Staple Hill (other)
Staple Hill is the name of three places in England: * Staple Hill, Gloucestershire, suburb of Bristol with ward status, and small hill * Staple Hill, Somerset, a 315 m ridge in the Blackdown Hills largely within Staple Fitzpaine * Staple Hill, Chobham Common Chobham Common is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Chobham in Surrey. It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I and a national nature reserve. It is part of the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area and t ...

Staple Hill, Gloucestershire
Staple Hill is a suburb of Bristol, England, lying outside the city boundary in South Gloucestershire. It is directly east of Fishponds, south of Downend, west of Mangotsfield and north of Soundwell. History ''Staple'' is a rendering of the Anglo-Saxon/Old English word ''stapol'' or ''staypole'' which meant a post in the sense of an old boundary marker. The settlement of Staple Hill developed in the 19th century. It was a hamlet in the ancient parish of Mangotsfield. Staple Hill was once within the ancient forest of Kingswood. This prevented by law of royal privilege anyone settling within the Royal Forest of Kingswood. Development of the suburb and community The modern settlement of Staple Hill originated in the 18th century by when forest law had become largely anachronistic and the wild boar and wolves which once made the forest dangerous were long since extinct (see Royal Forest). Expansion of the settlement was facilitated after 1888 when the Midland Railway opened Sta ...
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Staple Hill, Somerset
Staple Hill is a hill in the English county of Somerset, the highest point in the Blackdown Hills. It is classed as both a Marilyn and a Hardy. This is one of the points on the Staple Fitzpaine Herepath a part of Forestry England Forestry England is a division of the Forestry Commission, responsible for managing and promoting publicly owned forests in England. It was formed as Forest Enterprise in 1996, before devolving to Forest Enterprise England on 31 March 2003 and ... woodlands. There is a loop walk, starting from the car parking area, of 800m taking in a couple of view points with the paths upgraded early in 2009 to be suitable for disabled access. References Marilyns of England Hills of Somerset {{Somerset-geo-stub ...
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