Everything about Clifton Bristol totally explained
Clifton is the name of both one of the thirty-five
council wards in the city of
Bristol in the
United Kingdom, and of a suburb of the city that lies mostly within that ward. The Clifton ward also includes the areas of Cliftonwood and
Hotwells.
Notable places in the Clifton ward include
Clifton Suspension Bridge,
Clifton Cathedral,
Clifton College and
Goldney Hall.
Clifton
Clifton is an inner suburb of the
English port city of
Bristol. Clifton was recorded in the
Domesday book as
Clistone, the name of the village denoting a 'hillside settlement' and referring to its position on a steep hill. Various sub-districts of Clifton exist, including
Whiteladies Road, an important shopping district to the east, and
Clifton Village, a smaller shopping area near the
Avon Gorge to the west.
Although the suburb has no formal boundaries, the name Clifton is generally applied to the high ground stretching from Whiteladies Road in the east to the rim of the Avon Gorge in the west, and from
Clifton Down and
Durdham Down in the north to Cornwallis Crescent in the south. This area corresponds roughly with the city wards of
Clifton and
Clifton East, although the former also includes the river side suburb of
Hotwells.
Clifton is one of the oldest and most affluent areas of the city, much of it having been built with profits from
tobacco and the
slave trade. Situated to the west of
Bristol's city centre, it was at one time a separate settlement but became attached to Bristol by continuous development during the
Georgian era and was formally incorporated into the city in the
1830s. Grand houses, that required many servants, were built in the area. Although some were detached or semi-detached properties, the bulk were built as terraces, many with three or more floors. One famous terrace is the majestic Royal York Crescent, visible from the Avon Gorge below and looking across the Bristol docks.
Berkeley Square which was built around 1790 is an example of
Georgian architecture. The
ABC Cinema on Whiteladies Road has now been converted into offices and gymnasium.
Clifton Lido was built in 1850 but closed to the public in 1990, it's planned for redevelopment.
Clifton ward, which includes Hotwells, has a population of 10,452 in 5,007 households, according to adjusted figures for the
2001 census. On the same basis, Clifton East ward has a population of 9,538 in 4,741 households. In Clifton ward, 27% of the adult population (aged 16 to 74 years) is in full-time education.
Immediately north of Clifton is Durdham Down, a relatively flat and open area, used for recreation purposes. On the western edge of Clifton is Clifton Down, a less open/more wooded area, adjacent to the gorge. Clifton is home to many buildings of the
University of Bristol (such as
Goldney Hall,
Victoria Rooms and the
Wills Memorial Building);
Isambard Kingdom Brunel's Clifton Suspension Bridge; the
Roman Catholic Clifton Cathedral;
Christ Church, Clifton Down;
Clifton College;
Clifton High School;
Queen Elizabeth's Hospital School,
Bristol Zoo; The
Royal West of England Academy;
The Coronation Tap (a pub); and
BBC Bristol.
Clifton is served by
Clifton Down railway station, located in Whiteladies Road on the local
Severn Beach railway line, and by frequent bus services from central Bristol. It has road links to the city centre and outer western suburbs, and across the Clifton Suspension Bridge to
Leigh Woods in
North Somerset. Between 1893 and 1934, it was connected to Hotwells by the
Clifton Rocks Railway. Royal York Crescent in Clifton is used as a location in the film
Starter For Ten.
In Fiction
Part of the background to
Philippa Gregory's historical novel "
A Respectable Trade" - dealing mainly with the
slave trade in late 18th century Bristol - is the start of construction at Clifton, then a far area outside the city limits as they were at the time. In some passages characters debate whether Clifton could ever become viable and whether investment in real estate there wouldn't be too risky - questions which were evidently quite relevant at the time though to the modern reader the answers are obvious.
Cliftonwood
Cliftonwood is a small suburb of the
English port city of
Bristol. It is bounded approximately by the Hotwell Road to the south, Jacob's Wells Road and Constitution Hill to the East and North East, Clifton Vale to the West, and by the gardens of
Goldney Hall, a
University of Bristol hall of residence, to the north. Due to the geography of the area, there are only two roads in and out: Ambra Vale in the south-west corner, and Clifton Wood Road in the north-east, though there are many footpaths. On some sources the area is spelled Cliftonwood (one word), and in some
Clifton Wood (two words).
The suburb is primarily a residential area, with the only commercial premises being
the Lion
pub. Housing is largely large Victorion terraces, which are often painted bright colours - the coloured houses one can see when standing on Bristol's harbourside and looking up at Cliftonwood (such as
here) are the backs of houses on Ambrose Road and Clifton Wood Terrace.
Hotwells
Hotwells is a district of the
English port city of
Bristol. It is located to the south of and below the high ground of
Clifton, and directly to the north of the
Floating Harbour. The southern entrance to the
Avon Gorge, which connects those docks to the sea, lies at the western end of Hotwells.
Bristol Cathedral is situated at the eastern end of Hotwells, adjacent to
The Council House and
College Green. Hotwells forms part of the city ward of
Clifton.
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