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'''Yate''' is a [[town]] and [[civil parish]] in [[South Gloucestershire]], [[England]]. It lies just to the southwest of the [[Cotswolds|Cotswold Hills]] and is {{convert|12|mi|km|0|abbr=off}} northeast of [[Bristol]] and {{convert|12|mi|km|0|abbr=off}} from [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]].
:''For the municipality in New Caledonia, see [[Yaté]].''
:''For the tree species, see [[Eucalyptus cornuta]].''


Developing from a small village into a town from the 1950s onwards, the 2011 [[UK census|census]] listed Yate's parish population as 21,789.<ref name=aboutyate>{{cite web |title=About Yate |url=http://www.yatetowncouncil.gov.uk/about-yate/ |publisher=Yate Town Council |access-date=17 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216173104/http://www.yatetowncouncil.gov.uk/about-yate/ |archive-date=16 December 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> The market town of [[Chipping Sodbury]] (population 5,045) is contiguous with Yate to the east. In addition, a large southern section of the built-up area spills over into the parish of [[Dodington, Gloucestershire|Dodington]] (population 8,206), and as a result, the total population of Yate's urban area is estimated at 35,000.
'''Yate''' is a town at the southwest extremity of the [[Cotswolds|Cotswold Hills]], 12 miles (19 km) northeast of the city of [[Bristol]], [[England]]. At the [[2001]] [[UK census|census]] its population was 21,789. The much smaller town of [[Chipping Sodbury]] (population 5,066) is contiguous with Yate to the east. The majority of the development from a village into a [[new town]] was in the [[1960s]] as an overspill/commuter town for Bristol.


==Location==
The town council is Yate Town Council <ref>[http://www.yatetowncouncil.gov.uk/ Yate Town Council] </ref>.
Yate is located to the northeast of Bristol, which is {{convert|12|mi|km|0|abbr=off}} away by road. Yate is surrounded by a vast amount of countryside and is situated to the south-west of [[the Cotswolds]]. The [[A432 road|A432]] is the main road through Yate and runs through the centre of the town.<ref>{{cite web |title=A432 |url=https://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=A432 |publisher=SABRE |access-date=17 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170710191543/https://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=A432 |archive-date=10 July 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>


==History==
South Gloucestershire Council<ref>[http://www.southglos.gov.uk/ South Gloucestershire Council] </ref> is the local council and is responsible for street care and refuse collection in the area.
[[File:Yate coat of arms.jpg|left|thumb|Coat of arms of Yate]]
The first mention of Yate is the existence of a religious house in about AD 770; Yate is also mentioned in the [[Domesday Book]] of 1086. The name is derived from the [[Old English language|Old English]] word ''giete'' or ''gete'', meaning 'a gateway into a forest area'.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.englishtowns.net/yate/ |title=English Towns Website |access-date=26 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150609083732/http://www.englishtowns.net/yate/ |archive-date=9 June 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>


During the [[History of Anglo-Saxon England|Anglo-Saxon period]] and well into [[Middle Ages|medieval times]], most of this part of south Gloucestershire was covered with forest. Through the centuries the land was cleared for farming.
== Location ==
The town is surrounded by countryside while within easy reach of the city of [[Bristol]] by car, bus or train. <br>


The town's parish church, St Mary's,<ref>[http://www.acny.org.uk/venue.php?V=11803 St Mary, Yate] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927010347/http://www.acny.org.uk/venue.php?V=11803 |date=27 September 2007 }} Diocese of Bristol</ref> dates from Norman times. It was altered during the 15th century and was extensively restored in 1970. St Mary's Primary School,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.stmarysyate.co.uk/ |title=St.Marys School, Yate official website |access-date=23 June 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070519070124/http://www.stmarysyate.co.uk/ |archive-date=19 May 2007 |url-status=live }}</ref> situated outside the churchyard walls, was built on the site of a former [[poorhouse]].


It was the opening of the railway station in 1844, as part of [[Bristol and Gloucester Railway]], that established Yate, with Station Road becoming the central thoroughfare. The cattle and produce markets were held around this road, and businesses were established there. [[Yate railway station]] was closed by the [[Beeching cuts]] in January 1965, but was reopened in May 1989;<ref>{{cite web |title=Victorians and the Railway |url=http://www.yateheritage.co.uk/history-of-yate/victorians-and-the-railway.htm |publisher=Yate Heritage |access-date=17 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115071149/http://www.yateheritage.co.uk/history-of-yate/victorians-and-the-railway.htm |archive-date=15 November 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> the [[Isambard Kingdom Brunel|Brunel]]-built engine shed is preserved nearby.
== Administration ==
=== National ===
Yate is represented in [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|the UK Parliament]] by the constituency of [[Northavon (UK Parliament constituency)|Northavon]] - [[Steve Webb]] [[Member of Parliament|MP]], but this will change to [[Thornbury and Yate (UK Parliament constituency)|Thornbury and Yate]] in the UK General election of 2009 or 2010.


Major growth in Yate started in the early 1920s with the construction of the Moorland Road estates behind Station Road, close to the [[Parnall]] aeroplane factory. In the 1950s the Ridge housing estate was developed. The area between these estates was still being mined for [[celestine (mineral)|celestine]] and therefore could not be built on until the mineral had been extracted.
=== County ===
Yate was in [[Gloucestershire]] until [[1974]] when it became part of the newly-formed [[county of Avon]]. In [[1996]] the Avon authority was abolished and the area became part of the unitary authority of [[South Gloucestershire]].


In the 1960s Yate was designated as a development area and the building boom began. The creation of a new town included a large retail shopping area, sports and leisure development together with public buildings.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Modern, New Town |url=http://www.yateheritage.co.uk/history-of-yate/the-modern-new-town.htm |publisher=Yate Heritage |access-date=17 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115065045/http://www.yateheritage.co.uk/history-of-yate/the-modern-new-town.htm |archive-date=15 November 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Local===
Yate Town Council <ref>[http://www.yatetowncouncil.gov.uk/ Yate Town Council] Official Website </ref> provides local services.


