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Beach, Gloucestershire

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OS grid reference
  
ST7070

Country
  
England

Police
  
Avon and Somerset

Ceremonial county
  
Gloucestershire

Region
  
South West

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Fire
  
Avon

Unitary authority
  
South Gloucestershire

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Beach is a hamlet in South Gloucestershire, England, 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.

Map of Beach, Bristol, UK

During the English Civil War the Battle of Lansdowne was fought, on 5 July 1643, in fields nearby Beach.

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.

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Beach, Gloucestershire Wikipedia