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Bristol (/ ˈ b r ɪ s t əl / ⓘ) is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, the most populous city in the region. [8] [9] Built around the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south.
There is a template for adding maps to Bristol articles in a standard format: ... Description, e.g., Shown within Bristol and the UK --> }} ... {Location map |United ...
18th-century map of the city and region around Bristol, England. NW Prospect of Bristol, 1734 SE Prospect of Bristol, 1734. Bristol Bridge, the only way of crossing the river without using a ferry, was rebuilt between 1764 and 1768. [87] The earlier medieval bridge was too narrow and congested to cope with the amount of traffic that needed to ...
Name used in the default map caption; image = Bristol UK location map.svg The default map image, without "Image:" or "File:" image1 = Bristol UK relief location map.jpg An alternative map image, usually a relief map, which can be displayed via the relief or AlternativeMap parameters; top = 51.55 Latitude at top edge of map, in decimal degrees ...
Description: Map of Bristol, UK with the following information shown: . Administrative borders; Coastline, lakes and rivers; Roads and railways; Urban areas; Equirectangular map projection on WGS 84 datum, with N/S stretched 160%
Chilcott's Descriptive History of Bristol (9th ed.). "Bristol", Black's Picturesque Tourist and Road-book of England and Wales (3rd ed.), Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1853 "Bristol". Bradshaw's Descriptive Railway Hand-Book of Great Britain and Ireland. London: W.J. Adams. 1860. George Bryce (1861). Popular History of Bristol. Bristol: W ...
The ward is represented by two members on Bristol City Council, which as of 2024 are Paula O'Rourke and Jerome Thomas, both of the Green Party of England and Wales. Clifton was first created as an electoral ward at the time that the County of Avon was created in 1974, electing 1 member to Avon County Council and 3 members to Bristol City ...
The exact location and boundaries of Fucking Grove were determined by Roger Leech (University of Southampton) in his reconstruction of the topography and built environment of the St Michael's Hill area of Bristol. [8] However, in his publication, which is largely based on later sources, he uses the form 'Pucking Grove' in his maps.