In the 1960s the area around Stanshawes was exhausted of celestine and the housing boom started with the major construction taking place in the south. Much of this development was planned using the [[Radburn model]], a design that created a vehicle-free environment by the use of green spaces and linking paths at the front of the houses. This model was used until the late 1980s and early 1990s, when the planners reverted to traditional street design methods for the development of the remainder of North Yate, Brimsham Park and the Newmans factory site.
== History ==
[[Image:Yate coat of arms.jpg|left|thumb|The coat of arms of Yate]]
The first mention of Yate is the existence of a religious house about AD [[770]]; Yate is also mentioned in the [[Domesday Book]] of [[1086]].
The name is derived from the [[Old English language|Saxon]] word ''Giete'' or ''Gete'' meaning "a gateway into a forest area".


When a secondary school was built in the late 1970s, it was supposed to be called Brinsham Green School, after Brinsham Lane at nearby Yate Rocks. Owing to a spelling error, however, it was in fact called [[Brimsham Green School]].<ref>{{cite web |title=History of Yate |url=http://www.yatetowncouncil.gov.uk/yate/history-of-yate/ |publisher=Yate Town Council |access-date=17 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216172523/http://www.yatetowncouncil.gov.uk/yate/history-of-yate/ |archive-date=16 December 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> The town further expanded in the 1990s and 2000s with the construction of housing at North Yate. This housing estate continued to use the corrupted name of Brimsham. To locals the area is known as Brimsham Park.
During the [[History of Anglo-Saxon England|Saxon period]] and well into [[Middle Ages|medieval times]] most of this part of south Gloucestershire was covered with forest but through the centuries the land was cleared for farming.


===Yate railway yard===
The town's parish church, St Mary's <ref> [http://www.acny.org.uk/venue.php?V=11803 St Mary, Yate] Diocese of Bristol </ref>
During the [[Second World War]], a railway transfer yard was constructed for the [[United States Army]], probably as part of [[Operation Bolero]] to assist the buildup of troops and stores before [[Normandy landings|D-Day]]. Two large storage sheds survived on the site until 2008.
was started in Norman times but was altered during the 15th century and was extensively restored in 1970. St Mary's Primary School<ref> [http://www.stmarysyate.co.uk/ St.Marys School, Yate] Official Website </ref>, situated outside the churchyard walls, was built on the site of a former poor house.


At the end of the Second World War, the site was taken over by the [[Royal Navy]] and became known as the Sea Transport Stores Depot. It was occupied by the [[Highways Agency]] until the sheds were demolished for development.
It was opening of the railway station in [[1844]], as part of [[Bristol and Gloucester Railway]], that established Yate, with Station Road becoming the central thoroughfare. It was around this road that the cattle and produce markets were held and where businesses were established.
[[Yate railway station]] was closed by the [[Beeching Axe]] of January [[1965]], but was reopened in May [[1989]]; the [[Isambard Kingdom Brunel|Brunel]]-built engine shed is preserved nearby.


[[Oxford Archaeology]]<ref>[http://www.oau-oxford.com/ Oxford Archaeology] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070812215120/http://www.oau-oxford.com/ |date=12 August 2007 }} Official Website</ref> has been commissioned to undertake an investigation as to the military significance of this site. The opinion of Bristol Industrial Archaeological Society has also been sought.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.b-i-a-s.org.uk/ |title=Bristol Industrial Archaeological Society (BIAS) official website |access-date=17 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230170358/http://www.b-i-a-s.org.uk/ |archive-date=30 December 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
In the 1960s Yate was designated as a development area and the building boom began. The creation of a 'new town' included a large retail shopping area, sports and leisure development together with public buildings.


==Administration==
When a secondary school was to be constructed in the late 1970s, it was supposed to be [[Brimsham Green School|'Brinsham Green School']] (after 'Brinsham Lane' at nearby Yate Rocks), but due to a spelling error it was called [[Brimsham Green School|'Brimsham Green School']].
Yate is represented in [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|the UK Parliament]] by the constituency of [[Thornbury and Yate (UK Parliament constituency)|Thornbury and Yate]].
[[File:Aerial of Yate, South Gloucestershire, England 24May17 arp.jpg|thumb|Central Yate from an aircraft (2017), including the Sports Centre, shopping centre, [[Yate Academy]] and the Parish Church]] [[Historic counties of England|Historically]] part of [[Gloucestershire]] until 1974 it then became part of the district of [[Northavon]] within the newly formed [[county of Avon]]. In 1996, Avon was abolished, and the area became part of the unitary authority of [[South Gloucestershire]] and rejoined the [[ceremonial county]] of Gloucestershire.<ref name=aboutyate/> Yate Town Council provides local services, which are displayed on their website.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.yatetowncouncil.gov.uk/ |title=Yate Town Council official website |access-date=23 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128232741/http://www.yatetowncouncil.gov.uk/ |archive-date=28 January 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Industry==
The town further expanded in the 1990s and 2000s with the construction of housing at North Yate. The housing estate carried on with the corrupted name of 'Brimsham'. To locals the area is known as 'Brimsham Park'.
Before the Second World War, Yate had an aircraft manufacturing industry ([[Parnall]]) with a grass aerodrome.<ref>[http://www.chew76.fsnet.co.uk/parnall/parnall.html History of Parnall Aircraft] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060926192723/http://www.chew76.fsnet.co.uk/parnall/parnall.html |date=26 September 2006 }}.</ref> During the Second World War, Parnall specialised in making [[gun turret]]s. A number of people were killed in raids by the [[Luftwaffe]] on the factory in February and March 1941.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/stories/97/a3604097.shtml The Bombing of Parnall's Aircraft Factory of Yate] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090729080251/http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/stories/97/a3604097.shtml |date=29 July 2009 }} BBC WW2 People's War</ref>


Following the war, the Parnall factory turned to the manufacture of domestic goods and was famous for its washing machines. In 1958 Parnall merged with Radiation Ltd to become known as Jackson, producing the Jackson range of cookers. Through mergers and acquisitions, Jacksons is now part of [[Indesit]] and the Jackson name is no longer used.
===Yate Rail Yard===
During [[World War II]], a rail transfer yard was constructed for the [[United States Army]] probably as part of [[Operation Bolero]] to assist the build up of troops and stores prior to [[D-Day]]. On the site, two large storage sheds survive. At the end of World War II, the site was taken over by the [[Royal Navy]] and became known as the Sea Transport Stores Depot (the name persists locally to this day).Until recently the site was occupied by the [[Highways Agency]] but it is now derelict. <br> [[Oxford Archaeology]] <ref>[http://www.oau-oxford.com/ Oxford Archaeology] Official Website </ref> has been commissioned to undertake an investigation as to the military significance of this site. Also the opinions and view of Bristol Industrial Archaeological Society (BIAS) <ref> [http://www.b-i-a-s.org.uk Bristol Industrial Archaeological Society (BIAS)] Official Website </ref> have also been sought.


