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Bristol Harbour

Bristol Harbour is the harbour in the city of , England. The harbour covers an area of 70 acres. It is the former natural tidal river Avon through the city but was made into its current form in 1809 when the tide was prevented from going out permanently.
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Photo: Jongleur100, Public domain.
Photo: Steinsky, CC BY-SA 1.0.
  • Type: Body of water
  • Description: harbour in the city of Bristol, England
  • Also known as: “Floating Harbour”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bristol Cathedral and Arnolfini.

Church
Photo: Arpingstone, Public domain.
, formally the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, is a Church of England cathedral in the city of , England. It is the seat of the Bishop of Bristol. is situated 730 feet northwest of Bristol Harbour.

Arts center
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is an international arts centre and gallery in , England. It has a programme of contemporary art exhibitions, artist's performance, music and dance events, poetry and book readings, talks, lectures and cinema. is situated 560 feet south of Bristol Harbour.

Movie theater
Photo: Linda Bailey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
opened in June 1982 as the United Kingdom's first dedicated media centre. Based in former warehouses on the at , it hosts three cinemas, a café/bar, events/conferencing spaces, the Pervasive Media Studio, and office spaces for administrative and creative staff. is situated 360 feet north of Bristol Harbour.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bristol city centre and Redcliffe.

Suburb
is the commercial, cultural and business centre of , . It is the area north of the of the River Avon, bounded by Clifton Wood and to the north-west, and to the north, and , and St Phillip's Marsh to the east.

Suburb
Photo: Sic19, CC0.
, also known as Redcliff, is a district of the port city of , lying south-east of . It is bounded by the loop of the to the west, north and east, together with the New Cut of the River Avon to the south.

Suburb
is an inner city neighbourhood and council ward of , , on the south bank of the River Avon northwest of . Built mainly between the 1880s and the First World War for workers in local industries, it mixes Victorian terraces with post-bombing infill and recent developments.

Bristol Harbour

Latitude
51.45082° or 51° 27′ 3″ north
Longitude
-2.59778° or 2° 35′ 52″ west
Open location code
9C3VFC22+8V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 266940709
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dock
Wiki­data ID
Q26874
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Bristol Harbour” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الميناء العائم”
  • Arabic: “مرسى برستل”
  • Arabic: “مرفأ برستل”
  • Arabic: “مرفأ بريستول”
  • Arabic: “ميناء برستل”
  • Arabic: “ميناء بريستول”
  • Chinese: “布里斯托尔港湾”
  • Chinese: “布里斯托港”
  • Chinese: “布里斯托爾港”
  • German: “Bristol Harbour”
  • Japanese: “ブリストル港”
  • Japanese: “ブリストル湾”
  • Spanish: “puerto de Bristol”
  • Spanish: “Puerto de Bristol”
  • Spanish: “puerto flotante”
  • Turkish: “Bristol Limanı”
  • Welsh: “Harbwr Bryste”

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