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Coordinates: 51°27′13″N02°35′51″W51.45361°N 2.59750°W. This article is about the city in England. For other uses, see Bristol (disambiguation). Bristol ( / ˈbrɪstəl / ⓘ) is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, the most populous city in the region.
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Description: city in South West England, United Kingdom; Categories: big city, port settlement, city of United Kingdom and locality; Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe; View on OpenStreetMap
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It is between the counties of Gloucestershire and Somerset. In 1373, King Edward III ordered that it should be a county itself forever. However, it lost county status in 1974, the year after its 600-year celebrations. It became the largest district within the new Avoncounty. Avon was never popular and was abolished in 1996, when county status retur...
The Bristol name means "the place where the bridge is" in Old English. It has been a port for 800 years. Now, ships are too big to reach it. It has a new seaport at Avonmouth.
Some of the most notable people who are currently living, or who are from the city include: 1. Banksy - graffiti artist 2. Stephen Merchant- writer and comedian 3. Russell Howard - comedian and television presenter
3 days ago · Bristol is located about 120 miles (190 km) west of London at the confluence of the Rivers Avon and Frome. Just west of the city, the Avon flows into the estuary of the River Severn, which itself empties into Bristol Channel of the Atlantic Ocean, about 8 miles to the northwest. Bristol is a historic seaport and commercial centre.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
18th-century map of the city and region around Bristol, England. NW Prospect of Bristol, 1734 SE Prospect of Bristol, 1734. Bristol Bridge, the only way of crossing the river without using a ferry, was rebuilt between 1764 and 1768. The earlier medieval bridge was too narrow and congested to cope with the amount of traffic that needed to use it.
South West England. Region. From top, left to right: Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol; the Cotswolds; Stonehenge; Newquay; Bath; Dartmoor; Torquay; Durdle Door. South West England, highlighted in red on a beige political map of England. Coordinates: 50°58′N 3°13′W / . 50.96°N 3.22°W. / 50.96; -3.22.
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Bristol is a county in South West England at latitude 51°26′54.02″ North, longitude 2°35′17.30″ West. Bristol ( 57539 57539 ) is a city, unitary authority and ceremonial county in the South West of England, 115 miles west of London with a population of 400,000.
