meaning A stockade with land from the Old English stoc and land . The name Bristol was added ... Wimborne, Dorset isbn 1874336032 ref Stockland Bristol was part of the Hundred county subdivision ... In the early part of World War II Stockland Bristol was chosen as the site for two secret wireless ..., parks, and tourism . Somerset County Council is responsible for running the largest and most expensive ... Reflist External links Commons category Stockland Bristol http www.british history.ac.uk report.aspx?compid 18596 Stockland Bristol at British History Online Sedgemoor Category Villages in Sedgemoor ... in Somerset nl Stockland Bristol pl Stockland Bristol ... more details
George Parks may refer to George Alexander Parks , American engineer and Governor of Alaska Territory George N. Parks , University of Massachusetts band director hndis Parks, George ... more details
Infobox nrhp name Bristol House nrhp type nrhp image caption location 1950 Lake Ave., Lima village , New York Lima, New York lat degrees 42 lat minutes 54 lat seconds 11 lat direction N long degrees 77 long minutes 36 long seconds 45 long direction W locmapin New York built 1870 architecture Italianate architecture Italianate added August 31, 1989 area convert 1.2 acre governing body Private mpsub http pdfhost.focus.nps.gov docs NRHP Text 64000568.pdf Lima MRA refnum 89001135 ref name nris NRISref 2009a ref Bristol House is a historic home located at Lima village , New York Lima in Livingston County, New York . It was built between 1870 and 1875 and is a two story, three bay wide by two bay deep, Italianate architecture Italianate style frame dwelling. The front facade is dominated by the elaborate Canopy building canopy above the slightly recessed, paneled wooden doors of the side hall entrance. ref name nrhpinv ny cite web url http www.oprhp.state.ny.us hpimaging hp view.asp?GroupView 3743 title National Register of Historic Places Registration Bristol House date October 1988 accessdate 2009 09 01 author Frances Gotcsik publisher New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation ref It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. ref name nris References reflist National Register of Historic Places in New York Category Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York Category Italianate architecture in New York Category Houses completed in 1875 Category Houses in Livingston County, New York LivingstonNY NRHP stub ... more details
Bristol station may refer to In Bristol, England Bristol Temple Meads railway station , the main railway station in the centre of the city Bristol Parkway railway station , in the northern suburbs of the city Bristol St Philips railway station , former small terminus station built to relieve pressure on the main station Bristol Bus Station , the main bus and coach station for local and long distance services In Bristol, Pennsylvania Bristol SEPTA station See also Template Bristol railway stations Railway stations served by Bristol, England area commuter services disambig ... more details
USS Bristol has been the name of two ships of the United States Navy , named in honor of Rear Admiral Mark Lambert Bristol . USS Bristol DD 453 , a Gleaves class destroyer commissioned in 1941 and sunk off Algeria in 1943 USS Bristol DD 857 , an Allen M. Sumner class destroyer commissioned in 1945 and served until late 1969 after which it was then transferred to Taiwan USS Bristol may also refer to USS Arthur L. Bristol DE 281 , a United States Navy destroyer escort converted during construction into the high speed transport USS Arthur L. Bristol APD 97 USS Arthur L. Bristol APD 97 USS Arthur L. Bristol APD 97 USS Arthur L. Bristol APD 97 , a United States Navy high speed transport in commission from 1945 to 1946 References DANFS http www.history.navy.mil danfs b9 list.htm Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Bristol Category United States Navy ship names pl USS Bristol sl USS Bristol ... more details
Waterway Parks is the designation given by the Ontario Parks Provincial Parks System of Ontario, Canada, for parks which are river corridors that provide canoeists with high quality recreation and historical river travel. ref http www.ontarioparks.com english waterway.html ref See also List of Ontario parks References Reflist Category Parks in Ontario Ontario geo stub ... more details
