[59] At the height of the Bristol slave trade from 1700 to 1807, more than 2,000 slave ships carried a conservatively estimated 500,000 people from Africa to slavery in the Americas. [25], The port developed in the 11th century around the confluence of the Rivers Frome and Avon, adjacent to Bristol Bridge just outside the town walls. [113] The current lord mayor is Councillor Paul Goggin. [184] According to the 2011 census, Bristol's unemployment rate (claiming Jobseeker's Allowance) was three per cent, compared with two per cent for South West England and the national average of four per cent. Did you find what you were looking for? [164] These statistics apply to the Bristol Unitary Authority area, excluding areas of the urban area (2006 estimated population 587,400) in South Gloucestershire, Bath and North East Somerset (BANES) and North Somersetsuch as Kingswood, Mangotsfield, Filton and Warmley. [314] Equipped with a sound system and stage which are used every weekend for gigs of every genre, the bar and the connected Full Moon Pub were rated by The Guardian, a British daily paper, as one of the top ten clubs in the UK. Dating from 1901, the Bristol Combination and its 53 clubs promote rugby union in the city and help support Bristol Bears. "[166] In terms of employment, the report found that "ethnic minorities are disadvantaged compared to white British people nationally, but this is to a greater extent in Bristol, particularly for black groups." The Gloucester Urban Area, which includes outlying districts, has a population estimated to be just under 150,000. [341] In 2019 it was ranked the eighth busiest airport in the United Kingdom, handling nearly 8.9million passengers, an over 3% increase compared with 2018.[368]. [327] The University of Law also has a campus in the city. The city centre has water transport operated by Bristol Ferry Boats, Bristol Packet Boat Trips and Number Seven Boat Trips, providing leisure and commuter service in the harbour. These pro-vide ophthalmology care to 33 000people with diabetes (PWD). The English region with the largest population increase was the East of England, which grew by around 8.3% or 488,000 more residents. There were 41,032 votes in favour of a directly elected mayor and 35,880 votes against, with a 24% turnout. The average salary in Gloucestershire is 31,522.40 annually (males earn 15.4% more). Census data 1801 to 1991 For UK censuses 1801 to 1991, printed data reports are available. The belt extends outside the city boundaries into surrounding counties and districts, for several miles in places, to afford a protection from urban sprawl to surrounding villages and towns. [195] The city also gave its name to Bristol buses, which were manufactured in the city from 1908 to 1983: by Bristol Tramways until 1955, and from 1955 to 1983 by Bristol Commercial Vehicles. and a 300million science park was planned at Emersons Green. [363] In May 2022, it was announced that a fourth route would open in Spring the following year to connect Cribbs Causeway with Bristol Parkway Railway Station (route m4). The student population of Gloucestershire is 18,500. [182], Bristol is one of the eight-largest regional English cities that make up the Core Cities Group, and is ranked as a Gamma level global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, the fourth-highest-ranked English city. [55], The 18th century saw an expansion of Bristol's population (45,000 in 1750)[56] and its role in the Atlantic trade in Africans taken for slavery to the Americas. [130], The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has defined a Bristol Urban Area, which includes developed areas adjoining Bristol but outside the city-council boundary, such as Kingswood, Mangotsfield, Stoke Gifford, Winterbourne, Almondsbury, Easton in Gordano, Whitchurch village, Filton, Patchway and Bradley Stoke, but excludes undeveloped areas within that boundary. [110], On 3 May 2012, Bristol held a referendum on the question of a directly elected mayor replacing one elected by the council. [needs update][349], Private car use is high in the city, leading to traffic congestion costing an estimated 350million per year. [253] Three 17th-century town houses which were attached to the hospital were incorporated into model workers' flats in 1865, and converted to offices in 1978. In Bristolian, as in French and German, the second-person singular was not used when speaking to a superior (except by the egalitarian Quakers). Islam is observed by 5.1% of the population, Buddhism by 0.6%, Hinduism by 0.6%, Sikhism by 0.5%, Judaism by 0.2% and other religions by 0.7%; 8.1% did not identify with a religion. [61] Wesley, along with his brother Charles Wesley and George Whitefield, preached to large congregations in Bristol and the neighbouring village of Kingswood, often in the open air. [285] Athletic clubs in Bristol include Bristol and West AC, Bitton Road Runners and Westbury Harriers. [107] In 2010 they increased their representation to 38 seats, giving them a majority of 6. [343][344], The M4 motorway connects the city on an eastwest axis from London to West Wales, and the M5 is a northsouth west axis from Birmingham to Exeter. Surviving elements of the