Flax Bourton is a village and civil parish in North Somerset. The parish, with a population of just 715 is situated on the edge of Nailsea Moor on the A370 road 5 miles south-west of Bristol city centre.

This lovely village has a primary school, one pub - The Jubilee Inn -, a church dating back to Norman times and is the home of Backwell Flax Bourton Cricket Club.

To the residents, Flax (as it’s locally known) is a real hidden gem, easily commutable to Bristol and all the motorway networks. Flax Bourton has a real mixture of property types, including traditional stone-built farm houses and workers houses, to new builds and award-winning contemporary housing. There really is something for everyone in this sunny vale.

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