Place:


Bearn Rock  Somerset

 

In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Bearn Rock like this:

BEARN-ROCK, or Bearn-Back, a rugged islet below Worle Hill, in the vicinity of Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. An exciting and productive sprat fishery is carried on at it from the middle of October till Christmas.

Additional information about this locality is available for Weston super Mare

Bearn Rock through time

Bearn Rock is now part of North Somerset district. Click here for graphs and data of how North Somerset has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Bearn Rock itself, go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bearn Rock in North Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25690

Date accessed: 05th November 2024


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