Southville
Southville is an inner city neighbourhood and council ward of Bristol, England, on the south bank of the River Avon northwest of Bedminster. 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.- Type: Suburb with 12,500 residents
- Description: suburb of Bristol, England, UK
- Also known as: “Southville, Bristol”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bristol South Baths And Attached Railings And Gates and SS Great Britain.
Bristol South Baths And Attached Railings And Gates
Sports venue
Photo: Krang, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bristol South Baths And Attached Railings And Gates is a sports venue.
SS Great Britain
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
SS Great Britain is a museum ship and former passenger steamship that was advanced for her time. The largest passenger ship in the world from 1845 to 1853, she was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, for the Great Western Steamship Company's transatlantic service between Bristol and New York City.
Matthew
Photo: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Matthew was a caravel sailed by John Cabot in 1497 from Bristol to Newfoundland, North America. There are two modern replicas – one in Bristol, England and one in Bonavista, Newfoundland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bedminster and Spike Island.
Bedminster
Suburb
Photo: Weirdoldhattie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bedminster, colloquially known as Bemmy or Bedmo, is a district of Bristol, England, on the south side of the city. It is also the name of a council ward which includes the central part of the district.
Spike Island
Suburb
Spike Island is an inner city and harbour area of the English port city of Bristol, adjoining the city centre. It comprises the strip of land between the Floating Harbour to the north and the tidal New Cut of the River Avon to the south, from the dock entrance to the west to Bathurst Basin in the east.
Windmill Hill
Neighborhood
Windmill Hill is a hill, an inner suburban neighbourhood, and an electoral ward in Bristol, England. It is located south of the River Avon, southeast of Bedminster, north of Knowle and west of Totterdown. Victoria Park occupies the eastern half of the hill.
Southville
- Category: locality
- Location: Bristol, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.44333° or 51° 26′ 36″ northLongitude
-2.60119° or 2° 36′ 4″ westPopulation
12,500Open location code
9C3VC9VX+8GOpenStreetMap ID
node 3821601849OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbWikidata ID
Q7571101
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Irish—“Southville” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Southville, Bristol”
- Irish: “Southville”
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