Lawrence Hill is an electoral ward of

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, United Kingdom and includes the districts of Barton Hill, St Philips Marsh and Redcliffe,

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and parts of Easton and the

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shopping area. Lawrence Hill takes its name from a leper hospital dedicated to

St Lawrence Saint Lawrence or Laurence ( la, Laurentius, lit. " laurelled"; 31 December AD 225 – 10 August 258) was one of the seven deacons of the city of Rome under Pope Sixtus II who were martyred in the persecution of the Christians that the Roman ...

, which was founded by King John. It is one of the most deprived electoral wards in the south west region of England, was part of the Bristol

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Objective 2 area, and had a

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project within its boundaries. In 2013 the City Academy Bristol secondary school opened in the area. The

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starts in the south of the ward. Lawrence Hill can pointed out on Bristol skyline by its large 1960s tower blocks situated in the area.

Transport

It is served by

Lawrence Hill railway station Lawrence Hill railway station is on the Severn Beach Line and Cross Country Route, serving the inner-city districts of Easton and Lawrence Hill in Bristol, England. It is from . Its three letter station code is LWH. The station has two plat ...

and

Stapleton Road railway station Stapleton Road railway station is on the Severn Beach Line and Cross Country Route, serving the inner-city district of Easton in Bristol, England. It is from . Its three letter station code is SRD. The station has two platforms, four runnin ...

in the north-east of the ward,

Bristol Temple Meads railway station Bristol Temple Meads is the oldest and largest railway station in Bristol, England. It is located away from London Paddington. It is an important transport hub for public transport in the city; there are bus services to many parts of the city ...

in the south-west, and buses to

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Bitton Bitton is a village and civil parish of South Gloucestershire in England, to the east of the Greater Bristol area on the River Boyd. It is in South Gloucestershire. The parish of Bitton has a population of 9,307, and apart from the villa ...

Keynsham Keynsham ( ) is a town and civil parish located between Bristol and Bath in Somerset, England. It has a population of 16,000. It was listed in the Domesday Book as ''Cainesham'' (as it is pronounced), which is believed to mean the home of ...

, Kingswood,

Longwell Green Longwell Green is a suburb just outside the east fringe of Bristol. Longwell Green takes its name from the medieval well which used to be situated on the site of the Church. It is located within the traditional county of Gloucestershire and t ...

and Staple Hill.

References

External links

Map of Lawrence Hill circa 1900
{{Districts of Bristol Areas of Bristol Wards of Bristol