Lodge Causeway is an ancient passage through the former Royal Forest of
Kingswood and now the main road between
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 ...
and Kingswood in
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 ...
,
England
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. The road is designated the
B4048.
The Causeway led to Kingswood Lodge at the top of
Lodge Hill, recorded in use since Saxon times when kings used the forest for hunting whilst resident at the palace at
Pucklechurch
Pucklechurch is a large village and civil parish in South Gloucestershire, England. It has a current population of about 3000. The village dates back over a thousand years and was once the site of a royal hunting lodge, as it adjoined a large fo ...
, where
King Edmund was murdered by an outlaw in 946. It passes through the Fishponds suburbs of
Hillfields
Hillfields is a suburb of Coventry in the West Midlands of England. It is situated north of Coventry city centre, and has undergone a series of name changes throughout its history originally called "Harnall" and has seen itself change from a v ...
,
Mayfield Park and
Chester Park.
References
Kingswood Forest Retrieved on 2007-11-12.
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History of Bristol
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