Minehead

51.204166666667 - 3.4811111111111Koordinaten: 51 ° 12 ' N, 3 ° 29 ' W

Minehead is a city on the west coast of Somerset (England) and has around 10,000 inhabitants, the largest city in the Exmoor area. Minehead is situated on the seafront and is a typical Victorian seaside resort, which although has its best days behind it, but still is a tourist destination.

Sister city since 1991, the French town of Saint - Berthevin ( Mayenne ). There is a school partnership with the Freiherr- vom-Stein -Gymnasium ( frets ).

Location

Minehead is situated on the Bristol Channel and its beach forms the western end of Bridgwater Bay. The town of Bridgwater is located approximately 30 km to the east, the county town, Taunton and Exeter about 40 km southwest around 70 km south.

History

The first written mention Minehaeds was in the Domesday Book in 1087th Since 1465 May 1 the feast day in Minehead. A large fire destroyed in 1791, the center of Minehead, only two stone houses remained standing. Since 1974, Minehead is managed by the West Somerset District Council. The Town Council was founded in 1983.

In the Monmouth Rebellion in 1685 came seven rebels from Minehead. On July 16, 1874, the rail link to Taunton by the Minehead Railway was completed. The line was closed on January 4, 1971 by the British Railways, but opened at Easter 1976 as a private heritage railway by the West Somerset Railway again.

Traffic

Minehead is the terminus of the West Somerset Railway and is located on the coast road A 39 The nearest major towns along the A 39 are located west and east of Porlock Dunster. In Dunster the A branches off 396 towards the south of the A39.

Tourism

With the railroad began Minehead time as a seaside resort. The Quay Town, located on the pebble beach, offers what you would expect from an English seaside resort. Here has experienced its peak for Victorian tourism, as finally there was a train connection to the water. A walking tour of the old streets to the steep thatched houses around the church is recommended. In Minehead is the starting point for the South West Coast Path. The Minehead & West Somerset Golf Club, was founded in 1882 and is the oldest golf club in the Somerset region. In addition, there is also the Thurso Golf Club. At the station there is a small fishing sacristy. In Minehead is also one of the five Butlins holiday camps.

Sons and daughters of the town

At the Blenheim Road, Minehead the science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke was born on 16 December 1917 He died in 2008 in Colombo. The British TV presenter Stephen Mulhern was born on 4 April 1977 in Minehead.