Economy
Congresbury is a large village and has several public houses. There is a wide variety of shops, many of them owned by individuals offering specialist products. In the village precinct on Brinsea Street there is a Costcutter general store, a bakers/sandwich shop, a butchers, a post office, newsagent, a fish and chip shop, farmers general store and nearby, two small, car dealerships. Near the village cross there is a carpet shop, window shop, a hairdresser/beauty shop and one of the public houses. Opposite these is Broad street, an unusually wide street suggesting it was a planned arrangement for the weekly market and annual fair. On Broad Street there is now (2011) an outdoors leisure wear shop, pharmacy, Indian cuisine restaurant, arts shop, barbers, hairdressers/beauty shop, Indian cuisine take-away, charity shop and estate agent. On the other side of the A370 there is a piano shop, hairdresser, and several local businesses. Heading west out of the village towards Weston-super-Mare there is a convenience store, sports shop, two large car dealerships, a Greek cuisine restaurant and a petrol station. Heading north out the village towards Bristol there is another petrol station and a Tesco Express built in 2011.
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