Newman's of Bristol had a large factory on Station Road, from 1932 until the 1980s, in its heyday in the 1960s, employing over 1,500 people.
==Design==
The start of the growth in Yate can be plotted back to the early 1920’s with the construction of the Moorlands road estates behind Station road, and in close proximity to the [[Parnall]] aeroplane factory. In the 1950’s the development of the Ridge took place to the East. The areas between these estates were still being mined for Celestine and therefore could not be built on until the mineral had been extracted. In the 60’s the area around Stanshaws were exhausted of the mineral and the housing boom started with the major construction taking place in the south. A major part of this development was planned using the [[Radburn]] model, the basic design is to create a safe vehicle free environment at the front of houses with open green space created at the front of houses through green spaces and linking paths. Unfortunately the basic concept is flawed as it fails to take into account the boom and dependency of the motor car. This model was used up until the 80’s when the planners reverted back to more traditional street design methods with developments of the remainder of North Yate, Brimsham Park and the redevelopment of the Newmans site in the late 80’s and early 90’s.
The development of North Yate and the Brismham Park areas was as a result of the land becoming available as the Celestine was exhausted.


Yate has had three natural products associated with it: [[limestone]] to the east, celestine or spar near the centre of the town and [[coal]] to the west.
==Twin towns==


The need for limestone increased with the growth of roads, while the demand for coal grew with the diminishing supply of timber. Celestine, the major [[strontium]] mineral, was first dug in the late 1880s and was initially used for the refining of [[sugar beet]]. At one time Yate's celestine accounted for 95 per cent of the world's production.<ref>Ian S. Bishop, Around Yate and the Sodburys (Nottingham: Adlard Print and Reprographics Ltd, 2010), 1.</ref> It colours flames red, and so was important for pyrotechnics such as fireworks, military and signal flares and tracer bullets. The last commercial excavation of celestine from the Yate area was for use during the [[Vietnam War]]. The mining company, Bristol Mineral and Land Co, closed in 1994.
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== Industry ==
==Amenities==
[[File:Yate.kingsgate.park.arp.jpg|thumb|Kingsgate Park]]
Prior to World War II, Yate had an [[aircraft]] manufacturing industry ([[Parnall]]). <ref> [http://www.chew76.fsnet.co.uk/parnall/parnall.html History of Parnall Aircraft]. </ref> During World War II, Parnalls specialized in making [[gun turrets]]. A number of people were killed in raids by the [[Luftwaffe]] on the factory in February and March of [[1941]] <ref> [http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/stories/97/a3604097.shtml The Bombing of Parnalls Aircraft Factory of Yate] BBC WW2 Peoples War</ref>.<br>
The town has a skatepark at Peghill. Yate Common on Westerleigh Road is used for dog walking, nature watching, kite flying, circuses and fairs.


The common has a stretch of unused [[dual carriageway]] ({{Coord|51.532282|-2.433879}}), known as the "Road to Nowhere", which has been used for filming in TV programmes such as ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.southglos.gov.uk/NR/exeres/091ef4b1-5f57-4045-b02a-88976d918fb3 |title=South Gloucestershire Council hires out many venues for filming / training purposes |access-date=14 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100114023144/http://www.southglos.gov.uk/NR/exeres/091ef4b1-5f57-4045-b02a-88976d918fb3 |archive-date=14 January 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> This was part of a scheme to create a bypass from Rodford Way in South Yate to Nibley.<ref>{{cite web |title='Let's Get Yate Moving Report' – Traffic and Travel Recommendations' |url=http://www.yatetowncouncil.gov.uk/council-news/let-s-get-yate-moving-report-traffic-and-travel-recommendations/ |publisher=Yate Town Council |access-date=17 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170724061903/http://www.yatetowncouncil.gov.uk/council-news/let-s-get-yate-moving-report-traffic-and-travel-recommendations/ |archive-date=24 July 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> The scheme was only partially completed in 1974, the year when Yate became a part of Avon. Completion of the road would have entailed building a bridge over the railway, but finance for this was never made available. The town has several parks and areas of open space. The largest of these is Kingsgate Park, which has an adventure playground for children. The town is served by a community radio station, [[GLOSS FM]] which broadcasts 365 days a year on its webcasts and twice a year on 87.7&nbsp;MHz FM. A Cineworld cinema opened in the new Riverside shopping centre in April 2016. The town benefits from a four appliance fire station, with a retained Crew 24 hours and then further tenders staffed on a voluntary basis. Next to the fire station is a 6 bay ambulance station with a further 3 ambulances and 2 response cars stabled outside.
Yate has three natural products associated with it - [[limestone]] to the east, [[Celestine (mineral)|celestine]] or spar near the centre of the town, and [[coal]] to the west.
The need for limestone increased with the growth of roads while the demand for coal grew with the diminishing supply of timber. Celestine, the major strontium mineral,was first dug in the late 1880s and was initially used for the refining of sugar beet. At one time Yate’s celestine accounted for over 70 per cent of the worlds production. It colours flames red so an important use was in pyrotechnics such as fireworks, military and signal flares, and in tracer bullets. The last commercial excavation of celestine from the Yate area was during the Vietnam War. The mining company, Bristol Mineral and Land Co, closed in 1994.


