Hillfields is an area and ward of north-east

Bristol Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city in ...

. The Ward of Hillfields covers the following areas of Bristol: * * * * * Lodge Hill * * * Hillfields itself is a relatively modern area of Bristol on the outskirts of

Fishponds Fishponds is a large suburb in the north-east of the English city of Bristol, about from the city centre. It has two large Victorian-era parks: Eastville Park and Vassall's Park (once the Vassall Family estate, also known as Oldbury Court). T ...

developed since the

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on the north side of Lodge Causeway.

History

Building commenced on Hillfields Park

Housing estate A housing estate (or sometimes housing complex or housing development) is a group of homes and other buildings built together as a single development. The exact form may vary from country to country. Popular throughout the United States a ...

in 1919, and the estate was first to be built under the

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in Bristol. Hillfields was further expanded in 1922 when the new

Elisha Smith Robinson Elisha Smith Robinson (1817–1885) was an English businessman and politician. Early life and business career Robinson was born in 1817 in Overbury, on the Worcestershire/Gloucestershire borders where his father Edward Robinson, a paper maker, ...

paper and printing company opened in Filwood Road,

, and the company arranged for houses to be built at Maple Avenue to accommodate the new workers. The area expanded quickly, Hillfields Park

Infant School An infant school is a term used primarily in England and Wales, for the education of children between the ages of four and seven years. It is usually a small school serving a particular area. It is sometimes a department in a larger primary school ...

opened in 1927 and the

junior school A Junior school is a type of school which provides primary education to children, often in the age range from 8 and 13, following attendance at Infant school which covers the age range 5–7. (As both Infant and Junior schools are giving Primary E ...

opened in 1929. The most famous pupil to go to the junior school was

Arthur Milton Clement Arthur Milton (10 March 1928 – 25 April 2007)
...

, who played

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for Gloucestershire County from 1948 to 1974, and gained 6 caps with the

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. He also played football for

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from 1951 to 1955, then

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and gained 1 cap for the

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against

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. More recently, the Briarwood School for students with severe learning difficulties from primary to sixth form has been built on Briar Way.

Churches and facilities

The church in the centre of Hillfields is Hillfields Park

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, opened on 8 May 1929 and built by Foster & Son,Churchcrawler.
Retrieved on 2007-13-10. and originally supported by the Fishponds Baptist Church. It also contains a Baptist church

Youth Club A youth center or youth centre, often called youth club, is a place where young people can meet and participate in a variety of activities, for example table football, association football (US soccer, UK football), basketball, table tennis, vid ...

. The area is also served by Hillfields Library, run by

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, and the

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and recreational grounds in Hillfields Park.

Cossham Memorial Hospital Cossham Memorial Hospital is a community hospital, founded in 1907, in Hillfields, Bristol, near Kingswood, South Gloucestershire, England. History The hospital was built by Frederick Bligh Bond in a Queen Anne style between 1905 and 1907, as a ...

, founded in 1907, is in the ward near

Kingswood, South Gloucestershire Kingswood is a suburban town and unparished area in the South Gloucestershire district, in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, England, bordering the eastern edge of the City of Bristol. The suburb is situated east-northeast of Bristol ...

References

:*Bartlett, John ''Images of England, Fishponds'' Tempus 2004

External links

Hillfields.org
Areas of Bristol Wards of Bristol {{Bristol-geo-stub