Historic churches · South West England
Easton, Bristol
Easton is an inner city area of the city of Bristol in the United Kingdom. Informally the area is considered to stretch east of Bristol city centre and the M32 motorway, centred on Lawrence Hill. Its
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- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
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Easton is an inner city area of the city of Bristol in the United Kingdom. Informally the area is considered to stretch east of Bristol city centre and the M32 motorway, centred on Lawrence Hill. Its southern and eastern borders are less defined, merging into St Philip's Marsh and Eastville. The area includes the Lawrence Hill and Barton Hill estates. In administrative terms, Easton comprises the electoral wards of Easton and part of Lawrence Hill. It is located within the Bristol East constituency. The electoral ward of Easton includes parts of the localities of Netham and Whitehall, and a large part of Greenbank. The Bristol & Bath Railway Path passes through the ward. Easton is noted for its culturally diverse community, centred on the shopping streets of Stapleton Road and St Marks Road, the latter noted for the exuberant sculpted signs that hang above many of the shop doors and the architecturally striking illuminated dome of Easton Mosque. There are a number of East African and Indian subcontinent restaurants and shops specialising in organic and ethnic foods.
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Easton is an inner city area of the city of Bristol in the United Kingdom. Informally the area is considered to stretch east of Bristol city centre and the M32 motorway, centred on Lawrence Hill. Its southern and eastern borders are less defined, merging into St Philip's Marsh and Eastville. The area includes the Lawrence Hill and Barton Hill estates. In administrative terms, Easton comprises the electoral wards of Easton and part of Lawrence Hill. It is located within the Bristol East constituency. The electoral ward of Easton includes parts of the localities of Netham and Whitehall, and a large part of Greenbank. The Bristol & Bath Railway Path passes through the ward. Easton is noted for its culturally diverse community, centred on the shopping streets of Stapleton Road and St Marks Road, the latter noted for the exuberant sculpted signs that hang above many of the shop doors and the architecturally striking illuminated dome of Easton Mosque. There are a number of East African and Indian subcontinent restaurants and shops specialising in organic and ethnic foods.
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Background
History
In the medieval period Easton lay within the Royal Forest of Kingswood in the manor of Barton Regis. The name Easton is probably derived from the Anglo-Saxon East Tun meaning East Farm. The earliest documentary reference to Easton is Chester and Master's 1610 Map of Kingswood, which depicts three settlements: Upper Easton, which was centered on Easton Road, Lower Easton, which was centered on St Marks Road, and Baptist Mills, on the east bank of the River Frome. In the post-medieval period the area became increasingly industrial with large scale extraction of coal, clay and sand occurring across the area. In the 19th century most of Easton was developed for housing. In the late 1950s and…
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- Coordinates
- 51.4591, -2.5699
- District
- Bristol, City of
- Parish
- Bristol, City of, unparished area
- Postcode
- BS5 0XB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bristol East
- Official site
- www.bristol.gov.uk
Sources
- wikipedia: Easton, Bristol (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Easton, Bristol?
- Easton, Bristol is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode BS5 0XB), in the parish of Bristol, City of, unparished area.
- Is Easton, Bristol free to visit?
- Yes, Easton, Bristol is free to enter.
- How do I get to Easton, Bristol?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BS5 0XB. It sits within the Bristol East parliamentary constituency.