Pennsylvania is a small village in
South Gloucestershire
South Gloucestershire is a unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, South West England. Towns in the area include Yate, Chipping Sodbury, Thornbury, Filton, Patchway and Bradley Stoke, the latter three forming ...
, England. It is situated on the
A46 near the historic cities of
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 ...
(to the west) and
Bath (to the south).
Name origin
The second part of the name, 'sylvania', comes from the Latin word for 'woodland', ''silva''.
The first part of the name, 'penn', likely comes either from the British (Celtic) word ''pen'', meaning 'hill', or a personal name.
See also
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Pennsylvania (disambiguation)
References
External links
Villages in South Gloucestershire District
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