[[File:Yate.shopping.centre.arp.jpg|thumb|Yate shopping centre has over 100 shops]]
== Shopping ==
Construction of a pedestrianised shopping centre of around a hundred shops began in the early-to-mid-1960s.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.yateshoppingcentre.co.uk/ |title=Yate Shopping centre |access-date=29 April 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070502013706/http://www.yateshoppingcentre.co.uk/ |archive-date=2 May 2007 |url-status=live }}</ref> The shopping centre was opened by [[Patricia Phoenix]], [[Mary Rand]] and [[Ted Ray (comedian)|Ted Ray]]. As in most British new towns, modern art was incorporated, in the form of the Four Seasons sculpture, and a spire-shaped sculpture, which could be seen for miles. This sculpture existed until the early 1990s when it was removed during the revamping of the centre, which included the erection of glass roofs over the walkways. An extension to East Walk was constructed at the start of the 1980s, and an extension to West Walk was constructed in the early 1990s. During the 1980s and into the mid-1990s, the shopping centre hosted Yate's annual festival. On opening day a celebrity launched the festival by releasing balloons. In December 2006, the owners of the shopping centre (Dominion Corporate Trustees) announced plans to enlarge and modernise it.
[[Image:Yate.shopping.centre.arp.jpg|thumb|right|Yate shopping centre has over 100 shops]]


==Transport==
Construction of a pedestrianised shopping centre of around 100 shops began in the early to mid [[1960]]s.
.<ref> [http://www.yateshoppingcentre.co.uk/ Yate Shopping centre] </ref>. The shopping centre was opened by [[Coronation Street]]'s [[Elsie Tanner]] ([[Patricia Phoenix]]). An extension to West Walk was constructed in the early 1990s, containing [[Kwik Save]] (now [[McDonalds]], The Entertainer and [[Subway (restaurant)|Subway]]), Argos and other shops.


===Railway===
Centre shops include [[Burton (clothing)|Burtons]] (clothes retailer), [[Woolworths Group|Woolworths]], [[Tesco]], Boots [[Dispensing chemist|(Chemist)]], [[Halfords]] Metro, [[Iceland (supermarket)]], Argos, [[Superdrug]] and The Entertainer. Eating places in the Centre are [[McDonalds]], [[Burger King]], [[Subway (restaurant)|Subway]] and Boswells.
{{Main|Yate railway station}}
Yate railway station serves the town. The railway station is located on the main [[Bristol Temple Meads railway station|Bristol]] to [[Birmingham New Street railway station|Birmingham]] line between [[Bristol Parkway railway station|Bristol Parkway]] and [[Cam & Dursley railway station|Cam & Dursley]], and is operated by [[Great Western Railway (train operating company)|Great Western Railway]].


===Buses===
During the 1980s and into the mid 1990s, Yate Shopping Centre hosted Yate's annual festival. On opening day a celebrity launched the festival by releasing balloons and stayed to sign autographs. Celebrities have included - Carole Lee Scott in character as [[Grotbags]] (from [[Rod Hull]] and [[Emu]]'s enemy), [[Timmy Mallet]], [[Keith Chegwin]], [[Ross Kemp]] ([[EastEnders]]' [[Grant Mitchell (EastEnders)|Grant Mitchell]]), Ken Morley ([[Coronation Street]]'s Reg Holdsworth), [[David Neilson]] ([[Coronation Street]]'s [[Roy Cropper]]), [[Beverley Callard]] ([[Coronation Street]]'s [[Liz McDonald]]), [[Bob Carolgees]] and Spit the Dog, and the [[Milky Bar Kid]]. The festival also brought along a number of news presenters from [[HTV West]] including Bruce Hockin, Richard Wyatt and Peter Rowell.
Bus services within the Yate area are mainly provided by [[First West of England]]. Other operators who provide bus services to/from Yate include Coachstyle, Eurocoaches and [[Stagecoach West]].
Regular bus services link Yate with Bristol city centre. There are also buses from Yate running to [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]], [[Cribbs Causeway]], [[Malmesbury]], [[Tetbury]] and [[Westonbirt Arboretum]]. Additionally, buses link Yate to a number of other towns/villages within South Gloucestershire and west Wiltshire including [[Acton Turville]], Badminton, [[Charfield]], Chipping Sodbury, [[Downend, South Gloucestershire|Downend]], [[Emersons Green]], [[Filton]], Fishponds, [[Frenchay]], [[Iron Acton]], Kingswood, [[Luckington]], [[Pucklechurch]], [[Mangotsfield]], [[Old Sodbury]], [[Sherston, Wiltshire|Sherston]], Staple Hill, Thornbury, [[Tormarton]], [[Westerleigh]], Wick, Winterbourne and [[Wotton-under-Edge]].
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Yate is also served by the [[WESTlink (on-demand bus)|WESTlink on-demand bus]], available to the public Monday-Saturday.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://travelwest.info/westlink/#where |access-date=2023-06-05 |website=WESTlink |language=en-US}}</ref>
In December [[2006]] the owners of the shopping centre (Dominion Corporate Trustees) announced plans to enlarge and modernise it. In Phase 1 the main change will be an enlargement of the existing Tesco supermarket, using part of the Centre's car park. To compensate for the loss, the store will be on "stilts" with parking beneath.


Buses in Yate pick up and set down at Yate Bus Station which is at Yate Shopping Centre. A number of bus services also pass Yate railway station. [[Yate Park and Ride]] is located at the western edge of the town and has services to the town centre and to Bristol.
Also located near the shopping centre are [[Lidl]], [[Morrisons]] and [[B & Q]]. There are two [[Tesco]] Express stores in Yate: one on Station Road (half way between the shopping centre and Yate Railway Station) and one in Brimsham Park.


