Bristol [28 photos] in ST5973 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland

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Bristol

Bristol ( ) is a cathedral city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, the most populous city in the region. Built around the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. The county is in the West of England combined authority area, which includes the Greater Bristol area (eleventh most populous urban area in the United Kingdom) and nearby places such as Bath. Bristol is the second largest city in Southern England, after the capital London.

Iron Age hillforts and Roman villas were built near the confluence of the rivers Frome and Avon. Bristol received a royal charter in 1155 and was historically divided between Gloucestershire and Somerset until 1373 when it became a county corporate. From the 13th to the 18th century, Bristol was among the top three English cities, after London, in tax receipts. A major port, Bristol was a starting place for early voyages of exploration to the New World. At the height of the Bristol slave trade, from 1700 to 1807, more than 2,000 slave ships carried an estimated 500,000 people from Africa to slavery in the Americas. The Port of Bristol has since moved from Bristol Harbour in the city centre to the Severn Estuary at Avonmouth and Royal Portbury Dock.

The city's modern economy is built on the creative media, electronics and aerospace industries; the city-centre docks have been redeveloped as cultural and heritage centres. There are a variety of artistic and sporting organisations and venues including the Royal West of England Academy, the Arnolfini, Ashton Gate and the Memorial Ground. The city has two universities; the University of Bristol and the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol). It is connected to the world by Bristol Airport; to the rest of the Great Britain via Bristol Temple Meads and Bristol Parkway mainline rail stations; by road by both the south-west to West Midlands M5 and the London to South Wales M4 (which connect to the city centre by the Portway and M32).
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by Geographer

Created: Sun, 11 Aug 2019, Updated: Sun, 11 Aug 2019

28 images use this description: (all images taken in 2017)

ST5973 : Roadsigns on the A4044 Bond Street by Geographer

ST5973 : A4044 Bond Street, Bristol by Geographer

ST5973 : St. James Approach, Bristol by Geographer

ST5973 : A38 North Street, Bristol by Geographer

ST5973 : Entrance to St. James Barton Car Park by Geographer

ST5973 : Beatties Bristol Lodekka Bus by Geographer

ST5973 : Holiday Inn, Bristol City Centre, Bond Street, Bristol by Geographer

ST5973 : St. James Barton NCP Car Park by Geographer

ST5873 : Premier Inn, Bristol by Geographer

ST5973 : Entrance to Holiday Inn, Bristol by Geographer

ST5973 : Roadsign off the A1044 Bond Street by Geographer

ST5973 : Bristol Sculpture by Geographer

ST5973 : Subway under St. James Approach by Geographer

ST5973 : Pedestrian area on St. James Approach roundabout by Geographer

ST5973 : Holiday Inn, Bristol by Geographer

ST5973 : St. James' Barton Map sign by Geographer

ST5973 : Pedestrian Entrance to St.James Barton NCP Car Park by Geographer

ST5973 : St. James Barton NCP Car Park Pay Station by Geographer

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