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There is evidence of settlement in the Bristol area from the palaeolithic era, with 60,000-year-old archaeological finds at Shirehampton and St Annes. [1] Stone tools made from flint, chert, sandstone and quartzite have been found in terraces of the River Avon, most notably in the neighbourhoods of Shirehampton and Pill. [2]
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George Weare Braikenridge FSA (1775–1856) was an English antiquarian.He was born in the Colony of Virginia, but lived for most of his life in Bristol, England, where he created a large collection of Bristolian historical and topographical material known as the Braikenridge Collection.
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Historically, the part of the road north of Whiteladies Gate (at the junction with Cotham Hill) was the main route from the north west into Bristol, including the through route towards London and Bath from New Passage where there was a ferry from Wales. [1] Later it was also the route into Bristol and onwards from the Port at Avonmouth.