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BS Postcode Area
The BS postcode area, also known as the Bristol postcode area,Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004) is a group of 37 postcode districts in South West England, within eight post towns. These cover the city of Bristol, north Somerset (including Weston-super-Mare, Axbridge, Banwell, Cheddar, Somerset, Cheddar, Clevedon, Wedmore and Winscombe) and south Gloucestershire. __TOC__ Coverage The approximate coverage of the postcode districts: ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", BS0 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", BRISTOL , style="background:#FFFFFF;", , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic'' , - ! BS1 , BRISTOL , Bristol city centre, Redcliffe, Bristol, Redcliffe , Politics of Bristol, Bristol , - ! BS2 , BRISTOL , Kingsdown, Bristol, Kingsdown, St Pauls, Bristol, St Paul's, St Phillips, St Agnes , Bristol , - ! BS3 , BRISTOL , Bedminster, Bristol, Bedminster, Southville, Bristol, Southville, Bower Ashton, part of Totterdown, Bristol, Totterdown, Windmill Hil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South West England
South West England, or the South West of England, is one of the nine official regions of England, regions of England in the United Kingdom. Additionally, it is one of four regions that altogether make up Southern England. South West England consists of the counties of Cornwall (including the Isles of Scilly), Dorset, Devon, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire. Cities and large towns in the region include Bath, Somerset, Bath, Bristol, Bournemouth, Cheltenham, Exeter, Gloucester, Plymouth and Swindon. It is geographically the largest of the nine regions of England with a land area of , but the third-least populous, with an estimated residents in . The region includes the West Country and much of the ancient kingdom of Wessex. It includes two entire national parks of England and Wales, national parks, Dartmoor and Exmoor (a small part of the New Forest is also within the region); and four List of World Heritage Sites in the United Kingdom, World Heritage Sites: Ston ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bedminster, Bristol
Bedminster, colloquially known as Bemmy, is a district of Bristol, England, on the south side of the city. It is also the name of a council ward which includes the central part of the district. The eastern part of Bedminster is known as Windmill Hill. To the south is Bedminster Down. Southville ward is also part of Bedminster. History Bedminster was once a small town in Somerset. The town's origins seem to be Roman, centred on the present East Street and West Street. Finds here have been interpreted as an enclosed rural farmstead, dating between the 2nd and 4th centuries, but with possible Iron Age origins. The river Malago, which runs through Bedminster to join the Avon, was an early Christian place for baptisms—the old word for which, ''beydd'', may be the origin of Bedminster's name. Substantial Roman remains have also been found at Bedminster Down, including plaster, tesserae (hence mosaic floors), sandstone roof tiles, coins and pottery, hence the site is thoug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastville, Bristol
Eastville is an inner suburban neighbourhood and an electoral ward in Bristol, England, located around northeast of The Centre. It is roughly centred on Muller Road between its junctions with Stapleton Road and Fishponds Road. Eastville is known for Eastville Park, a large park with a small lake, just to the east of the M32. The lake at Eastville Park was constructed as an unemployment relief scheme following a campaign by Ernest Bevin. The River Frome flows roughly south-southwest through the neighbourhood, and has been closely shadowed by the M32 motorway since its construction in the early 1970s. The motorway crosses the neighbourhood on an elevated flyover over its junction with Muller Road, creating community severance. On the west bank of the Frome is Eastgate shopping centre, home to a large IKEA and Tesco. The site was formerly Eastville Stadium, once home of Bristol Rovers Football Club, as well as being a site for greyhound racing and speedway. Location and b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitehall, Bristol
Whitehall is a predominantly residential neighbourhood in the east of Bristol, England. It is an informally-defined area centred on Whitehall Road and bordering the neighbourhoods of Crofts End to the north, Speedwell to the east, St George to the south, and Easton and Greenbank to the west. For administrative purposes, it is divided between the Bristol City Council wards of Easton, Eastville and St George West. Parks The local green space is Whitehall Playing Fields or Packer's Ground as it was known, taking its name from the local chocolate factory - Packers. In 2006 the company, known as Elizabeth Shaw, announced the closure of the site. In 2014 plans to convert it into flats and housing. The playing field is to be fully redeveloped for sports use for The City Academy Bristol school. Housing In part of the area, adjoining Easton and Eastville, there are still many streets and houses from the Victorian and Edwardian eras and in the part, adjoining St George, Bristo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redfield, Bristol
Redfield is an area situated in East Bristol though it is represented in Westminster as part of the Bristol East (UK Parliament constituency), Bristol East constituency. It includes the stretch of Church Road (A420) from Verrier Road to the western boundary of St George's Park, Bristol, St George's Park, Victorian-era landscaped parkland. It is adjacent to the neighbourhoods of Barton Hill, Bristol, Barton Hill and Russell Town to the South, St George, Bristol, St George to the East, Whitehall, Bristol, Whitehall to the North and Lawrence Hill, Bristol, Lawrence Hill to the West and Pile Marsh to the South-East. Population The total population for the Redfield area is 2,522 and data suggests that the predominant age group is 35-49 years, consisting of 690 people. Bristol City Council identifies that the area commonly known as Redfield consists of two Lower Super Output Areas ("LSOAs"): Church Road and Redfield. The 2008 Ward Profiles published by Bristol City Council rank the tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St George, Bristol
