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Encyclopedia > Whitchurch, Bristol

Whitchurch is a suburb of south eastern Bristol, England, bounded by Hartcliffe to the west and Hengrove and Knowle to the north. The original village of Whitchurch lies outside the city boundary in North Somerset. The suburb was initially developed during the 30's. Housing subdivision near Union, Kentucky, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. ... Bristol (IPA: brĭstəl) is a city, unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, 115 miles (185 km) west of London at , . With a population of 400,000, and metropolitan area of 550,000, it is Englands sixth, and the United Kingdoms ninth, most... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population –mid-2004... Hartcliffe is a district of Bristol, England. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... North Somerset is a unitary authority in England, historically part of the county of Somerset but now administered independently. ...


Bristol Airport was originally located at Whitchurch, but the site proved too small for post-war aviation. Whitchurch Airport was the only civil airport to remain in use during WW2. Imperial Airways (later BOAC) flew to Lisbon in neutral Portugal. There were also a large number of espionage flights to France and elsewhere in occupied Europe. German soldiers at the Battle of Stalingrad World War II was the most extensive and costly armed conflict in the history of the world, involving the great majority of the worlds nations, being fought simultaneously in several major theatres, and costing tens of millions of lives. ... The Imperial Airways Empire Terminal, Victoria, London. ... World map showing Europe Political map Europe is one of the seven continents of Earth which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiographic one, leading to various perspectives about Europes borders. ...


The A37 trunk road, which passes through Whitchurch, links Bristol with Dorchester. Within Whitchurch the A37 is known as the Wells Road. It was one of the first dual carriageways to be built in Bristol.


Although the greater part of the suburb lies within the city boundary, it is the only part of Bristol not to use the 0117 dialing code, Whitchurch numbers using the 01275 of North Somerset instead.


The suburb is home to the Whitchurch Sports Centre, occasional venue for pro-boxing bouts and the dilapidated Whitchurch athletics stadium.


[[Category:Districts of Bristol]


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