fortifications and castle date to the medieval period,[246] and the Church of St James dates back to the 12th century. The Bloodhound SSC project to break the land speed record is based at the Bloodhound Technology Centre on the city's harbourside. At 3,599/km2 (9,321/sqmi) it has the seventh-highest population density of any English district. Borders changed in 2010 which reflected in the 2011 reduction. A small number of data are available online from the 1991 Census. See talk page for further discussion, ** Contiguous with Kingswood. [321], Publishers in the city have included 18th-century Bristolian Joseph Cottle, who helped introduce Romanticism by publishing the works of William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. However, it unusually includes a large, roughly rectangular section of the western Severn Estuary ending at (but not including) the islands of Flat Holm (in Cardiff, Wales) and Steep Holm. During the mid-19th century Bristol Byzantine, a style unique to the city, was developed, and several examples have survived. Gloucestershire is a local authority in the UK. City Size and Population Density Beginning in the 1980s some main roads were closed, the Georgian-era Queen Square and Portland Square were restored, the Broadmead shopping area regenerated, and one of the city centre's tallest mid-century towers was demolished. Through these sailors he was able to observe how slaver captains and first mates "plied and stupefied seamen with drink" to sign them up. Councillors are elected in thirds, with elections held in three years out of every four-year period. The Bristol Flyers basketball team have competed in the British Basketball League, the UK's premier professional basketball league, since 2014. These include nature documentaries, including The Blue Planet and Planet Earth. Party-goers can hear everything from disco, house, techno, grime, drum and bass or hip hop, depending on the night. [267] Bristol City Women are based at Twerton Park. [105], In February 2009, the Labour group resigned and the Liberal Democrats re-entered office with a minority administration. The tidal Avon Gorge, which had secured the port during the Middle Ages, had become a liability. [71] The port facilities were migrating downstream to Avonmouth and new industrial complexes were founded there. Construction was due to begin in mid-2014, but in March 2015 the sale of the Memorial Stadium site (needed to finance the new stadium) was in jeopardy. Population growth was higher in Gloucester than across the South West Percentage population change, Gloucester and surrounding areas, 2011 Census to Census 2021 . [360] The project was approved by the government in December 2013,[359] and in June 2017, it was announced that First would operate the buses. It employs 14% (45,000) of those in the local authority. The Avon flows from Bath in the east, through flood plains and areas which were marshes before the city's growth. [43] However, they seem to have lost interest in North America after 1509, having incurred great expenses and made little profit. Population 646,627 View trend Life expectancy 82 years View trend Major ethnic 93% White View breakdown Age structure Population Average age Life expectancy Area type County Population Density 244 Population growth 0.6% Gender ratio 0.96 male to female english main language 96% birth rate 9.4 death rate 10.8 Major religion 49% Christian Last updated: 6 January 2023 Results. Rates generated by the zone are channelled to five other designated enterprise areas in the region:[208] Avonmouth, Bath, Bristol and Bath Science Park in Emersons Green, Filton, and Weston-super-Mare. [191][192] In 2014 the city was ranked seventh in the "top 10 UK destinations" by TripAdvisor. Bristol received a royal charter in 1155 and was historically divided between Gloucestershire and Somerset until 1373 when it became a county corporate. [341], Bristol's principal surviving suburban railway is the Severn Beach Line to Avonmouth and Severn Beach. The icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, country of birth, ethnic group, religion). [205] The Bristol Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone, focused on creative, high-tech and low-carbon industries around Bristol Temple Meads railway station,[206] was announced in 2011[207] and launched the following year. [13] It has also been suggested that Brycgstow means "the place called Bridge by the place called Stow", the Stow in question referring to an early religious meeting place at what is now College Green. [178], The city's economy also relies on the aerospace, defence, media, information technology, financial services and tourism industries. A third bomb-damaged church nearby, St Nicholas was restored and after a period as a museum has now re-opened as a church. This is higher than the overall increase for England (6.6%), where the population grew. From 19582002, extremes were recorded at Long Ashton. [155] In 2014 The Sunday Times named it as the best city in Britain in which to live. [318] It was made public in 2021 that the BBC was moving the production of many of its programmes from Broadcasting House to Bridgewater House in Finzels Reach in Bristol City Centre.