Downend is an affluent residential outer suburb of

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, England, the housing stock is typically terraced Victorian, 1930s and 1950s semi-detached and detached. It is in the

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local district, located to the northeast of Bristol and bordered by the Bristol City suburb of

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, and the South Gloucestershire suburbs of Staple Hill,

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, and

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. On 19 January 2020 ''The Sunday Times'' ran an article which named Downend as one of the UK's best suburbs. Downend forms, with the suburb of Bromley Heath, the

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...

of Downend and Bromley Heath, created in 2003. DownendScoutMemorial

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. The total population of the ward at the 2011 census was 10,785. Downend residents are represented by the

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Dan Norris Dan Norris (born 28 January 1960) is a British Labour Party politician serving as the Mayor of the West of England since May 2021. He previously served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wansdyke from 1997 to 2010. Norris served in governm ...

Notable residents

W. G. Grace William Gilbert Grace (18 July 1848 – 23 October 1915) was an English amateur cricketer who was important in the development of the sport and is widely considered one of its greatest players. He played first-class cricket for a record-equal ...

, the cricketer, was born at Downend House on North Street. The house overlooks the ground of Downend Cricket Club. Olympic bronze medal winner

Jenny Jones (snowboarder) Jenny Jones (born 3 July 1980) is a British professional snowboarder who became the first Briton to win an Olympic medal in a snow event after winning bronze in slopestyle at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Early life Jones was born in Dow ...

was also born in Downend.

References

External links

Downend School Website

Rotary Club of Fishponds & Downend

Downend Round Table

Downend & Bromley Heath Parish Council Website

{{Bristol Areas of Bristol South Gloucestershire District

Governance

Notable residents

See also

References

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