Map sources for Horfield at grid reference ST594768

Horfield is a suburb of the city of Bristol, in southwest England. It lies on Bristol's northern edge, its border with Filton marking part of the boundary between Bristol and South Gloucestershire. Bishopston lies directly to the south. Monks Park and Golden Hill are to the west. Lockleaze and Ashley Down are on the eastern fringe. The Gloucester Road (A38) runs north/south through the suburb. Image File history File links Dot4gb. ... Image File history File links Gb4dot. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... Housing subdivision near Union, Kentucky, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. ... Chicago from the air. ... Bristol (IPA: ) is a city, unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, 115 miles (185 km) west of London and located at With a population of 400,000, and metropolitan area of 550,000, it is Englands sixth, and the United Kingdoms ninth, most populous city... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... Filton is a town in South Gloucestershire, England, on the northern outskirts of Bristol. ... South Gloucestershire is a local government area in South West England. ... Map sources for Bishopston at grid reference ST586755 Bishopston is an inner-suburb in north Bristol, England, situated on the Gloucester Road, the main northern arterial road in the city. ... Monks Park is a northern suburb of Bristol, England and features the highest point within the city boundary. ... Golden Hill can refer to: Golden Hill Paugussett Indian Nation Golden Hill Fort, on the Isle of Wight Golden Hill State Park, in Niagara County, New York Golden Hill, Hong Kong - a hill in the list of mountains, peaks and hills in Hong Kong Golden Hills, California This is a... Lockleaze is a area in the northern suburbs of the city of Bristol, England. ... Ashley Down is a small area of Bristol sandwiched between Bishopston, Horfield and St Werburghs. ...

Historically, the area had a reputation as a lawless place because Horfield Wood was the haunt of thieves and vagrants.

The name 'Horfield' is Anglo-Saxon in origin, meaning 'Filthy open land' (Old English 'horu' and 'feld')[1]

There was a large Army barracks in Horfield from 1845, which was for a time headquarters of the South Gloustershire Regiment. By the 1940s the buildings were too old to be used and the depot was closed, and most of the buildings apart from the Chapel were demolished in 1966. A Territorial Army building remains, but most of the site was converted to a General Post Office) (later British Telecom) engineering works, which in turn was redeveloped as housing since 2000. Army (From Latin armata (act of arming) via Old French armée) can, in some countries, refer to any armed force. ... In the United Kingdom the Territorial Army is a part of the British Army composed of reserve units, or part-time soldiers. ... The British General Post Office (GPO) was officially established in 1660 by Charles II and it eventually grew to combine the functions of both the state postal system and telecommunications carrier. ... BT Group plc (which trades as just BT, and is commonly known by its former name, British Telecom) is the privatised former British state telecommunications operator. ...

Much 1920s (originally local authority) housing in Upper Horfield is currently in the process of being redeveloped due to structural problems caused by concrete cancer. The new development is of higher density than the original housing.

Horfield is home to the Memorial Stadium: a sports stadium built in 1921 for Bristol Rugby Club in memory of the rugby union players of the city who died in World War I, and rededicated to commemorate the dead of World War II. In 1996, the ground also became home to Bristol Rovers Football Club who now own it. Sports ground in Bristol, dedicated to the memory of the rugby players of the city killed during the Great War. ... Telstra Stadium in Sydney, Australia is capable of being converted from a rectangular rugby football field to an oval for cricket and Australian rules football games A modern stadium (plural stadiums or stadia in English) is a place, or venue, for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts or other events, consisting of... Bristol Rugby are the first class rugby club in Bristol, England. ... A rugby union scrum. ... Combatants Allied Powers: British Empire France Italy Russia United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary Bulgaria Germany Ottoman Empire Commanders Ferdinand Foch Georges Clemenceau Victor Emmanuel III Luigi Cadorna Armando Diaz Nicholas II Aleksei Brusilov Herbert Henry Asquith Douglas Haig John Jellicoe Woodrow Wilson John Pershing Wilhelm II Paul von Hindenburg... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead... For details of the current season, see Bristol Rovers F.C. season 2006-07 Bristol Rovers are a professional football team based in Bristol, England. ...

Near the Stadium is The Wellington, CAMRA Bristol & District [2] joint winner of Pub of the Year for 2005.

The 2006 Pub of the Year is also in Horfield, The Inn on the Green (on the Gloucester Road)

It has a leisure centre that was updated to have a 25 metre swimming pool in 2005.

Famous sons include Hollywood actor Cary Grant, who was born at 15 Hughenden Road, in 1904, and composer Ray Steadman-Allen was born at 64 Muller Road, in 1922. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Archibald Alexander Leach (January 18, 1904 – November 29, 1986), better known by his screen name, Cary Grant, was an English film actor. ... Ray Steadman-Allen was born 18 September 1922 in Muller Road, Horfield, Bristol to Salvation Army officer parents. ...

External links

• Ward Map (PDF)

There are a number of interesting churches in Horfield. Holy Trinity - the parish church was poosibly founded as early as 603 but the earliest remnant is an old pillar and the circular churchyard. The tower is 15th/16th century with the nave and aisles added to by William Butterfield in 1847. The central tower was erected in 1893 by local firm Crisp and Oately and the transepts later.

St Edmunds Church - erected in the lancet style in 1860 by ST Welch erected as a school and then given a tower and side asiles in 1930 by Hartland Thomas. A nice building with a very nice roof (simialar to Horfield Parish) and a high church tradition. A nice Anglo Catholic interior. The church closed 1979 and was a printers but was cruelly demolished in 2006 - the local planning authority had forgotten to request obligatory photos - very insensitive!

Horfield Barracks chapel - erected 1859 (not 1847 as in buildings of england). A fine lancet styled chapel with some good handling of dressings and very good bellcote. Closed 1920's and has been converted to offices.

Methodist Chapel - 1899 by La Trobe - very good essay in late Victorian arts and crafts gothic with a fine wooden interior.

Horfield Baptist Chapel - a superb twin towered perpendicular chapel by Milverton Drake with an excellent organ by Hele.

Quaker meeting house of 1906 - domestic red brick.

Whitefield tabernacle Muller Road - Contains the fabulous 18th cent pulpit removed from Penn Street Tabernacle when that was demolished to make way for the city centre. It also contains the superb 1815 wooden organ case.