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Hillfields is an area and ward of north-east
Bristol Bristol () is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, the most populous city in the region. Built around the River Avon, Bristol, River Avon, it is bordered by t ...
. The Ward of Hillfields covers the following areas of Bristol: * * * * * Lodge Hill * * * Hillfields itself is a relatively modern area of Bristol on the outskirts of
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developed since the
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on the north side of Lodge Causeway.


History

Building commenced on Hillfields Park
Housing estate A housing estate (or sometimes housing complex, housing development, subdivision (land), subdivision or community) is a group of homes and other buildings built together as a single development. The exact form may vary from country to count ...
in 1919, and the estate was first to be built under the National Housing Scheme in Bristol. Hillfields was further expanded in 1922 when the new Elisha Smith Robinson paper and printing company opened in Filwood Road,
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 company arranged for houses to be built at Maple Avenue to accommodate the new workers. The area expanded quickly, Hillfields Park
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opened in 1927 and the
junior school A junior school is a type of school which provides primary education to children, often in the age range from 8 and 13, following attendance at an infant school, which covers the age range 5–7. Since both infant and junior schools provide pri ...
opened in 1929. The most famous pupil to go to the junior school was
Arthur Milton Clement Arthur Milton (10 March 1928 – 25 April 2007)
...
, who played
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for Gloucestershire County from 1948 to 1974, and gained 6 caps with the
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. He also played football for
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from 1951 to 1955, then
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and gained 1 cap for the
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against
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at
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. More recently, the Briarwood School for students with severe learning difficulties from primary to sixth form has been built on Briar Way.


Churches and facilities

The church in the centre of Hillfields is Hillfields Park
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, opened on 8 May 1929 and built by Foster & Son,Churchcrawler.
Retrieved on 2007-13-10. and originally supported by the Fishponds Baptist Church. It also contains a Baptist church
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. The area is also served by Hillfields Library, run by
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, and the
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and recreational grounds in Hillfields Park. Cossham Memorial Hospital, founded in 1907, is in the ward near
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.


References

:*Bartlett, John ''Images of England, Fishponds'' Tempus 2004


External links


Hillfields History
Areas of Bristol Wards of Bristol Places formerly in Gloucestershire {{Bristol-geo-stub