GB scale 200000 Infobox diocese jurisdiction Diocese name Bristol image Dio Bristol arms.png image ... bishop Mike Hill , Bishop of Bristol suffragan Lee Rayfield , Bishop of Swindon archdeacons Tim McClure, Archdeacon of Bristol br Christine Froude, Archdeacon of Malmesbury cathedral Bristol Cathedral archdeaconries Bristol, Malmesbury website http www.bristol.anglican.org bristol.anglican.org The Diocese of Bristol is a Church of England diocese in the Province of Canterbury , England. It is based in the city of Bristol and covers South Gloucestershire and parts of north Wiltshire to Swindon . The diocese is headed by the Bishop of Bristol and the Cathedra Episcopal seat is located at the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, commonly known as Bristol Cathedral . The current Bishop of Bristol is the Right Reverend Mike Hill bishop Mike Hill , and is assisted by the Right Reverend ... , Bristol was part of the medieval Anglican Diocese of Worcester Diocese of Worcester . ref name ...?compid 35299 chapter Bristol Introduction title Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541 1857 Volume 8 Bristol, Gloucester, Oxford and Peterborough Dioceses publisher British History Online pages 3 ... title Ancient Diocese of Bristol ref Under the Suffragan Bishops Act 1534 , Henry Holbeach was appointed the only suffragan bishop of Bristol in 1538 and assisted the Bishop of Worcester in overseeing the medieval diocese. Nearly two years later, Bristol became part of the then newly formed Diocese ... of Bristol was established on 4 June 1542 and consisted the city of Bristol together the county of Dorset . ref name bristolintro ref name catholicbristol The Diocese of Bristol continued until 5 October 1836 when Dorset was annexed to the Diocese of Salisbury and the remaider, the city of Bristol, formed part of the Diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. ref London Gazette issue 19426 date 7 October ... years, the Diocese of Bristol was reconstituted the exact word used by the Order in Council on 7 July ... more details
Harry Parks may refer to Harry Parks cricketer 1906 1984 , English cricketer Harry Jeremiah Parks 1848 1927 , U.S. Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient See also Harry Parkes disambiguation hndis Parks, Harry ... more details
Image Bristol St Augustine s Reach.jpg thumb right St Augustine s Reach and Pero s Bridge, during the 2004 Harbour Festival. The Port of Bristol comprises the commercial, and former commercial, docks situated in and near the city of Bristol in England . The Port of Bristol Authority was the commercial title of the Bristol City, Avonmouth, Portishead and Royal Portbury Docks when they were operated by Politics of BristolBristol City Council , which ceased trade when the Avonmouth and Royal Portbury Docks were leased to The Bristol Port Company in 1991. History For more information on the history of the different dock complexes, see Bristol Harbour , Avonmouth Docks , Portishead, Somerset Portishead and Royal Portbury Dock . The Port of Bristol grew up on the banks of the Rivers River Avon, Bristol Avon and River Frome, Bristol Frome , at their confluence upstream of the Avon Gorge which connects the city with the Bristol Channel . This part of the port was known as the Bristol City Docks, and is now more usually known as Bristol Harbour . The Avon and Frome are small, shallow rivers incapable ... be seen by inspecting the branch of the Avon known as the New Cut Bristol New Cut at low tide. The harbour depended on the extreme tides 14 metres experienced in the Bristol Channel. Ships that wished ... Dock, the first of the Avonmouth Docks , was opened, and in 1884 the Bristol Corporation acquired both ... cbaresrep pdf 074 07404001.pdf Elkin, P.W. Aspects of the recent development of the port of Bristol ... and with direct access to the River Severn Severn estuary and Bristol Channel . Image Somerset north ... , across the river mouth from the Royal Edward Dock was constructed, again with direct access to the Bristol Channel. These developments rendered the old Bristol City Docks in the Floating Harbour redundant ..., residential and retail developments in and around Bristol city centre . A sand company was the last ... closed in 1992. In 1991 The Bristol Port Company , a private company, purchased a 150 year ... more details
