| Wraxall and Failand | |
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  Wraxall and Failand Location within Somerset | |
| Population | 2,302 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | ST495715 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode district | BS8, BS48 |
| Dialling code | 01275 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Avon |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Wraxall and Failand, formerly just Wraxall is a civil parish in the North Somerset district, in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England. It includes the villages of Wraxall and Failand. In 2011 it had a population of 2,302.[1] On 1 October 1996 the parish was renamed from "Wraxall" to "Wraxall and Failand".[2]
The parish contains the remains of Wraxall Camp, an Iron Age settlement that seems to have been a farmstead and is now a listed monument.[3] In Richard II's reign, the village was spelled Wrexhale in the record of a suspicious death.
- ^ a b "2011 Census Profile". North Somerset Council. Archived from the original (Excel) on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ "North Somerset Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ Wraxall Camp, Historic England, retrieved 22 August 2016