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, Kingswood, Thornbury, Filton, Patchway and Bradley Stoke. The southern p ...
, England. It is situated on the
A46 near the historic cities of
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 ...
(to the west) and
Bath
Bath may refer to:
* Bathing, immersion in a fluid
** Bathtub, a large open container for water, in which a person may wash their body
** Public bathing, a public place where people bathe
* Thermae, ancient Roman public bathing facilities
Plac ...
(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
*
Pennsylvania (disambiguation)
References
External links
Villages in South Gloucestershire District
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