Filton

Filton is a town and civil parish in South Gloucestershire, England, 6 miles north of Bristol. With neighbouring Patchway, Stoke Gifford and Bradley Stoke, Filton forms the North Fringe of Bristol – part of the Bristol urban area that has become an overflow settlement for the city.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Memorial Stadium and Bristol Parkway Railway Station.

Memorial Stadium

Stadium

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The Memorial Stadium, also commonly known by its previous name of the Memorial Ground, is a sports ground in Horfield, Bristol, England which is north from the M4 motorway and west from the M5 motorway, and has been the home of Bristol Rovers Football Club since the 1996-97 season.

Bristol Parkway Railway Station

Railway station

Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bristol Parkway, on the South Wales Main Line, serves the villages of Stoke Gifford and Harry Stoke in South Gloucestershire, England. Despite its name, it is located in South Gloucestershire rather than Bristol itself, and is the busiest station in the county.

Aerospace Bristol

Museum

Photo: Hugh Llewelyn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Aerospace Bristol is an aerospace museum at Filton, to the north of Bristol, England. The project is run by the Bristol Aero Collection Trust and houses a varied collection of exhibits, including Concorde Alpha Foxtrot, the final Concorde to be built and the last to fly.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Patchway and Fishponds.

Patchway

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Patchway is a town and civil parish in South Gloucestershire, England, situated 6 mi north-northwest of central Bristol. The town has become an overflow settlement for Bristol and is contiguous with Bristol's urban area, along with the nearby towns of Filton and Bradley Stoke.

Fishponds

Suburb

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Fishponds is a suburb in the north-east of the English city of Bristol, about 3 miles from the city centre. It is mainly residential, and housing is typically terraced Victorian. Fishponds is situated 3 miles southeast of Filton.

Bradley Stoke

Town

Photo: Jaroszek512, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bradley Stoke is a town and civil parish in South Gloucestershire, England, situated 6 miles north-northeast of Bristol city centre. The town is the northernmost part of the Bristol built-up area.

Filton

Type: Locality
Location: South Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.5113° or 51° 30′ 41″ north

Longitude

-2.5739° or 2° 34′ 26″ west

Elevation

266 feet (81 metres)

Open location code

9C3VGC6G+GC

GeoNames ID

7296006

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