==Twin town==
A B&Q DIY store was built in the mid to late 1980s (along with two small housing estates), on the site of the old Newmans electric motor factory (which was demolished in the mid 1980s).
Yate is [[twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with [[Bad Salzdetfurth]] in Germany and [[Genieri]] in [[Gambia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.southglos.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/tourism-and-travel/town-twinning/|title=Town twinning|date=2018-12-12|website=South Gloucestershire Council|language=en|access-date=2019-10-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yatetowncouncil.gov.uk/yate-community/yate-genieri-link/|title=Yate Genieri Link|website=Yate Town Council|access-date=July 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227084855/http://www.yatetowncouncil.gov.uk/yate-community/yate-genieri-link/|archive-date=27 December 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>


== Amenities ==
==Media==
Regional local news and television programmes are provided by [[BBC West]] and [[ITV West Country]]. Television signals are received from the [[Mendip transmitting station|Mendip]] TV transmitter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Mendip|title= Full Freeview on the Mendip (Somerset, England) transmitter|date=1 May 2004|website=UK Free TV|accessdate=27 September 2023}}</ref> Because of its proximity to [[Wales]], [[BBC Wales]] and [[ITV Cymru Wales]] can also be received from the [[Wenvoe transmitting station|Wenvoe]] TV transmitter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Wenvoe|title= Full Freeview on the Wenvoe (Cardiff, Wales) transmitter|date=1 May 2004|website=UK Free TV|accessdate=27 September 2023}}</ref>
The town has a skatepark at Peghill. The Common (open space) on Westerleigh Road (variously also know as Yate Common or The German Fields)is used for dog walking, nature watching, kite flying and for circuses and fairs.


Local radio stations are [[BBC Radio Bristol]], [[Heart West]], [[Smooth Radio (2014)|Smooth Radio Bristol]], [[Greatest Hits Radio South West]] and community based station, Thornbury Radio.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://myyate.co.uk/yate/tv-radio |title=TV and radio stations|access-date=27 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thornbury.radio/|title=Thornby Radio|access-date=27 September 2023}}</ref>
The Common has a stretch of disused [[dual carriageway]] (locally called "The Road to Nowhere") which has been used for filming in TV programmes such as [[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]], when filming on a real road is not feasible.


Yate's local newspapers are [[Bristol Post|Evening Post]] and Gazette Series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gazetteseries.co.uk/news/yateandsodburynews/|title=Yate and Sodbury News (Gazette Series)|access-date=27 September 2023}}</ref>
The town also has several large parks and areas of open space. The largest of these is Kingsgate Park which has a large adventure playground for children.


==Future Plans==
==Local sport==
Yate and District Athletic Club<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.yateac.co.uk/ |title=Yate and District Athletic Club official website |access-date=5 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190121011101/https://yateac.co.uk/ |archive-date=21 January 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> is a track-and-field club based at [[Yate Outdoor Sports Complex]] (YOSC). Formed in 1983 by Mike Smith, an eight-lane track was completed in December 1988 and formally opened by Olympian, [[Lynn Davies]] in 1989. Floodlighting was added in 1992.
Yate and Chipping Sodbury has been earmarked for 5000 new homes to be built by 2026. While the location of the housing has yet to be decided, the expected areas are to the north of Yate, and towards [[Chipping Sodbury]].

Chipping Sodbury Cricket Club<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.chippingsodburycc.co.uk/ |title=Chipping Sodbury Cricket Club official website |access-date=30 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071005075543/http://www.chippingsodburycc.co.uk/ |archive-date=5 October 2007 |url-status=live }}</ref> is Yate's nearest cricket club, providing cricket for men, women, boys and girls. They play their home matches on their two grounds at the Ridings playing fields in Chipping Sodbury.


==Local Sport==
===Football===
===Football===
[[Yate Town F.C.]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.yatetownfc.com/Assets/Home |title=Yate Town F.C official website of Yate F.C. |access-date=24 April 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070322124207/http://www.yatetownfc.com/Assets/Home |archive-date=22 March 2007 |url-status=live }}</ref> play in the [[Southern League (football)|Southern League]] [[Southern League First Division South]]. There is also a ladies' football team, Yate Town Girls/Ladies FC,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.clubwebsite.co.uk/yatetowngirlsyouthfc/ |title=Yate Town Girls/Ladies FC |access-date=29 April 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070406043548/http://www.clubwebsite.co.uk/yatetowngirlsyouthfc/ |archive-date=6 April 2007 |url-status=live }}</ref> that play in local leagues. Yate is also home to Yate United Youth F.C., the largest local ''youth only'' football club, established in 1971. They play their home matches at Yate Outdoor Sports Complex, Sunnyside Playing Fields and Kelston Close playing fields.<ref>[http://www.yateunited.co.uk/ Official website of Yate United F.C.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070521040035/http://www.yateunited.co.uk/ |date=21 May 2007 }},</ref> The largest local club is St. Nicholas F.C. Otherwise known as St. Nick's, this club has a total of 21 teams, including two ladies and one men's team. They play at The Ridings, Wickwar Road, Chipping Sodbury. The women's first team, [[St Nicholas L.F.C.]], play in South West Division One of the [[FA Women's Premier League]], and play their home games at Yate Town's ground on Lodge Road.
[[Yate Town F.C.]]<ref>[http://www.yatetownfc.com/Assets/Home Yate Town F.C] Official Website of Yate F.C.</ref>,plays in [[Southern League (football)|Southern League]] [[Southern League Premier Division|Premier Division]].<br>
There is also a ladies football team, Yate Town Girls/Ladies FC <ref>[http://www.clubwebsite.co.uk/yatetowngirlsyouthfc/ Yate Town Girls/Ladies FC] </ref>, that plays in local leagues.<br>
A junior team, Yate United F.C. <ref> [http://www.yateunited.co.uk/ Yate United F.C.] Official website of Yate United F.C.</ref>, provides competitive youth football.

===Netball===
Chipping Sodbury Netball Club practices weekly at Yate Outdoor Sports Centre. They have several league teams, and train junior girls ranging from the ages of 11-16, and adults of all ages.

===Athletics===
Yate and District Athletic Club <ref>[http://www.yateac.org.uk/ Yate and District Athletic Club]
Official Website. </ref>
are a track and field club based at the Yate Outdoor Sports Centre.


===Hockey===
===Hockey===
Yate Hockey Club runs teams from adult to junior.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.yatehockey.com/ |title=Yate Hockey Club official website |access-date=15 June 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929141511/http://www.yatehockey.com/ |archive-date=29 September 2007 |url-status=live }}</ref> Its home ground is Yate Outdoor Sports Complex, which it shares with Badminton and Pucklechurch Hockey Club.
Yate Hockey Club <ref>[http://www.yatehockey.com/ Yate Hockey Club]
Official Website. </ref> run teams from adult through to junior.


