St Helen's church in Alveston Alveston is a commuter village of roughly 3000 people[1] about a mile south of Thornbury, South Gloucestershire and approximately 13 miles north of Bristol, England. It is twinned with Courville sur Eure, France. It has two hotels, a variety of small shops, several parks and fields, two churches and a Hyundai car dealership. Map sources for Thornbury, South Gloucestershire at grid reference ST637900 Coat of arms of Thornbury Motto: Decus Sabrinae Vallis (Latin: You never expect the spanish inquisition) Thornbury is a historic market town in South Gloucestershire, England, approximately 11 miles (18km) north of the city of Bristol, with a population of...
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Alveston is the gateway to the first Severn Bridge from the A38 and Thornbury. It is also the home of Thornbury Cricket Club and Marlwood secondary school. For the Ontario community, see Severn Bridge, Ontario. ...
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In the 19th century, the village of Alveston was centred on Church Farm, on the lane leading from Rudgeway to Iron Acton. Most people consider the modern Alveston to be centred on the Ship Inn. In the 19th century, the area around the Ship Inn was known as Alveston Green. Rudgeway is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. ...
Iron Acton is a small village near Yate, South Gloucestershire. ...
The main road to Gloucester originally passed the Ship Inn, before turning east to join the current line of the A38 trunk road. A short bypass was added during the 20th Century. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ...
Marlwood School Marlwood School is a mixed comprehensive which serves Alveston and the surrounding area. The school was founded in 1606 as Thornbury's grammar school [1], but relocated to its present site in 1972 when it became comprehensive. It is so named because of its location adjacent to the Marlwood Estate. 2006 marked the school's 400th anniversary, and several events took place in celebration. Marlwood School (founded 1606) is a comprehensive secondary school located in Alveston, South Gloucestershire. ...
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A grammar school is a school that may, depending on regional usage as exemplified below, provide either secondary education or, a much less common usage, primary education (also known as elementary). Grammar schools trace their origins back to medieval Europe, as schools in which university preparatory subjects, such as Latin...
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Coordinates: 51.59144° N 2.53261° W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
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Abson is a hamlet in South Gloucestershire, England. ...
Acton Turville is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. ...
Location within the British Isles Almondsbury is a large village near junction 16 of the M5 motorway, in South Gloucestershire, England. ...
The concrete path, with the Severn Bridge in the background. ...
Awkley is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. ...
Badminton, England is famous for its Horse Trials, that take place early in May of each year on the grounds of the Duke of Beauforts residence, Badminton House. ...
Bagstone is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. ...
Bitton is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. ...
Bradley Stoke is an extensive housing estate in South Gloucestershire, England. ...
Bridgeyate is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. ...
Cadbury Heath is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. ...
Catbrain hill, or simply known as Catbrain, is a small village near the north of Bristol, at the edge of the county of South Gloucestershire, England. ...
Charfield is a village in South Gloucestershire, England lying near the Little Avon River and south-west of the town of Wotton-under-Edge. ...
Charlton was the name of a small hamlet lying between the old Filton Bypass and Cribbs Causeway. ...
Chipping Sodbury School ROOLZ Chipping Sodbury is a market town in South Gloucestershire, England, founded in the 12th century by William Crassus. ...
Churchend is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. ...
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Codrington is a village in South Gloucestershire. ...
Cold Ashton is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. ...
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Cromhall is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. ...
Downend War Memorial A mural of W. G. Grace in Downend Downend - a suburb of Bristol in South Gloucestershire, England is located to the North East of Bristol and bordered by the Bristol City suburb of Fishponds to its south west and the South Gloucestershire suburbs of Staple Hill to...
Doynton is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. ...
Duckhole is a small village within view of Oldbury Nuclear Power Station in South Gloucestershire, England. ...
Dyrham is a village in Gloucestershire, England. ...
Easter Compton is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. ...
Elberton is a village in South Gloucestershire. ...
Emersons Green is a residential area on the northern outskirts of Bristol, England. ...
Engine Common is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. ...
Falfield is a village near the northern border of South Gloucestershire. ...
Filton is a town in South Gloucestershire, England, on the northern outskirts of the city of Bristol, about 4. ...
Frampton Cotterell is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. ...
Frenchay is a suburb of Bristol, England, to the north east of the city, but located mainly in South Gloucestershire and the Civil Parish of Winterbourne. ...
Hallen is a village near the northern Bristol city boundary, but is actually in South Gloucestershire. ...
Snow on Hambrook Common Hambrook is a village in South Gloucestershire, on the outskirts of Bristol, England. ...