[319]. Bristol City, formed in 1894, were Division One runners-up in 1907 and lost the FA Cup final in 1909. Since records began in 1981, the population of Gloucestershire has increased by 27.7% (140,400). [44] This included the smuggling of prohibited goods, such as food and guns, to Iberia[45] during the Anglo-Spanish War (15851604). [11][12], The current name "Bristol" derives from the Old English form Brycgstow, which is typically etymologised as 'place at the bridge'. The Atlantic Ocean influences Bristol's weather, keeping its average temperature above freezing throughout the year, but winter frosts are frequent and snow occasionally falls from early November to late April. [196], Filton played a key role in the Anglo-French Concorde supersonic airliner project during the 1960s. [23] Under Norman rule, the town had one of the strongest castles in southern England. [309] Motion is host to some of the world's top DJs, and leading producers. Motion is a complex made up of different rooms, outdoor space and a terrace that looks over the river Avon. Other providers are Abus,[352] Stagecoach West, Stagecoach South West and until its sale to Stagecoach West, Wessex Bus. Weather station is located 5mi (8km) from the Bristol city centre. From 18th century guidebooks, these 7 hills were known as simply Bristol (the Old Town), Castle Hill, College Green, Kingsdown, St Michaels Hill, Brandon Hill and Redcliffe Hill. Among explorers to depart from the port after Cabot were Martin Frobisher, Thomas James, after whom James Bay, on southern coast of Hudson Bay is named, and Martin Pring, who discovered Cape Cod and the southern New England coast in 1603. [115], The city has a tradition of political activism. [189], The financial services sector employs 59,000 in the city,[190] and 50 micro-electronics and silicon design companies employ about 5,000. This is a list of settlements in Gloucestershire by population based on the results of the 2011 census. St James' Priory was founded in 1129 as a Benedictine priory by Earl Robert of Gloucester, the illegitimate son of Henry I. [60], In 1739, John Wesley founded the first Methodist chapel, the New Room, in Bristol. [324] Bristol is home to YouTube video developers and stylists The Yogscast, with founders Simon Lane and Lewis Brindley moving their operations from Reading to Bristol in 2012. The wider Bristol Built-up Area is the eleventh most populous urban area in the . The city is a stronghold of drum and bass, with artists such as Roni Size's Mercury Prize-winning Reprazent,[224] as DJ Krust,[225] More Rockers[226] and TC. [23] By 1067, Brycgstow was a well-fortified burh, and that year the townsmen beat back a raiding party from Ireland led by three of Harold Godwinson's sons. [84] Another new dock, the Royal Portbury Dock, opened across the river from Avonmouth during the 1970s. [34] It was the starting point for many voyages, including Robert Sturmy's (145758) unsuccessful attempt to break the Italian monopoly of Eastern Mediterranean trade. Including suburban areas, Gloucester has a population of around 132,000. The lord mayor of Bristol, not to be confused with the mayor of Bristol, is a figurehead elected each May by the city council. [65] Hannah More, originally from Bristol, and a good friend of both Wilberforce and Clarkson, published "Slavery, A Poem" in 1788, just as Wilberforce began his parliamentary campaign. During the 16th century, Bristol merchants concentrated on developing trade with Spain and its American colonies. However, when compiling the mid-2018 population estimates, five CCGs were incorrectly allocated to NHS England Midlands (Central Midlands) rather than NHS . At 38, he was the youngest person to serve as lord mayor of Bristol and the first Muslim elected to the office. In 1499, William Weston, a Bristol merchant, was the first Englishman to lead an exploration to North America. Major imports are motor vehicles, grain, timber, produce and petroleum products. Gloucestershire Gloucester Population 132,538 View trend Life expectancy 80 years View trend Major ethnic 85% White View breakdown Age structure Population Average age Life expectancy Area type Non-metropolitan District Population Density 3,268 Population growth 0.4% Gender ratio 0.98 male to female english main language 92% birth rate 11.1 Glouces-tershire Diabetic Eye Screening Pro-gramme (GDESP) maintains Gloucestershire. The overall gender distribution for Gloucestershire is 48.9% males and 51.1% females. In Gloucester, the population size has increased by 8.9%, from around 121,700 in 2011 to 132,500 in 2021. The national average for people with no qualifications is 6.6%. [210] The city was designated "City of Film" by UNESCO in 2017 and has been a member of the Creative Cities Network since then. They were third-tier champions twice (Division Three South in 195253 and Division Three in 198990), Watney Cup Winners (1972) and runners-up for the Johnstone's Paint Trophy (200607) although have never played in England's top Division. The population development in Gloucestershire as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images). The North Fringe of Bristol, a developed area between the Bristol city boundary