Coord 51.4499 2.6079 format dms display title Location map Bristol lat 51.4499 long 2.6079 label Bristol Marina caption Bristol Marina, Bristol The Bristol Marina is located in Bristol Harbour , Bristol , England. The marina has been in operation since 1980. It is situated adjacent to the SS Great Britain SS Great Britain on the south side of the harbour on the site of the former Charles Hill & Sons Ltd s Albion Dockyard, which it shares with Abels Shipbuilders . ref Cite web url http www.bristol.gov.uk ccm content Transport Streets Marine waterway services marine services.en?page 2 title Bristol City Council Marine and waterway services Marine services work bristol.gov.uk accessdate 19 October 2010 ref Facilities include 100 pontoon berths, 70 shore berths, a 30 tonne lift, showers, water, electric points, telephone points, fuel berth, chandlers and a sail maker. ref Cite web url http www.bristolmarina.co.uk Pages set.htm title Bristol Marina work bristolmarina.co.uk accessdate 19 October 2010 ref ref Cite web url http www.bristolmarina.co.uk index.php?option com content&view article&id 28&Itemid 20 title Local Information work bristolmarina.co.uk accessdate 19 October 2010 ref References reflist Transport in Bristol Category Bristol Harbourside Category Transport in Bristol Category Marinas in the United Kingdom Bristol geo stub ... more details
trails and two community parks. In 2008 much of Bristol was flooded along the Saint John River. The flood ...Infobox begins Infobox settlement official name Florenceville Bristol other name native name for cities ... John River is partly covered. image flag flag size image seal Florenceville Bristol logo.png ... www.florencevillebristol.ca footnotes Infobox ends Florenceville Bristol 2011 population 1,639 is a Canadian ... a middle school when Carleton North High School was built in Bristol, NB. It was later decided that starting ... village of Bristol is located on the St. John River, in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada, approximately 5 kilometres north of Florenceville. Present day Bristol was the site of a battle ... officials were unable to pronounce the name correctly. Bristol is located where the Big Shiktehawk ... on the flat and many artifacts have been found. Bristol is the home of Carleton North High School as well as Bristol Elementary School. Bristol has a small downtown made up of mostly locally owned ..., a post office, and lawyers offices. Bristol is also home to several churches of different denominations ... of Hwy 105. Also in the central part of Bristol Hwy 105 was flooded between Brennen s and Village Green. The Town of Florenceville Bristol is New Brunswick s newest town, amalgamating July ... and Bristol. http telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com rss article 246294 Physical geography Florenceville Bristol lies within the Appalachian Mountain Range. The town sits in the Saint John River ... ice age. The borough of Bristol also lies on a flat, but much lower to the river and lower parts of the borough floods during the spring. Geology The bedrock underlying Florenceville Bristol at its ... Bristol are also extensively terraced with sands and gravels from both the workings of the Saint John ... fault trending through Florenceville Bristol from NE to SW which the Saint John River follows for a short ... day Florenceville Bristol is home to the corporate headquarters for McCain Foods , the largest producer ... more details
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Bristol , after the England English port city of Bristol HMS Bristol 1653 6 was a 48 gun ship launched in 1653, completely rebuilt in 1693, captured by the French in April 1709, recaptured two weeks later and sunk. HMS Bristol 1711 6 was a 54 gun fourth rate launched in 1711. She underwent a rebuild in 1746 which rearmed her with 50 guns, and was broken up in 1768. HMS Bristol 1775 6 was a 50 gun fourth rate launched in 1775. She served in the American War of Independence , was used as a prison ship after 1794, and was broken up in 1810. Bristol was originally the 64 gun third rate HMS Agincourt 1796 6 2 . She was renamed HMS Bristol when she became a prison ship in 1812. She was sold in 1814. HMS Bristol 1861 6 was a wooden screw frigate launched in 1861 and broken up in 1883. HMS Bristol 1910 6 was a Town class cruiser 1910 Town class light cruiser launched in 1910. She was the name ship of the Bristol subgroup and was sold in 1921. HMS Bristol D23 6 was a unique Type 82 destroyer Type 82 class destroyer launched in 1973 and now permanently moored at HMS Excellent shore establishment HMS Excellent , HMNB Portsmouth Portsmouth as a training ship . Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Bristol, Hms Category Royal Navy ship names de HMS Bristol fr HMS Bristol hu HMS Bristol egy rtelm s t lap ru HMS Bristol sl HMS Bristol fi HMS Bristol ... more details
