Downend is a residential suburb of

Greater Bristol Greater Bristol is a term used for the conurbation which contains and surrounds the city of Bristol in the South West England, South West of England. There is no official "Greater Bristol" authority, but the term is sometimes used by local, regi ...

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

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, Kingswood, Thornbury, Filton, Patchway and Bradley Stoke. The southern p ...

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

Fishponds Fishponds is a suburb in the north-east of the English city of Bristol, about from Bristol city centre, the city centre. It is mainly residential, and housing is typically terraced Victorian. It has a small student population from the presence ...

, and the South Gloucestershire suburbs of Staple Hill, Frenchay,

Mangotsfield Mangotsfield is a village and former civil parish in the unitary authority area of South Gloucestershire, in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, England, to the north-east of Bristol. The village was mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086 ...

, and Emersons Green. The community was formerly part of the parish of Mangotsfield. 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. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...

of Downend and Bromley Heath, created in 2003. DownendScoutMemorial

Governance

electoral ward A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. In some countries, wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected t ...

in the same name exists. The total population of the ward at the 2011 census was 10,785.

Notable residents

W. G. Grace William Gilbert Grace (18 July 1848 – 23 October 1915) was an English cricketer who is widely considered one of the sport's all-time greatest players. Always known by his initials as "WG", his first-class career spanned a record-equalling 4 ...

, 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.

Edward Hodges Baily Edward Hodges Baily (10 March 1788 – 22 May 1867; sometimes misspelled Bailey) was a prolific British sculptor responsible for numerous public monuments, portrait busts, statues and exhibition pieces as well as works in silver. He carved friez ...

sculptor of Nelson's column.

References

External links

Downend School Website

Rotary Club of Fishponds & Downend

Downend Round Table

Downend & Bromley Heath Parish Council Website
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Governance

Notable residents

See also

References

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