Bristol and West plc (B&W) is a commercial bank in the United Kingdom, a division of the Bank of Ireland. B&W is headquartered in Bristol, England. Previously it was a building society known as the Bristol and West Building Society. The bank's main business is mortgage lending for residential and commercial customers. A commercial bank is a type of financial intermediary and a type of bank. ... The Bank of Ireland, officially known as the Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland is a commercial bank operation on the island of Ireland, one of the Big Four. The bank was formed by an Act of the Irish Parliament in 1782 to support public and commercial finances... Jump to: navigation, search Bristol is an English city and county and one of the three administrative centres of South West England (the others being Plymouth and Exeter). ... Jump to: navigation, search Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK... Building society was the name given in 19th century Britain for working mens co-operative savings groups: by pooling savings, members could buy or build their own homes. ...
In 2005, Bristol and West sold it savings and investment business to the Britannia Building Society. The deal also included Bristol and West's branch network; and Direct Savings business
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Bristol's constituencies in the House of Commons cross the borders with neighbouring authorities, and the city is divided into BristolWest, East, South and North-west and Kingswood.
Bristol is in a limestone area, which forms to the Mendip Hills to the south and the Cotswolds to the north east.
Bristol is home to two major institutions of higher education: the University of Bristol, a "redbrick" chartered in 1909, and the University of the West of England, formerly Bristol Polytechnic, which gained university status in 1992.