Henleaze is a northern suburb of the city of
Bristol
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in
South West England
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.
It is an almost entirely residential
inter-war
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development, with
Edwardian
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streets on its southern fringes. Its main neighbours are
Westbury on Trym
Westbury on Trym is a suburb and council ward in the north of the City of Bristol, near the suburbs of Stoke Bishop, Westbury Park, Henleaze, Southmead and Henbury, in the southwest of England.
With a village atmosphere, the place is partly ...
,
Horfield
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,
Bishopston and
Redland.
Until 2016 Henleaze was the name of a
ward
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for
Bristol City Council
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, which included
Golden Hill and
Westbury Park as well as Henleaze. Henleaze is now part of the Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze ward.
History
The name of Henleaze probably derives from a Robert Henley, who in 1659 bought a property which became known as Henley's House and later as Henleaze Park. The area was a rural part of the parish of Westbury on Trym until 1896, when land between Henleaze Road and
Durdham Down
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was sold for development. Most of the rest of the area was developed in the 1920s.
Politics
Henleaze is in the
Bristol North West
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Constituency profile
The seat covers northwest parts of Bristol, extending to the Severn Estuary. ...
constituency, and the
MP for the area is
Darren Jones, for
Labour
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** Manual labour, physical work
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. There are three seats on Bristol City Council for the Westbury-on-Trym & Henleaze ward, one held by Liberal Democrats and two by the Conservatives as of the
2016 elections. Up until the early 1990s, it was a solid Conservative area, however The Liberal Democrats established a more solid position up until 2006, when it began to swing back to the Conservatives. In the 2009 elections, when the Liberal Democrats took control of the City Council, Liz Radford a local campaigner achieved an unprecedented swing in the ward for the Conservatives. Henleaze would have fallen to them if the swing had been just 1.5% higher.
Henleaze is one of the most affluent areas of the city. Among the thirty-five wards into which Bristol is divided, it had the fifth lowest proportion of people in routine and semi-routine occupations, according to the
2001 census, and the fifth highest proportion with higher education qualifications.
Amenities
Henleaze Lake, a flooded former quarry on the northern edge of Henleaze near
Southmead
Southmead is a northern suburb and council ward of Bristol, in the south west of England, bordered by Filton in South Gloucestershire and Monks Park, Horfield, Henleaze and Westbury on Trym.
The River Trym rises in Southmead and flows south ...
and Westbury on Trym, is owned by the Charity (No 1132633)
Henleaze Swimming Club since 2009 and celebrated its Centenary in 2019
The other former quarry was filled in and made into a park, now known as Old Quarry Park. It was recently renovated with the help of a grant from the National Lottery for the provision of play equipment, seating and flower beds.
Henleaze also features
newsagents
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,
bakeries
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, supermarkets and
charity-shops, as well as a library, the Orpheus
cinema
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* Film or movie, a series of still images that create the illusion of a moving image
** Film industry, the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking
...
which is run by 'King' Harold and Scott Cinemas and the Den (Est 2007). Henleaze Old Boys Cricket Club was formed in 2005 and play at the neighbouring Golden Hill Cricket ground. The membership of the club is primarily forme
Henleaze Junior Schoolpupils. There is also a thriving Tennis Club based in Tennessee Grove with 4 outdoor courts and planning permission for floodlighting one has recently been granted.
Churches
Henleaze parish church
St Peter's was designed and built in 1926 by A. V. Gough. Trinity-Henleaze United Reformed Church was built in 1907 (as Henleaze Congregational Church) and designed by Frank Wills, who designed many Bristol churches.
Listed buildings
*
St Ursula's High School in Brecon Road dates from the mid 19th century and is grade II listed.
*
12 The Drive, Greystone House is grade II listed.
*
The Old Lodge built circa 1810 is grade II listed.
*Shown under Listed Buildings and Structures 10 metres south of 14 Eastfield
Local Hand Pump - Mid C19 cast iron. Round shaft and a long curved handle with a ball end is grade II listed.
*
20 Eastfield is grade II listed.
*
10 Eastfield is grade II listed.
References
External links
The Henleaze Book{{Districts of Bristol
Areas of Bristol