Ashton Gate is a suburb of
Bristol
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,
United Kingdom
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, in the
Southville ward of
Bristol City Council
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. A
toll house
A tollhouse or toll house is a building with accommodation for a toll collector, beside a tollgate on a toll road, canal, or toll bridge.
History
Many tollhouses were built by turnpike trusts in England, Wales and Scotland during the 18th and ...
at the western end of North Street still survives and indicates the origin of the area's name as a gate on the road to Ashton (now known as
Long Ashton
Long Ashton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. It falls within the unitary authority of North Somerset and is one of a number of large villages just outside the boundary of city of Bristol urban area. The parish has a population ...
). Once part of the estate of the
Smyth
Smyth is an early variant of the common surname Smith commonly found in Ireland.Citation: Bardsley, 1901 Shown below are notable people who share the surname "Smyth".
Notable people sharing the Smyth surname
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family of
Ashton Court
Ashton Court is a mansion house and estate to the west of Bristol in England. Although the estate lies mainly in North Somerset, it is owned by the City of Bristol. The mansion and stables are a Grade I listed building. Other structures on th ...
, the area had ironworks and collieries in the nineteenth century, also a tobacco factory and a brewery. There is still some manufacturing industry and retail parks and in 2003 the
Bristol Beer Factory recommenced brewing in the
former brewery site.
Ashton Gate railway station closed in 1964.
Ashton Gate, Bristol
Major attractions in the area include
Ashton Gate stadium, the home of professional sports teams
Bristol City
Bristol City Football Club is a professional football club based in Bristol, England, which compete in the , the second tier of English football. They have played their home games at Ashton Gate since moving from St John's Lane in 1904. The ...
(football) the
Bristol Bears
Bristol Bears (officially Bristol Rugby Club or Bristol Rugby) are a professional rugby union club based in Bristol, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby.
The club was founded as Bristol Football Club in 18 ...
(rugby union), the shopping and leisure facilities of
North Street, the
Tobacco Factory
The Tobacco Factory is the last remaining part of the old W. D. & H. O. Wills tobacco factory site on Raleigh Road, Southville, Bristol. It was saved from demolition by the architect and former mayor of the city George Ferguson (architect), George ...
theatre. Ashton Gate primary school serves the local preteen population.
Whitemead House multi-storey council flats on
Duckmoor Road, which overlook the
Ashton Gate stadium, are notable for being the exterior filming location of the tower block where Delboy and Rodney lived in the
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; these flats were used as their home's exterior after 1988.
