Failand
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Failand is a village in Somerset, England. It lies within the civil parish of Wraxall and Failand and the unitary authority area of North Somerset.
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Failand | |
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St Bartholomew's, Lower Failand | |
Location within Somerset | |
OS grid reference | ST525715 |
Civil parish | |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BRISTOL |
Postcode district | BS8 |
Dialling code | 01275 |
Police | Avon and Somerset |
Fire | Avon |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
51.4392°N 2.6905°W / 51.4392; -2.6905 |
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The village has two separate parts. Failand itself is on the B3128 Bristol to Clevedon road, and is the newer and larger part. Lower Failand, a mile away, is the original village (shown as Fayland on old maps). Lower Failand can be reached by single track lanes only.
Failand is home to a general store, a pub (The Failand Inn), an observatory, a church and a well used village hall.