Beach, Gloucestershire
| Beach | |
|---|---|
 Beach Lane, Beach | |
  Beach Beach shown within Gloucestershire | |
| OS grid reference | ST7070 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Avon |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
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.[1]
During the English Civil War the Battle of Lansdowne was fought, on 5 July 1643, in fields nearby Beach.[1]
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.[2][3]
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- 1 2 Beach Conservation Area, South Gloucestershire Council Archived 22 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "The Trust has its First Woodland". Forest of Avon Trust. 7 January 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ↑ "The Retreat". Woodland Trust. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
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