Hartcliffe
| Hartcliffe | |
|---|---|
| Population | Expression error: "11,253[1]" must be numeric |
| OS grid reference | ST584679 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BRISTOL |
| Postcode district | BS |
| Dialling code | 0117 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Avon |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Hartcliffe is a district of Bristol, England. It is a council estate on the southern edges of the city next to Withywood, on the northern slopes of Dundry Hill. Construction started in 1952 after the compulsory purchase of a number of pre-existing farms. A small shopping area was built (Symes Avenue), and the first church (St Andrew) opened in 1956.
Imperial Tobacco once had offices and a factory in Hartcliffe. These are now empty, and the subject of redevelopment opportunities.
Hartcliffe and Withywood Community Partnership (HWCP) was formed by local residents in 1998 to help support the regeneration and renewal of the area.
In 1992 there was a riot in Hartcliffe after two alleged bike thieves were killed in a chase with a police patrol car. The disturbance lasted for 3 days.
Hartcliffe has a poor reputation with people in Bristol due to high levels of poverty and crime.
The name is from the Saxon Here Cliff.
Schools within Hartcliffe include Teyfant Community School, Fair Furlong primary school, Hareclive primary school and Hartcliffe Engineering College.
Symes Avenue is the District Shopping Centre serving the outer estates of Hartcliffe and Withywood with a total population of around 20,000 people. The estates, built in the 1950s and 1960's, have long been identified as suffering a multitude of different problems which characterise a deprived and socially excluded community.
It is widely acknowledged that Symes Avenue has been in continual decline since the early 1990s and is now a key regeneration site. It is generally regarded as one of Bristol's most visually depressing areas. At the present time it is undergoing redevelopment with a Morrison's supermarket being installed.
References
- ^ "Hartcliffe" (PDF). 2001 Census Ward Information Sheet. Retrieved 2007-02-20.