowshill and Ireshopeburn. It is named after the nearby source of the River Wear which runs eastwards for approx 40 miles to Sunderland. In the 2001 census Wearhead had a population of 210. The first settlement at Wearhead may have been a farmstead, possibly a summer base for the Bishop's cattle which would have been taken to lower ground in winter. East of the village lies a steep hillside, which has evidence of shallow shafts and hushes which were the early"
"Tunnel. Citations Sources Listed buildings in Birkenhead Birkenhead is a town in Wirral, Merseyside, England. Its central area contains 147 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. Of these, six are listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, six at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. This list contains the listed buildings in the central area of the town, and the other listed buildings are to be found in separate lists. Birkenhead did not develop as a town until the"
"festival in the UK. Between Minehead and Skegness, the event attracts around 55,000 Christians from a range of denominations and plays host to many preachers, Christian musicians and dramatic artists. All Tomorrow's Parties was a music festival that took place at Minehead. Named after the song ""All Tomorrow's Parties"" by the Velvet Underground, it was an alternative to larger mainstream festivals and was presented in a more intimate environment than a giant stadium or huge country field. ""All Tomorrow's Parties"" was a sponsorship-free festival where the organisers and artists stayed in the same accommodation as the fans. Bloc Weekend is"
"Nynehead Nynehead is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on the River Tone, south-west of Taunton and north-west of Wellington, in the Taunton Deane district. The village has a population of 415. The first documentary evidence comes from 737 when the manor was granted to the Bishop of Winchester. In 890 the land was granted to a Wulfhere Gidding. The parish of Nynehead was part of the Taunton Deane Hundred. The village was the site of a boat lift on the Grand Western Canal, and the remains of two aqueducts are still standing. The parish council has"
"energy. The island of Steep Holm in the Bristol Channel is within the ceremonial county and is now administered by North Somerset Council. The main coastal towns are, from the west to the north-east, Minehead, Watchet, Burnham-on-Sea, Weston-super-Mare, Clevedon and Portishead. The coastal area between Minehead and the eastern extreme of the administrative county's coastline at Brean Down is known as Bridgwater Bay, and is a National Nature Reserve. North of that, the coast forms Weston Bay and Sand Bay whose northern tip, Sand Point, marks the lower limit of the Severn Estuary. In the mid and north of the"
"Bisham Bisham is a village and civil parish in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England. The village is located on the River Thames, around one mile south of Marlow in the neighbouring county of Buckinghamshire, and around three miles northwest of Maidenhead. According to the 2001 Census, the population of the parish was 1,149, reducing to 1,099 at the 2011 Census. Bisham is home to one of Sport England's National Sports Centres. The National Sports Centre at Bisham is centred on Bisham Abbey, a 13th-century manor house, originally built for the Knights Templar but later the"
"Nunhead Nunhead is a place in Peckham in the London Borough of Southwark in London, England. It is an inner-city suburb located southeast of Charing Cross. It is the location of the Nunhead Cemetery. Nunhead has traditionally been a working-class area and, with the adjacent neighbourhoods, is currently going through a lengthy process of gentrification. Nunhead is the location of several underground reservoirs, built by the Southwark and Vauxhall Waterworks Company. The name is first recorded in 1680 and is believed to be taken from a local inn named ""The Nun's Head"". It is rumoured that this name refers to"
"Springhead, Greater Manchester Springhead is a suburban area of Saddleworth, a civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. Situated along the eastern edge of the Greater Manchester Urban Area, Springhead is contiguous with the village of Lees, and with the Austerlands, Scouthead and Grotton areas of Saddleworth. It was named after Springhead House, an historical dwelling which had a freshwater spring within its grounds. Springhead once formed its own urban district, within the West Riding of Yorkshire. The main hub is the Post Office. There is also a Community Centres. Springhead Infant and Nursery School"
"Swineshead, Bedfordshire Swineshead is a civil parish in the Borough of Bedford in the county of Bedfordshire, England. The parish of Swineshead is recorded as Suineshefet (1086), Swynesheved (13th century), Swineshead (16th century). It was an exclave of the county of Huntingdonshire, and surrounded by Bedfordshire, until 1888 or 1896, when it was transferred to Bedfordshire. The parish was an exclave because it was within the great manor of Kimbolton, once the property of Harold, the last Saxon king of England, and part of this manor was held to be in Huntingdonshire though separated from the rest of the county"