infobox football derby name Bristol derby image Image Ashton Gate vs Gas.jpg 300px caption Bristol City and Bristol Rovers prepare for their derby at Ashton Gate stadium Ashton Gate in February 2007 city or region Bristol first contested 13 October 1897 teams involved Bristol City F.C. Bristol City , Bristol Rovers F.C. Bristol Rovers most wins Bristol City 43 most player appearances The Bristol derby is the name given to football soccer football matches played between Bristol Rovers F.C. Bristol Rovers and Bristol City F.C. Bristol City a local derby . The fans of each club both consider the other ... Cup . The Bristol Derby was deemed 8th fiercest rivalry in English football in an in depth report by the Football ... History The first meeting between Bristol City and Bristol Rovers took place on 22 September 1894 when the two teams, then called Bristol South End and Eastville Rovers, met at St John s Lane in Bedminster, Bristol Bedminster . The game finished 3 1 to Eastville Rovers, the team that went on to become Bristol Rovers. ref name Byrne & Jay cite book last Byrne first Stephen coauthors Jay, Mike title Bristol Rovers Football Club The Definitive History 1883 2003 year 2003 publisher Tempus Publishing ... final at Rovers Memorial Stadium Bristol Memorial Stadium . The game finished 1 0 ref cite web url http news.bbc.co.uk sport1 hi football 6397375.stm title Bristol Rovers 1 0 Bristol City work bbc.co.uk ... between Bristol City and Bristol Rovers in the Football League , FA Cup , Football League Cup and Football League Trophy . Bristol City have traditionally been the stronger of the two sides winning 43 of the derbies compared to 29 for Bristol Rovers. Moreover Bristol City have often been in a higher league than Bristol Rovers, this has meant that the two sides have not met in a league match since ... footydb loadhed.asp?teama 97&teamb 96 title Head to head work Bristol Rovers Mad accessdate ... goals align left At Bristol City 24 18 11 86 55 align left At Bristol Rovers 19 15 18 68 68 align ... more details
Bristol Aerojet BAJ was a joint venture between the Bristol Aeroplane Company of the United Kingdom and Aerojet General of the US began in 1959. ref http www.bristolaero.i12.com exmissiles.htm Bristol Aero Collection Bot generated title ref Bristol converted one of its wartime shadow production shadow factories into a rocket manufacturing plant in 1956. In Canada Bristol purchased Macdonald Brothers in 1954 renaming it to Bristol Aerojet in 1962. In 1967 it became Bristol Aerospace Limited a part of Rolls Royce Industries, the Canadian arm of Rolls Royce which had taken over all of Bristol Siddeley s engine business. Products Petrel rocket Petrel sounding rocket Skua rocket Skua sounding rocket References references http www.flightglobal.com pdfarchive view 1966 1966 20 201589.html Bristol Aerojet aims higher http www.flightglobal.com pdfarchive view 1960 1960 20 201064.html 1960s advert aero company stub Category Companies established in 1959 Category Defunct aircraft engine manufacturers of the United Kingdom ... more details
Bristol, Massachusetts may refer to Bristol County, Massachusetts Bristol, Rhode Island , formerly a town in Massachusetts geodis Short pages monitor This long comment was added to the page to prevent it being listed on Special Shortpages. It and the accompanying monitoring template were generated via Template Longcomment. Please do not remove the monitor template without removing the comment as well. ... more details
Augustus John Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol 1724 1779 , British admiral and politician Arthur LeRoy Bristol, Jr. 1886 1942 , Vice Admiral in the United States Navy Mark Lambert Bristol 1868 1939 , Rear Admiral in the United States Navy. disambiguation ... more details
Infobox automobile name Bristol 403 image File Bristol403 2Litre.jpg 250px Bristol 403 Bristol 403 1954 manufacturer Bristol Cars then Bristol Aeroplane Co. production 1953&ndash 1955 br 287 units class Sports sedan engine 1971 cc ohv straight 6 transmission 4 speed manual ref name gbclassiccars.co.uk Cite web url http www.gbclassiccars.co.uk bristol 401 403.html title Bristol 401 403 accessdate 2008 01 10 work gbclassiccars.co.uk ref length convert 15 ft 11.5 in mm 0 abbr on ref name gbclassiccars.co.uk width convert 5 ft 7 in mm 0 abbr on ref name gbclassiccars.co.uk weight convert 2788 lb kg 0 abbr on ref name gbclassiccars.co.uk layout FR layout predecessor Bristol 401 successor Bristol 405 The Bristol 403 is a luxury car which was produced between 1953 and 1955 by United Kingdom British manufacturer