Windmill Hill is situated in the south of the city of

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and is often referred to as being part of Bedminster. It is a predominantly residential location, and became popular in the 1990s and 2000s with students, artists and environmentalists, often sharing rented accommodation. The area has mainly Victorian terraced houses though there are also two residential

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Polden and Holroyd House. In the early years of the 21st century the area started undergoing

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which has increased house prices in the area. Windmill Hill remains a creative and community driven neighbourhood. Windmill Hill's Community Centre was opened in the 1970s in the former church hall of St Michael and All Angels church. Windmill Hill has given its name to a

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, which includes

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and the southern part of Bedminster.Ward map
/ref> Windmill Hill is separated from the rest of Bedminster by a railway line (and

Bedminster railway station Bedminster railway station is on the Bristol to Exeter line and serves the districts of Bedminster and Windmill Hill in Bristol, south-west England. It is to the west of , and from London Paddington. Its three letter station code is BMT. It w ...

) and industrial estates as well as the Windmill Hill

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. The

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runs through the western edge of Windmill Hill ward, and

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is in the centre of the ward.

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Windmill Hill City Farm
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