Brockley, Somerset

Brockley is a village and civil parish in North Somerset, England.

The village is between Bristol and Weston-super-Mare close to the Bristol Channel, and is about 3 miles south of Nailsea. It is sectioned by the Bristol and Exeter Railway, now part of the First Great Western area. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 271.

It was the location of a 300person Prisioner of War camp during World War II, initially housing Italian prisoners from the Western Desert Campaign, and later German prisoners post the Battle of Normandy.

See also

* Brockley Combe
* Brockley Hall Stables SSSI

External links

*Entry at GeniUK