Editing Backwell (section)

{{Short description|Village in Somerset, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2014}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2012}}
{{Infobox UK place
 | country                  = England
 | coordinates              = {{coord|51.4131|-2.7398|display=inline,title}}
 | official_name            = Backwell
 | civil_parish             = Backwell
 | static_image_name        = Backwell sign.jpg
 | static_image_alt         = Road signs with Backwell in black writing on white background and below it another sign saying village of the year South West and Wales regional winner 1997.
 | static_image_caption     = Village of the Year signs marks the entrance to Backwell.
 | population               = 4,589
 | population_ref           = (2011)<ref name="ward profile"/>
 | unitary_england          = [[North Somerset]]
 | lieutenancy_england      = [[Somerset]]
 | region                   = South West England
 | constituency_westminster = [[North Somerset (UK Parliament constituency)|North Somerset]]
 | post_town                = BRISTOL
 | postcode_district        = BS48
 | postcode_area            = BS
 | dial_code                = 01275
 | os_grid_reference        = ST485685
}}
'''Backwell''' is a village and [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in the [[unitary authorities of England|unitary authority]] area of [[North Somerset]], in the ceremonial county of [[Somerset]], England. In 2011 it had a population of 4,589.<ref name="ward profile">{{cite web|title=2011 Census Profile |url=http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/Environment/Planning_policy_and-research/researchandmonitoring/Documents/North%20Somerset%20Small%20area%20geography%20profiles%20tool.xls |publisher=North Somerset Council |access-date=4 January 2014 |format=Excel |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104204530/http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/Environment/Planning_policy_and-research/researchandmonitoring/Documents/North%20Somerset%20Small%20area%20geography%20profiles%20tool.xls |archive-date= 4 January 2014 }}</ref> The village lies about {{convert|7|mi|km|0|abbr=}} southwest of [[Bristol]], south of the [[A370 road|A370]] to [[Weston-super-Mare]]. The parish includes the hamlets of '''Backwell Common''', '''Backwell Green''', and '''Backwell Farleigh''', and the districts of '''Backwell West Town''' and '''Downside'''.{{#tag:ref|Not to be confused with the Downside near [[Chilcompton]].|group=Note}}

Nearby are [[Nailsea]], [[Flax Bourton]], [[Yatton]], [[Brockley]] and [[Barrow Gurney]].