St George is a district of Bristol, England on the eastern edge of the city boundary. St George was originally in Gloucestershire, outside the city boundary, and the terminus of the tram line from Bristol was in Beaconsfield Road. It became a civil parish as Bristol St George in 1866, and briefly an urban district from 1894 to 1898. On 1 April 1898 the parish was abolished and merged with Bristol. In 1891 the parish had a population of 36,718. Troopers Hill chimney is a local landmark. St George was a mining area from the early 19th century (coal and fireclay) until 1904 when the last fireclay mines were abandoned. Troopers Hill was declared as a Local Nature Reserve (LNR) on 22 June 1995. John Armitstead, a colliery proprietor, had a pit between Church Road and Whitehall Road, where he installed a pumping engine for raising coal. Power was generated from water by means of a fire and the device was called a fire engine. It stood on land which came to be known as the Engine Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Easton, Bristol
Easton is an inner city area of the city of Bristol in the United Kingdom. Informally the area is considered to stretch east of Bristol city centre and the M32 motorway, centred on Lawrence Hill. Its southern and eastern borders are less defined, merging into St Philip's Marsh and Eastville. The area includes the Lawrence Hill and Barton Hill estates. In administrative terms, Easton comprises the electoral wards of Easton and part of Lawrence Hill. It is located within the Bristol West constituency. The electoral ward of Easton includes parts of the localities of Netham and Whitehall, and a large part of Greenbank. The Bristol & Bath Railway Path passes through the ward. Easton is noted for its culturally diverse community, centred on the shopping streets of Stapleton Road and St Marks Road, the latter noted for the exuberant sculpted signs that hang above many of the shop doors and the architecturally striking illuminated dome of Easton Mosque. There are a number o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Annes, Bristol
Brislington East is a council ward of the city of Bristol, England. The ward covers the eastern part of Brislington and the areas of Bristol known as Broom Hill, St Anne's and St Anne's Park. Brislington Brislington is one of the larger areas of Bristol, hence the need for it to be split into two sections for the purposes of local government. The home ground of Brislington F.C. lies in Brislington East, as does St. Brendan's Sixth Form College. It also has a McDonald's restaurant, and a large nature reserve, called Eastwood farm, as well as a Co-op, and The Good Intent pub. Broom Hill Broom Hill, sometimes spelled Broomhill and not to be confused with Broomhill near Fishponds in Frome Vale ward, is an area in Bristol to the north of Brislington. The area is adjacent to the River Avon and crossed by the Great Western Railway, and some sidings, just east of Bristol Temple Meads station. Between Broom Hill and St Anne's, the railway passes through the St Anne's tunnel whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knowle West
Knowle West is a neighbourhood in the south of Bristol, England, 2 miles (3 km) from the city centre, and mostly in the Filwood (ward), Filwood ward of Bristol City Council, although a small part of the estate lies within Knowle, Bristol, Knowle ward to the east. To the west are Bishopsworth and Hartcliffe, to the north Bedminster, Bristol, Bedminster and Windmill Hill, Bristol, Windmill Hill and to the south Whitchurch Park (ward), Whitchurch Park and Hengrove. In 2008, the population was 11,787. There is evidence of late British Iron Age, Iron Age and Roman Britain, Roman settlements in the area. At the time of the Domesday Book, Knowle was a rural area assessed at a taxable value of two Weregild, geld units. Knowle West remained rural in character until the 1930s, when a council house, council estate was developed to provide homes for people displaced by Slum clearance in the United Kingdom, slum clearance in the centre of the city. Former residents include the musician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knowle, Bristol
Knowle is a district and council ward in south east Bristol, England, lying on the broad ridge of the Wells Road about 2 mi (3 km) from the city centre. It is bordered by Filwood Park to the west, Brislington to the east, Whitchurch and Hengrove to the south and Totterdown to the north. The area's name, recorded as Canole in the Domesday Book of 1086, is derived from the Old English ''cnoll'' (a small rounded hill or hillock), a reflection of the terrain which falls away northwards to the River Avon. Historically the label Knowle embraced several distinct settlements. Lower Knowle grew up around the medieval demesne of Lower Knowle Farm on the slopes above Bedminster; Upper Knowle developed later along Wells Road, while the large housing estate around Inns Court and Filwood became popularly known as Knowle West. History Knowle, at the time of its recording in the Domesday Book, was an outlying member of the vast royal manor of Bedminster. Historically, Lower Knowle su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brislington
Brislington is an area in the south east of the city of Bristol, England. It is on the edge of Bristol and from Bath, Somerset, Bath. Brislington Brook runs through the area in the woodlands of Nightingale Valley and St Anne's Wood. Brislington formerly housed the ITV Wales & West, HTV West Studios on Bath Road, and this is situated next to the historic Arnos Vale Cemetery. Other notable landmarks include Brislington House and the 15th-century St Luke's Church, Brislington, St Luke's Church. During the 18th–19th century, Brislington was regarded as a picturesque country village and contained many country homes. For elections to Bristol City Council, the area is divided between Brislington East and Brislington West electoral wards. It is in Bristol East parliamentary constituency. History The parish of Brislington was historically part of the Keynsham (hundred), Keynsham Hundred (county subdivision), Hundred in Somerset. Brislington is also near to the site of the now demol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Windmill Hill, Bristol
Windmill Hill is a hill, an inner suburban neighbourhood, and an wards of the United Kingdom, electoral ward in Bristol, England. It is located south of the River Avon, Bristol, River Avon, southeast of Bedminster, Bristol, Bedminster, north of Knowle, Bristol, Knowle and west of Totterdown. Victoria Park, Bristol, Victoria Park occupies the eastern half of the hill. Windmill Hill 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 tower blocks Polden and Holroyd House. In the early years of the 21st century the area started undergoing gentrification 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. Windm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