Bristol Aeroplane Co. whose car division later became Bristol Cars . The 403 was the third of the eventual five series of Bristols powered by the BMW derived pushrod straight six engine. It replaced the Bristol 401 and Bristol 402 402 in 1953 and continued production for two years. It retained much the same styling as the 401, but featured many mechanical improvements compared to that model ... main bearings with a diameter of 54 mm as against 51 mm on the Bristol 400 400 and 401, which ... wheels, but Bristol thought the car was over braked and they were thus restricted to the front wheels on later 403s. The 403 was the last Bristol to feature a BMW style radiator grille . It is also noteworthy ... of the four headlamp layout in larger cars Bristol themselves adopted it with the Bristol 411 411 in the late 1960s . Image Bristol 403 2 litre.jpg thumb left Bristol 403 Notes reflist External links Commons category inline Bristol 403 Bristol Cars Category 1950s automobiles Bristol 403 Category Bristol vehicles 403 Category Sports sedans Category Vehicles introduced in 1953 Category Rear wheel drive vehicles de Bristol 403 es Bristol 403 fa ... more details
Infobox Bus transit name First Bristol logo FirstGroup.svg logo size 150px image First Group livery.jpg image size image caption Two First Bristol Alexander ALX400 buses. company slogan parent FirstGroup FirstGroup plc founded headquarters locale Bristol service area Bristol , Bath, Somerset Bath , Weston super Mare , Gloucestershire , Wiltshire service type Bus hubs stations lounge fleet ridership fuel type operator FirstGroup ceo website http www.firstgroup.com ukbus bristol bath www.firstgroup.com Image First Bristol coach.JPG right 200px thumb A First Bristol Volvo B10M Plaxton at Bristol Parkway railway station . First Bristol is a bus operator based in Bristol , England. It is part of FirstGroup , and is the dominant public transport company in the city. History First Bus inherited the Bristol operations from its predecessor Badgerline Ltd when the group was formed. Badgerline had acquired the old Bristol Omnibus Company which had been trading as Bristol City Line City Line . First imposed its own corporate identity and the City Line name was dropped. In 2003 First Group changed the legal structure of some of its bus operating subsidiaries, and as a result, First Bristol Buses Ltd the entity which had been Bristol Omnibus Company became First Bristol Ltd ref http wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk Companies House Webcheck Company Number 25088 ref , and the legal entity which had been ... Webcheck Company Number 1966277 ref Depots Bristol Roman Road, Hengrove HE Bristol Easton Road, Lawrence Hill, Bristol Lawrence Hill LH Bristol Muller Road, Horfield Now closed See also List of bus routes in Bristol List of bus operators of the United Kingdom References Reflist External links commons cat FirstGroup buses in the United Kingdom http www.firstgroup.com ukbus southwest bristol home First Bristol website UK bus company stub FirstGroup Bus companies in South West England Transport in Bristol Category First Group bus operators in England Category Bus transport in Bristol ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 This article is a part of Wikipedia WikiProject Aircraft . Please see Wikipedia WikiProject Aircraft page content for recommended layout. Infobox Aircraft Begin name Thor image File Bloodhound thor arp 750pix.jpg caption Preserved Bristol Thor Infobox Aircraft Engine type Ramjet national origin United Kingdom manufacturer Bristol Aero Engines first run 1950 major applications Bristol Bloodhound number built program cost unit cost developed from developed into variants with their own articles The Bristol Thor was a 16 diameter ramjet engine developed by Bristol Aero Engines later Bristol Siddeley Engines for the Bristol Bloodhound anti aircraft missile. Although Bristol Aero Engines acquired ramjet technology from the US company Marquardt , BAE put considerable effort into developing the Thor unit, including the construction of a high altitude test plant HATP , with a supersonic test cell, at their Patchway site. The Bloodhound Mk.1 could attain a speed of Mach number Mach 2.2 , while the Mk.2 was capable of just over Mach 2.7. File Bristol THOR Ramjet engine.JPG thumb left Manufacturer tag of Bristol Thor ramjet engine BristolAeroengines Aviation lists Aeroengine specs Engine aircraft stub UK mil stub Category Ramjet engines Category Bristol aircraft engines Thor ... more details