===Rugby===
== Famous Inhabitants ==
Yate Rugby Football Club<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/yaterfc/ |title=Yate Rugby Club Official Website |access-date=2 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202101033/http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/yaterfc/ |archive-date=2 December 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> were founded 2016 by club owner and founder Stewart Stacey.<ref>{{cite web |title=Yate RFC look forward to their first ever match on Saturday |url=https://www.gazetteseries.co.uk/sport/14758249.rugby-union-yate-rfc-look-forward-to-their-first-ever-match-on-saturday/ |publisher=Gazette |access-date=17 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510181826/https://www.gazetteseries.co.uk/sport/14758249.rugby-union-yate-rfc-look-forward-to-their-first-ever-match-on-saturday/ |archive-date=10 May 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> The club play their home fixtures at Yate Outdoor Sports Complex. Yate RFC currently play under Gloucestershire RFU, in Bristol & District 2 league they finished fourth place in the 2018/19 season, their highest league position in the club's history. The club have a second team known as Yate Yaks that play friendlies and raise money for charity.
*The author of the [[Harry Potter]] series of books, [[J. K. Rowling]], was born in Yate, at [[Chipping Sodbury]] Hospital, and lived in early childhood at the nearby village of [[Winterbourne, Gloucestershire|Winterbourne]].
*Graffiti artist, [[Banksy]]<ref> [http://www.banksy.co.uk/ Banksy's Website] </ref> originates from Yate.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6343197.stm On the trail of artist Banksy] BBC News. Retrieved 12 February 2007</ref>
* The actor [[Alan Medcroft]] lived his early life in Yate & [[Chipping Sodbury]] and still lives nearby.
* Professional Wrestler Alex Steele lives in Yate


==Notable residents==
==Estates with in Yate==
* [[J.K. Rowling]], author of the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' fantasy series, was born in 1965 at the Chipping Sodbury Maternity Hospital on Station Road, Yate. Until the age of four, she lived with her parents in Sundridge Park, Yate.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=GJgbW9c9mpwC&pg=PA11 Connie Ann Kirk, ''J.K. Rowling: A Biography'', Greenwood Publishing Group, 2003, pp.11–12]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=LEnHs53G0j0C&pg=PA110 C. D. Miller, ''Harry Potter Places: Snitch-Seeking in Southern England and Wales, Book 3'', First Edition Design Pub., 2012, pp.110–113]</ref><ref>[http://www.gazetteseries.co.uk/news/9909520.Concerns_raised_about_future_of_former_cottage_hospital_site/ Lynne Hutchinson, ''Concerns raised about future of former Chipping Sodbury cottage hospital site'', Gazette Series, 6 September 2012] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140404155030/http://www.gazetteseries.co.uk/news/9909520.Concerns_raised_about_future_of_former_cottage_hospital_site/ |date=4 April 2014 }}. Retrieved 6 April 2013</ref>
*Goose Green
* [[Cole Skuse]], (born 29 March 1986) professional footballer.
*[[Abbotswood]]
*Rodford
*Stover
*North Yate
*Brimsham Park


==Location grid==
==Literary References to Yate==
{{Geographic Location
Yate was awarded the 45th worst place to live in the UK, according to the tonge-in-cheek ''Idler book of [[Crap Towns]]'' <ref>''Idler book of [[Crap Towns]]'' Eds. Sam Jordison and Dan Kieran, Box Tree 2003)</ref>
|title = '''Neighbouring town, villages and hamlets'''
|Northwest = [[Iron Acton]]
|North = [[Rangeworthy]]
|Northeast = [[Wickwar]]
|West = [[Coalpit Heath]]
|Centre = Yate
|East = [[Chipping Sodbury]]
|Southwest = [[Ram Hill]]
|South = [[Westerleigh]]
|Southeast = [[Codrington, South Gloucestershire|Codrington]]
}}


==Gallery==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
<gallery>
Image:yate.church.tower.1.arp.jpg|St. Mary's church tower
Image:yate.lych.arp.jpg|The lych gate. Inside this gate are the two war memorials
Image:yate.ww2.memorial.arp.jpg|WW2 memorial
Image:yate.ww1.memorial.arp.jpg|WW1 memorial
Image:yate.parnall.memorial.arp.jpg|The Parnall memorial in the churchyard
Image:yate.churchyard.from.above.arp.jpg|Tombs in the churchyard, seen from the church tower
Image:yate.st.marys.school.arp.jpg|St. Mary's Church of England school in Church road
Image:yate.church.view.arp.jpg|A very small part of Yate. The shopping centre is top right
Image:yate.fire.station.arp.jpg|The fire station (red doors), the ambulance station is to its right. In the foreground is middle to high income housing
Image:yate.daffodils.arp.jpg|A display of spring daffodils on Rodford Way
Image:yate.kingsgate.park.arp.jpg|The lake in Kingsgate Park
Image:yate.white.lion.arp.jpg|The White Lion pub at the shopping centre
Image:yate.stanshawes.court.arp.jpg|Stanshawes Court Hotel, an 1871 Victorian mansion in Kingsgate Park
</gallery>


==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Yate, Gloucestershire|Yate}}


{{Gloucestershire}}
*[http://www.yateonline.co.uk/ Yate & Chipping Sodbury Guide] Guide to Yate & Chipping Sodbury
*[http://www.sodburyplayers.org.uk/ Sodbury Players] Local amateur dramatics group in the Yate and Chipping Sodbury area
*[http://www.yateheritage.co.uk Yate & District Heritage Centre] Official website
*[http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/YAE.html Yate Railway Station] Station information
*[http://www.bristol-rail.co.uk/yatestation.php Yate Railway Station] Bristol railway archive
*[http://www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/localpages/BeatDetails.aspx?BeatID=269 Yate Beat] Avon and Somerset Constabulary.
*[http://www.localfocus.blogspot.com Local Focus] Events and issues in Yate - Local Liberal Democrats web site
*[http://www.yatetownsc.com Yate Town Supporters Club] Yate Town F C Supporters Club and football forum


==References==
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[[Category:Towns in South Gloucestershire]]

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Yate
Clockwise from top: Yate shopping centre, Poole Court, Stanshawes Court, Townscape and St Mary's Church
Yate is located in Gloucestershire
Yate
Yate
Location within Gloucestershire
Population23,703 (2021 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceST7182
Civil parish
  • Yate
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBRISTOL
Postcode districtBS37
Dialling code01454
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Gloucestershire
51°32′25″N 2°24′40″W / 51.5402°N 2.410989°W / 51.5402; -2.410989

Yate is a town and civil parish in South Gloucestershire, England. It lies just to the southwest of the Cotswold Hills and is 12 miles (19 kilometres) northeast of Bristol and 12 miles (19 kilometres) from Bath.

