Nailsea
![lots of house roofs, with trees and grass in the foreground and hills in the distance.](/Images/godic/202501/28/Nailsea_and_Backwell5507.JPG")
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![The statue of a glassblower near the site of the glassworks.](/Images/godic/202501/28/Nailsea_glassblower5507.JPG")
![Nailsea and Greater Bristol](/Images/godic/202501/28/Greater_bristol_small5507.png")
Nailsea is a town in the unitary authority of North Somerset in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England, approximately 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Bristol and about 11 miles (18 km) northeast of the seaside resort of Weston-super-Mare. The nearest village is Backwell, which lies south of Nailsea on the opposite side of the Bristol to Exeter railway line. Nailsea is a commuter town with a population of 15,630.