Alveston

Alveston is a village, civil parish and former royal manor in South Gloucestershire, England, inhabited in 2014 by about 3,000 people. The village lies 1 mile south of Thornbury and 10 miles north of Bristol.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Marlwood School and Church of St James.

Marlwood School

School

Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Marlwood School is a state-funded co-educational secondary school currently part of the CSET multi-academy trust. Located at Alveston, South Gloucestershire, it is situated on the B3561 on the outskirts of the south-west of the village.

Church of St James

Church

Photo: Chris Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St James is situated 2 miles northeast of Alveston.

St Paul’s

Church

Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Paul’s is a church, which is situated 2½ miles north of Alveston.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thornbury and Patchway.

Thornbury

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Thornbury is one of the most interesting market towns in South Gloucestershire, known for historic tales of treason, murders and for its modern day array of independent shops.

Patchway

Photo: My another account, CC0.

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.

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. Bradley Stoke is situated 3 miles southwest of Alveston.

Alveston

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

51.5764° or 51° 34′ 35″ north

Longitude

-2.5213° or 2° 31′ 17″ west

Elevation

253 feet (77 metres)

Open location code

9C3VHFGH+GF

GeoNames ID

7299103

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