Brockley, Somerset
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| Brockley | |
  Brockley shown within Somerset |
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| Population | 271 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Unitary authority | North Somerset |
| Ceremonial county | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Avon |
| Ambulance | Great Western |
| European Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Woodspring |
| North Somerset (from general election) |
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| List of places: UK • England • Somerset | |
Brockley is a village and civil parish in North Somerset, England. The parish includes the village of Chelvey.
The village is on the A370 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 300-person Prisoner 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.
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