Developing from a small village into a town from the 1950s onwards, the 2011 census listed Yate's parish population as 21,789.[2] The market town of Chipping Sodbury (population 5,045) is contiguous with Yate to the east. In addition, a large southern section of the built-up area spills over into the parish of Dodington (population 8,206), and as a result, the total population of Yate's urban area is estimated at 35,000.

Location

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Yate is located to the northeast of Bristol, which is 12 miles (19 kilometres) away by road. Yate is surrounded by a vast amount of countryside and is situated to the south-west of the Cotswolds. The A432 is the main road through Yate and runs through the centre of the town.[3]

History

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Coat of arms of Yate

The first mention of Yate is the existence of a religious house in about AD 770; Yate is also mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. The name is derived from the Old English word giete or gete, meaning 'a gateway into a forest area'.[4]

During the Anglo-Saxon period and well into medieval times, most of this part of south Gloucestershire was covered with forest. Through the centuries the land was cleared for farming.

The town's parish church, St Mary's,[5] dates from Norman times. It was altered during the 15th century and was extensively restored in 1970. St Mary's Primary School,[6] situated outside the churchyard walls, was built on the site of a former poorhouse.

It was the opening of the railway station in 1844, as part of Bristol and Gloucester Railway, that established Yate, with Station Road becoming the central thoroughfare. The cattle and produce markets were held around this road, and businesses were established there. Yate railway station was closed by the Beeching cuts in January 1965, but was reopened in May 1989;[7] the Brunel-built engine shed is preserved nearby.

Major growth in Yate started in the early 1920s with the construction of the Moorland Road estates behind Station Road, close to the Parnall aeroplane factory. In the 1950s the Ridge housing estate was developed. The area between these estates was still being mined for celestine and therefore could not be built on until the mineral had been extracted.

In the 1960s Yate was designated as a development area and the building boom began. The creation of a new town included a large retail shopping area, sports and leisure development together with public buildings.[8]

In the 1960s the area around Stanshawes was exhausted of celestine and the housing boom started with the major construction taking place in the south. Much of this development was planned using the Radburn model, a design that created a vehicle-free environment by the use of green spaces and linking paths at the front of the houses. This model was used until the late 1980s and early 1990s, when the planners reverted to traditional street design methods for the development of the remainder of North Yate, Brimsham Park and the Newmans factory site.

When a secondary school was built in the late 1970s, it was supposed to be called Brinsham Green School, after Brinsham Lane at nearby Yate Rocks. Owing to a spelling error, however, it was in fact called Brimsham Green School.[9] The town further expanded in the 1990s and 2000s with the construction of housing at North Yate. This housing estate continued to use the corrupted name of Brimsham. To locals the area is known as Brimsham Park.

Yate railway yard

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During the Second World War, a railway transfer yard was constructed for the United States Army, probably as part of Operation Bolero to assist the buildup of troops and stores before D-Day. Two large storage sheds survived on the site until 2008.

At the end of the Second World War, the site was taken over by the Royal Navy and became known as the Sea Transport Stores Depot. It was occupied by the Highways Agency until the sheds were demolished for development.

Oxford Archaeology[10] has been commissioned to undertake an investigation as to the military significance of this site. The opinion of Bristol Industrial Archaeological Society has also been sought.[11]

Administration

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Yate is represented in the UK Parliament by the constituency of Thornbury and Yate.

Central Yate from an aircraft (2017), including the Sports Centre, shopping centre, Yate Academy and the Parish Church

Historically part of Gloucestershire until 1974 it then became part of the district of Northavon within the newly formed county of Avon. In 1996, Avon was abolished, and the area became part of the unitary authority of South Gloucestershire and rejoined the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire.[2] Yate Town Council provides local services, which are displayed on their website.[12]

Industry

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Before the Second World War, Yate had an aircraft manufacturing industry (Parnall) with a grass aerodrome.[13] During the Second World War, Parnall specialised in making gun turrets. A number of people were killed in raids by the Luftwaffe on the factory in February and March 1941.[14]

Following the war, the Parnall factory turned to the manufacture of domestic goods and was famous for its washing machines. In 1958 Parnall merged with Radiation Ltd to become known as Jackson, producing the Jackson range of cookers. Through mergers and acquisitions, Jacksons is now part of Indesit and the Jackson name is no longer used.

Newman's of Bristol had a large factory on Station Road, from 1932 until the 1980s, in its heyday in the 1960s, employing over 1,500 people.

Yate has had three natural products associated with it: limestone to the east, celestine or spar near the centre of the town and coal to the west.

The need for limestone increased with the growth of roads, while the demand for coal grew with the diminishing supply of timber. Celestine, the major strontium mineral, was first dug in the late 1880s and was initially used for the refining of sugar beet. At one time Yate's celestine accounted for 95 per cent of the world's production.[15] It colours flames red, and so was important for pyrotechnics such as fireworks, military and signal flares and tracer bullets. The last commercial excavation of celestine from the Yate area was for use during the Vietnam War. The mining company, Bristol Mineral and Land Co, closed in 1994.

Amenities

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Kingsgate Park

The town has a skatepark at Peghill. Yate Common on Westerleigh Road is used for dog walking, nature watching, kite flying, circuses and fairs.