Bristol Media is a support network for the creative and media industries in Bristol. It has over 1700 hundred members ref Membership numbers recorded in Feb 2009 from the Bristol Media web site ref across ... by the South West of England Regional Development Agency , Bristol and Bristol City Council . It also has a small number of private sponsors. The network s mission ref Bristol Media s web site http www.bristolmedia.co.uk about ref is to Promote and celebrate Bristol s creative industries and the wealth ... and new clients to procure creative services from Bristol companies Attract the most exciting and experienced ... and Projects 0117 Made In Bristol Image cover 0117.jpg thumb A 250 page glossy publication profiling ... 2007, this publication draws together over 40 profiles and interviews of Bristol s key digital ... 2008 http www.thedrum.co.uk news 2008 11 07 8896 0117 bristol s new publication celebrates city as creative hub ref Light Up Bristol A weekly event held each December where several of Bristol and Bath ... image across College Green, Bristol . 8 high spec projectors are used to throw 400ft images across several buildings in Bristol including the Council House, Bristol and Bristol Cathedral ref Creative Review 16th November 2007 http www.creativereview.co.uk crblog light up bristol ref In Dec ... Table In June 2009, Bristol Media launched the first ever round up of all the major TV, digital, animation ... 2005 8 , Founder E3 Media digital agency Fraser Bradshaw MD of McCann Erickson Bristol Stephen Coombe ... of England Background Bristol Media came out of BRIC Bristol Interactive Cluster which launched in 1999 with the objective of bringing Bristol s TV indies closer to emerging digital technologies. Bristol Media was then relaunched in 2005 with a new Chair and a new board. External links http www.bristolmedia.co.uk Bristol Media Web Site http www.madeinbristol.co.uk 0117 Made In Bristol http www.lightupbristol.co.uk Event site for the annual Light Up Bristol Festival http www.vimeo.com ... more details
Robert Parks may refer to W. Robert Parks 1915&ndash 2003 , American academic, President of Iowa State University Bobby Parks cricketer born 1959 , English cricketer Bobby Parks , American basketball player Robert D. Parks , member of the School Board of Broward County, Florida, United States See also Robert Park disambiguation hndis Parks, Robert ... more details
Wilderness Class Parks is the designation given by the Ontario Parks Provincial Parks System of Ontario, Canada, for parks which are large areas left to nature where visitors may travel on foot or by canoe. Offering little if any facilities for visitors, these areas provide the solitude of an undisturbed, natural setting. ref http www.ontarioparks.com english wilderness.html ref See also List of Ontario parks References Reflist Category Parks in Ontario Ontario geo stub ... more details
Infobox company name Bristol Cars logo Image Bristol Cars.jpg type Private foundation 1945 location city Bristol location country United Kingdom location modifies Headquarters entry locations of locations ... divisions subsid slogan homepage http www.bristolcars.co.uk Bristol Cars dissolved footnotes intl Enter yes to change labels to international instead of US terminology Bristol Cars is a manufacturer of hand built luxury car s ref name Bild headquartered in Patchway , near Bristol , United Kingdom ... hi england bristol 6129214.stm date 2006 11 08 accessdate 2008 05 16 ref Bristol have always been a low ... automakers, Bristol does not court publicity and has only one showroom, located on Kensington High ... Bristol Cars showroom . ref name Bild cite web title Die wundersame Welt von Bristol publisher Auto ... clientele. ref cite web title Supercar Supermarket BRISTOL FIGHTER Feature publisher Car and Driver url http www.caranddriver.com features all 2001 supercar supermarket bristol fighter feature month ... url http www.bbc.co.uk news uk england bristol 12645501 title Bristol Cars announces 22 staff redundancies ... bristol 13156326 date 21 April 2011 accessdate 21 April 2011 title Bristol Cars bought by Kamkorp Autokraft newspaper BBC News ref History File Bristol Fighter goodwood.jpg thumb right Bristol Fighter, 2004 The history of Bristol Cars began in 1945, with the end of World War II . ref name book http ..., 1999 , p.64. ref Forecasting an excess labour capacity, the Bristol Aeroplane Company BAC began working ... a division of this airplane maker Bristol Cars was sold after its parent joined with other British ... since 1946 Bristol Cars Official Site ref A factory was established at Bristol Filton Airport Filton Aerodrome , near Bristol. ref Setright, L. J. K. Bristol A Quiet Touch of Class , in Northey, Tom, ed ..., a director of the Bristol Aeroplane Company affiliated AFN BMW s pre war concessionaire in the UK ... Fiedler , was also given employment. Its first car was the Bristol 400 , prototyped in 1946 and introduced ... more details
