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Bristol (/ ˈbrɪstəl / ⓘ) is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, the most populous city in the region. [9][10] Built around the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. The county is in the West of England combined authority area ...
Some of these areas overlap, or are contained within others, while others have more than one name. The following areas and towns make up the city of Bristol and its outskirts. It includes some adjoining areas of South Gloucestershire, marked SG, North Somerset, marked NS, Bath and North East Somerset, marked BANES.
Category:Areas of Bristol. Appearance. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. KML. GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) Subsections of the city of Bristol in South West England and nearby places in other local government areas that are part of Bristol's metropolitan area.
History of Bristol. The west front of Bristol Cathedral. Bristol is a city with a population of nearly half a million people in south west England, situated between Somerset and Gloucestershire on the tidal River Avon. It has been among the country's largest and most economically and culturally important cities for eight centuries.
Greater Bristol is a term used for the conurbation which contains and surrounds the city of Bristol in the South West of England.There is no official "Greater Bristol" authority, but the term is sometimes used by local, regional and national authorities, and others as a synonym for either the "Bristol Urban Area" or a wider area of the former County of Avon (sometimes the whole of the former ...
Greenfield land is a British English term [1][2] referring to undeveloped land [3] in an urban or rural area either used for agriculture or landscape design, or left to evolve naturally. These areas of land are usually agricultural or amenity properties being considered for urban development. Greenfield land can be unfenced open fields, urban ...
Bristol's city centre was severely damaged, especially in November and December 1940, when the Broadmead area was flattened, and Hitler claimed to have destroyed the city. [96] The original central area, near the bridge and castle, is now a park featuring two bombed-out churches and fragments of the castle. A third bombed church has been given ...
Bristol has a strong White majority population, at 84%, which has declined from 94.5% in 1991. The largest ethnic group is the White British at 77.9% which have declined from 88% of the population in 2001. Black British residents are the 2nd biggest at 6% with Asian British at 5.5%. Notes for table above. ^ In 2001, listed under the 'Chinese or ...