The common has a stretch of unused dual carriageway (51°31′56″N 2°26′02″W / 51.532282°N 2.433879°W / 51.532282; -2.433879), known as the "Road to Nowhere", which has been used for filming in TV programmes such as Casualty.[16] This was part of a scheme to create a bypass from Rodford Way in South Yate to Nibley.[17] The scheme was only partially completed in 1974, the year when Yate became a part of Avon. Completion of the road would have entailed building a bridge over the railway, but finance for this was never made available. The town has several parks and areas of open space. The largest of these is Kingsgate Park, which has an adventure playground for children. The town is served by a community radio station, GLOSS FM which broadcasts 365 days a year on its webcasts and twice a year on 87.7 MHz FM. A Cineworld cinema opened in the new Riverside shopping centre in April 2016. The town benefits from a four appliance fire station, with a retained Crew 24 hours and then further tenders staffed on a voluntary basis. Next to the fire station is a 6 bay ambulance station with a further 3 ambulances and 2 response cars stabled outside.

Yate shopping centre has over 100 shops

Construction of a pedestrianised shopping centre of around a hundred shops began in the early-to-mid-1960s.[18] The shopping centre was opened by Patricia Phoenix, Mary Rand and Ted Ray. As in most British new towns, modern art was incorporated, in the form of the Four Seasons sculpture, and a spire-shaped sculpture, which could be seen for miles. This sculpture existed until the early 1990s when it was removed during the revamping of the centre, which included the erection of glass roofs over the walkways. An extension to East Walk was constructed at the start of the 1980s, and an extension to West Walk was constructed in the early 1990s. During the 1980s and into the mid-1990s, the shopping centre hosted Yate's annual festival. On opening day a celebrity launched the festival by releasing balloons. In December 2006, the owners of the shopping centre (Dominion Corporate Trustees) announced plans to enlarge and modernise it.

Transport

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Railway

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Main article: Yate railway station

Yate railway station serves the town. The railway station is located on the main Bristol to Birmingham line between Bristol Parkway and Cam & Dursley, and is operated by Great Western Railway.

Buses

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Bus services within the Yate area are mainly provided by First West of England. Other operators who provide bus services to/from Yate include Coachstyle, Eurocoaches and Stagecoach West.

Regular bus services link Yate with Bristol city centre. There are also buses from Yate running to Bath, Cribbs Causeway, Malmesbury, Tetbury and Westonbirt Arboretum. Additionally, buses link Yate to a number of other towns/villages within South Gloucestershire and west Wiltshire including Acton Turville, Badminton, Charfield, Chipping Sodbury, Downend, Emersons Green, Filton, Fishponds, Frenchay, Iron Acton, Kingswood, Luckington, Pucklechurch, Mangotsfield, Old Sodbury, Sherston, Staple Hill, Thornbury, Tormarton, Westerleigh, Wick, Winterbourne and Wotton-under-Edge.

Yate is also served by the WESTlink on-demand bus, available to the public Monday-Saturday.[19]

Buses in Yate pick up and set down at Yate Bus Station which is at Yate Shopping Centre. A number of bus services also pass Yate railway station. Yate Park and Ride is located at the western edge of the town and has services to the town centre and to Bristol.

Twin town

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Yate is twinned with Bad Salzdetfurth in Germany and Genieri in Gambia.[20][21]

Media

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Regional local news and television programmes are provided by BBC West and ITV West Country. Television signals are received from the Mendip TV transmitter.[22] Because of its proximity to Wales, BBC Wales and ITV Cymru Wales can also be received from the Wenvoe TV transmitter.[23]

Local radio stations are BBC Radio Bristol, Heart West, Smooth Radio Bristol, Greatest Hits Radio South West and community based station, Thornbury Radio.[24][25]

Yate's local newspapers are Evening Post and Gazette Series.[26]

Local sport

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Yate and District Athletic Club[27] is a track-and-field club based at Yate Outdoor Sports Complex (YOSC). Formed in 1983 by Mike Smith, an eight-lane track was completed in December 1988 and formally opened by Olympian, Lynn Davies in 1989. Floodlighting was added in 1992.

Chipping Sodbury Cricket Club[28] is Yate's nearest cricket club, providing cricket for men, women, boys and girls. They play their home matches on their two grounds at the Ridings playing fields in Chipping Sodbury.

Football

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Yate Town F.C.[29] play in the Southern League Southern League First Division South. There is also a ladies' football team, Yate Town Girls/Ladies FC,[30] that play in local leagues. Yate is also home to Yate United Youth F.C., the largest local youth only football club, established in 1971. They play their home matches at Yate Outdoor Sports Complex, Sunnyside Playing Fields and Kelston Close playing fields.[31] The largest local club is St. Nicholas F.C. Otherwise known as St. Nick's, this club has a total of 21 teams, including two ladies and one men's team. They play at The Ridings, Wickwar Road, Chipping Sodbury. The women's first team, St Nicholas L.F.C., play in South West Division One of the FA Women's Premier League, and play their home games at Yate Town's ground on Lodge Road.

Hockey

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Yate Hockey Club runs teams from adult to junior.[32] Its home ground is Yate Outdoor Sports Complex, which it shares with Badminton and Pucklechurch Hockey Club.

Rugby

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Yate Rugby Football Club[33] were founded 2016 by club owner and founder Stewart Stacey.[34] The club play their home fixtures at Yate Outdoor Sports Complex. Yate RFC currently play under Gloucestershire RFU, in Bristol & District 2 league they finished fourth place in the 2018/19 season, their highest league position in the club's history. The club have a second team known as Yate Yaks that play friendlies and raise money for charity.

Notable residents

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  • J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter fantasy series, was born in 1965 at the Chipping Sodbury Maternity Hospital on Station Road, Yate. Until the age of four, she lived with her parents in Sundridge Park, Yate.[35][36][37]
  • Cole Skuse, (born 29 March 1986) professional footballer.

Location grid

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References

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  1. ^ "Yate". City population. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b "About Yate". Yate Town Council. Archived from the original on 16 December 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  3. ^ "A432". SABRE. Archived from the original on 10 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
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