Image Bristol Half Marathon.jpg thumb Fun runners taking part in the 2006 Bristol Half Marathon . Bristol .... There are also large numbers of participants in individual sports. Bristol City F.C. and Bristol ... County Cricket Club has its headquarters in the city and Bristol Rugby has represented the city at the highest level in Rugby Union . Bristol City Council operates a number of sports centres ... finishes and starts of the Tour of Britain cycle race. Facilities in Bristol will be used as training ... Football team Bristol Aztecs are in the premier division of British American Football League ... title Bristol Aztecs publisher British American Football League accessdate 2009 07 18 last first ref There are also two University American Football sides The Bristol Barracuda from the University of Bristol ref cite web url http www.buafl.net teampage.asp?teamid 35 title Bristol Barracuda publisher British Universities American Football League accessdate 2009 07 18 ref and the Bristol Bullets from UWE ref cite web url http www.buafl.net teampage.asp?teamid 34 title Bristol Bullets publisher British ... . Australian Rules Football A BARFL Australian Rules Football side, the Bristol Dockers , launched in 1990 ... required work Bristol Evening Post, archived at Nexis publisher Bristol News and Media date accessdate ... Club who are based in Bristol with a lot of players togging out for both sides. ref cite web ... 2007 url http www.bristoldockers.com title Bristol Dockers publisher web.archive.org accessdate 2009 07 18 ref Baseball Baseball team the Bristol Badgers play in the British Baseball Federation s Mens AAA South league. ref cite web url http www.bbf.org show team.php?team id 668 title Bristol Badgers ... in Bristol with a host of men s and women s local league sides playing in the West of England League . In addition to these the city is home to the English Basketball League clubs Bristol Storm Basketball Club based at the City Academy in the centre of Bristol, and in South Gloucestershire the Bristol ... more details
Image Greater bristol with everything.png thumb Map of the former Avon area. The term Greater Bristol ... Bristol s administrative boundary , but not Bath, Somerset Bath or Weston super Mare . 300px right Greater Bristol is a term used for the conurbation which contains and surrounds the city of Bristol in the South West England South West of England . There is no official Greater Bristol authority, but the term ... the Bristol Urban Area or the wider area of the former County of Avon . The BS postcode area Bristol post town covers a wider area than the city of Bristol. Problems of definition One definition of Greater Bristol is the Bristol Urban Area as defined by the UK Office for National Statistics ONS . This covers the contiguous built up area around Bristol, including the Kingswood, South Gloucestershire ... Easton in Gordano within North Somerset and part of Whitchurch, Bristol Whitchurch which falls ... not include the city of Bath, Somerset Bath , Weston super Mare , or even small towns closer to Bristol such as Yate , Keynsham or Portishead, Somerset Portishead . The wider Greater Bristol area that is, the former Avon area has since 1996 been divided for local government purposes between Bristol ... from 1974 to 1996, were similar to those of the Bristol Travel to Work Area as originally defined ... Office commissioning a Greater Bristol Strategic Transport Study in 2005, ref Atkins, 2005. http www.gbsts.com Greater Bristol Strategic Transport Study . ref and the local authorities presenting a Joint Local Transport Plan to the Department for Transport DfT in 2006. ref B&NES, Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire councils, 2006. http www.greaterbristoltransportplan.org Greater Bristol ... also occasionally been used unofficially. The area within the administrative City of Bristol limits had a population of 380,615 according to the 2001 census. The ONS give a figure for the Bristol Urban ... county county of Avon was 1,015,200. Citation needed date January 2012 According to the ONS, the Bristol ... more details
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