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Somerset, England

Burnham-on-Sea Bristol Channel foreshore

Tidal foreshore Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery
Clay pipe stemsClay pipe stems

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain), Surrey County Council, David Williams, (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

Victorian resort and jetty at the Parrett-Brue mouth; wide tidal flats collected resort and town waste from the mid 1800s.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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