and the M4, M5 and M32 motorways (now in South Gloucestershire) was so named as part of a 1987 plan prepared by the Northavon District Council of Avon county. [194] During the 1950s they were a major English manufacturer of civilian aircraft, known for the Freighter, Britannia and Brabazon. Bristol was named the best city in Britain in which to live in 2014 and 2017; it won the European Green Capital Award in 2015. Edmund Burke, MP for the Bristol constituency for six years beginning in 1774, insisted that he was a Member of Parliament first and a representative of his constituents' interests second. The climate is oceanic (Kppen: Cfb), milder than most places in England and United Kingdom. [40] New exploration voyages were launched by Venetian John Cabot, who in 1497 made landfall in North America. Nonconformist chapels include Buckingham Baptist Chapel and John Wesley's New Room in Broadmead. It is in the West of England Combined Authority and the most populous city in South West England. In the First Division in 1976, they then sank to the bottom professional tier before reforming after a 1982 bankruptcy. This is a list of settlements in Gloucestershire by population based on the results of the 2011 census. [10] [340], Bristol has two principal railway stations. [18], Archaeological finds, including flint tools believed to be between 300,000 and 126,000years old made with the Levallois technique, indicate the presence of Neanderthals in the Shirehampton and St Annes areas of Bristol during the Middle Palaeolithic. A smaller gorge, cut by the Hazel Brook which flows into the River Trym, crosses the Blaise Castle estate in northern Bristol.[133]. [24] Bristol was the place of exile for Diarmait Mac Murchada, the Irish king of Leinster, after being overthrown. [227] Trip hop and drum & bass music, in particular, is part of the Bristol urban-culture scene which received international media attention during the 1990s. Bristol Bears (rugby union) and Gloucestershire County Cricket Club are also based in the city. To the west the Avon cuts through the limestone to form the Avon Gorge, formed largely by glacial meltwater after the last ice age. [181] One of the UK's most popular tourist destinations, Bristol was selected in 2009 as one of the world's top-ten cities by international travel publishers Dorling Kindersley in their Eyewitness guides for young adults. The wider region has one of the biggest aerospace hubs in the UK, centred on Airbus, Rolls-Royce and GKN at Filton airfield. [99], From 2018, there were lively discussions about a new explicative plaque under a commemorative statue of one of the city's major benefactors in the 17th and 18th centuries. [298] After St James' Presbyterian Church was bombed on 24 November 1940, it was never again used as a church;[299] although its bell tower remains, its nave was converted into offices. The average property price in Gloucestershire is 343,282.41. The city has many venues for live music, its largest the 2,000-seat Bristol Beacon, previously Colston Hall, named after Edward Colston. [152][153] Local initiatives include Sustrans (creators of the National Cycle Network, founded as Cyclebag in 1977)[154] and Resourcesaver, a non-profit business established in 1988 by Avon Friends of the Earth. An 180409 plan to improve the city's port with a floating harbour designed by William Jessop was a costly error, requiring high harbour fees. Inform Population Population figures Population figures Information in this section is based on the latest Mid-Year Population Estimates produced by the Office for National Statistics. [81], The Diocese of Bristol had undergone several boundary changes by 1897 when it was "reconstituted" into the configuration which has lasted into the 21st century. The National Cyclopaedia of Useful Knowledge, Vol III, (1847), London, Charles Knight, p.815, Bristol was heavily damaged by Luftwaffe raids, European Spatial Planning Observation Network, Globalization and World Cities Research Network, 2001 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, mass transit network with potential underground sections, "How life has changed in Bristol: Census 2021", "Is Rutland really England's smallest county? [233] Robert Newton, Bobby Driscoll and other cast members of the 1950 Walt Disney film Treasure Island (some scenes were filmed along the harbourside) were visitors to the city along with Walt Disney himself. [275] The club played at the Memorial Ground, which it shared with Bristol Rovers from 1996. The females account for 51.1%, and males account for 48.9%. [53] Bristol was the slave capital of England: In 1755, it had the largest number of slave traders in the country with 237, as against London's 147. Aardman Animations is a Bristol-based animation studio, known for the characters Wallace and Gromit and Morph. . This is higher than the overall increase for England (6.6%), where the. [278] The most prominent of Bristol's smaller rugby clubs include Clifton Rugby, Dings Crusaders, and Cleve. [135][136] Located in southern England, Bristol is one of the warmest cities in the UK with a mean annual temperature of approximately 10.5C (50.9F).
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