Hanham is a village near Bristol, England, situated on the A431 between Bristol and Bath. ...
Harry Stoke is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. ...
Hawkesbury is a village and civil parish in the South Gloucestershire unitary authority in England. ...
Hawkesbury Upton is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. ...
Hill, Gloucestershire is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. ...
Hillesley is a village in Gloucestershire, England. ...
Hinton is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. ...
Horton is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. ...
Ingst is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. ...
Iron Acton is a small village near Yate, South Gloucestershire. ...
Itchington is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. ...
Kingswood is a town in South Gloucestershire, England; it is on the eastern outskirts of Bristol (see below). ...
Latteridge is a hamlet in South Gloucestershire, England. ...
Little Badminton is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. ...
Little Sodbury is an English village in South Gloucestershire a little east of Chipping Sodbury. ...
Little Stoke is an area near Stoke Gifford and Filton. ...
Littleton-upon-Severn is a village in South Gloucestershire near the mouth of the River Severn and is located to the west of Thornbury. ...
Longwell Green is a suburb of the east fringe of Bristol, located along the A431 Bath Road and near the river Avon at grid reference ST658710 ==History== History of Queens Head Public House Willsbridge At the bottom of Willsbridge and Brockham hills, on a busy Bath to Bristol road...
Rodway Hill, Mangotsfield. ...
Marshfield is a village in the local government area of South Gloucestershire, England, on the borders of the counties of Wiltshire and Somerset. ...
Milbury Heath is in South Gloucestershire, located south east of Thornbury. ...
Morton, split into Upper and Lower Morton, are areas of farmland to the north east of Thornbury, in South Gloucestershire. ...
New Passage is a small hamlet in South Gloucestershire, located on the banks of the Severn estuary near the village of Pilning. ...
Hugh Nibley Nibley is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. ...
North Common is a village just outside of Warmley, Bristol, in South Gloucestershire, England. ...
Northwick is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. ...
Old Down is a village located just south of Alveston, South Gloucestershire. ...
Old Sodbury is a small village to the east of Chipping Sodbury and Yate in South Gloucestershire. ...
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Oldbury-on-Severn is a small village near the mouth of the River Severn in South Gloucestershire. ...
Oldland Common is a small village situated in South Gloucestershire, England, on the outskirts of Bristol (grid reference ST67414,71732). ...
Olveston is a small village and larger parish in South Gloucestershire, England. ...
Over is a village in South Gloucestershire, England, situated about 10 km north-west of Bristol. ...
The Mall, an out-of-town shopping centre at Patchway. ...
Pennsylvania is a small village in South Gloucestershire, England. ...
Pilning is a village in South Gloucestershire, England, close to Redwick and Severn Beach. ...
Pucklechurch is a village in South Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom. ...
Rangeworthy is a semi-rural farming village in South Gloucestershire, UK. The village lies between Iron Acton and Bagstone. ...
Redwick is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. ...
Rockhampton is a village in South Gloucestershire, England, to the east of Thornbury. ...
Rudgeway is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. ...
Severn Beach is a small town on the mouth of the river Severn in South Gloucestershire in England. ...
Shepperdine is a hamlet tucked away in the north edge of South Gloucestershire, England. ...
Siston is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. ...
Soundwell is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. ...
Stoke Gifford is a large village in South Gloucestershire, south of Bradley Stoke in the northern suburbs of Bristol. ...
Map sources for Thornbury, South Gloucestershire at grid reference ST637900 Coat of arms of Thornbury Motto: Decus Sabrinae Vallis (Latin: You never expect the spanish inquisition) Thornbury is a historic market town in South Gloucestershire, England, approximately 11 miles (18km) north of the city of Bristol, with a population of...
Tockington is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. ...
Tormarton is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. ...
Tortworth is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. ...
Tresham is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. ...
Tytherington is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. ...
Upton Cheyney is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. ...
St Peterâs, the village church of Wapley Wapley is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. ...
Warmley is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. ...
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The New Inn, Westerleigh The church of Saint James the Great, Westerleigh Westerleigh is a village in South Gloucestershire, England near the edge of the Cotswold hills. ...
Whitfield is a hamlet in South Gloucestershire, England. ...
Wick is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. ...
Location within the British Isles Wickwar, (not to be confused with Warwick) is a small town in South Gloucestershire between Chipping Sodbury and Charfield. ...
Winterbourne is a large village in South Gloucestershire on the outskirts of the English city of Bristol. ...
The Cross Hands Public House in Winterbourne Down. ...
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