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'''St. George''' is a district of [[Bristol]], [[England]] on the edge of the |
'''St. George''' is a district of [[Bristol]], [[England]] on the Eastern edge of the city boundary. |
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St George was originally in [[Gloucestershire]] |
St George was originally outside the city boundary in [[Gloucestershire]], the terminus of the tram line from Bristol was in Beaconsfield Road. It became a [[civil parish]] (Bristol St George) in 1866, and briefly an [[Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland)|urban district]] from 1894 to 1898. The parish and urban district were absorbed into Bristol in 1898.<ref>[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10108214/relationships Vision of Britain: St George UD]</ref> |
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Troopers' Hill is a local landmark |
Troopers' Hill chimney is a local landmark. St George was a mining area from the early 19th century (coal and fireclay) until 1904 when the last fireclay mines were abandoned.<ref>{{cite web |title=Friends of Troopers Hill|url=http://www.troopers-hill.org.uk/history.htm |accessdate= 2009-04-21}}</ref> It was declared as a Local Nature Reserve (LNR) on 22 June 1995.<ref>{{cite web |title=Public Notice|url=http://www.troopers-hill.org.uk/sundry/declaration.gif |accessdate= 2009-04-21}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | John Armitstead, a colliery proprietor, had a pit between Church Road and Whitehall Road, where he installed a pumping engine for raising coal. Power was generated from water by means of a fire and the device was called a fire engine. It stood on land which came to be known as the Engine Ground, this is reflected in the name of a local public house, the Fire Engine. |
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St George was outside the city boundary until 1860 and it marked the end of the tram line from Bristol, the terminus being in Beaconsfield Road. Nowadays, the area is not so much out on a limb, but is still a community in its own right, with plenty of shops and pubs, while the abandoned chimney at Troopers Hill serves as a prominent landmark. |
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The St George Fountain <ref>{{cite web |title=Landmark Bristol fountain will be restored to former glory Read more|url=http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/landmark-bristol-fountain-restored-glory/story-13818332-detail/story.html |accessdate= 2016-09-15}}</ref> is a Victorian water fountain on the main Church Road which forks at this point to become Clouds Hill Road to Kingswood and Summerhill Road to Hanham |
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Its history is caught up in mining, which began in the early 19th century and ran until 1904, when the last fireclay mines were abandoned. Now only pit names remain as a reminder, such as Deep Pit Road. |
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| ⚫ | John Armitstead, a colliery proprietor, had a pit between Church Road and Whitehall Road, where he installed a pumping engine for raising coal. Power was generated from water by means of a fire and the device was called a fire engine. It stood on land which came to be known as the Engine Ground |
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The St George Fountain is a Victorian construction which divides the main Church Road which forks at this point to Kingswood and Hanham. The road was also once the boundary between Bristol and Gloucestershire. |
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Revision as of 14:22, 15 September 2016
| St George | |
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 Boundaries of St George West and East wards, shown within Bristol. | |
| Population | 11,348 (2001.Ward)(East)[1] 10,929 (2001.Ward)(West)[2] |
| OS grid reference | ST626734 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BRISTOL |
| Postcode district | BS5 |
| Dialling code | 0117 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Avon |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
St. George is a district of Bristol, England on the Eastern edge of the city boundary.
St George was originally outside the city boundary in Gloucestershire, the terminus of the tram line from Bristol was in Beaconsfield Road. It became a civil parish (Bristol St George) in 1866, and briefly an urban district from 1894 to 1898. The parish and urban district were absorbed into Bristol in 1898.[3]
Troopers' Hill chimney is a local landmark. St George was a mining area from the early 19th century (coal and fireclay) until 1904 when the last fireclay mines were abandoned.[4] It was declared as a Local Nature Reserve (LNR) on 22 June 1995.[5]
John Armitstead, a colliery proprietor, had a pit between Church Road and Whitehall Road, where he installed a pumping engine for raising coal. Power was generated from water by means of a fire and the device was called a fire engine. It stood on land which came to be known as the Engine Ground, this is reflected in the name of a local public house, the Fire Engine.
The St George Fountain [6] is a Victorian water fountain on the main Church Road which forks at this point to become Clouds Hill Road to Kingswood and Summerhill Road to Hanham
- ^ "St George East" (PDF). 2001 Census Ward Information Sheet. Retrieved 2007-02-21.
- ^ "St George West" (PDF). 2001 Census Ward Information Sheet. Retrieved 2007-02-21.
- ^ Vision of Britain: St George UD
- ^ "Friends of Troopers Hill". Retrieved 2009-04-21.
- ^ "Public Notice". Retrieved 2009-04-21.
- ^ "Landmark Bristol fountain will be restored to former glory Read more". Retrieved 2016-09-15.
