Horfield
Sign in to saveHorfield is a suburb of the city of Bristol, in southwest England. It lies on Bristol's northern edge, its border with Filton marking part of the boundary between Bristol and South Gloucestershire. Bishopston lies directly to the south. Monks Park and Golden Hill are to the west. Lockleaze and Ashley Down are on the eastern fringe. The Gloucester Road (A38) runs north–south through the suburb.
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- Instance of
- suburb
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- City of Bristol
- Population
- 12826
- Image
- Horfieldcommon.jpg
- Dialing code
- 0117
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- OS grid reference
- ST597769
- postal code
- BS7
- P8168
- Circourt-sur-Mouzon
- Commons category
- Horfield
- P12749
- Q142469
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Horfield is a suburb of the city of Bristol, in southwest England. It lies on Bristol's northern edge, its border with Filton marking part of the boundary between Bristol and South Gloucestershire. Bishopston lies directly to the south. Monks Park and Golden Hill are to the west. Lockleaze and Ashley Down are on the eastern fringe. The Gloucester Road (A38) runs north–south through the suburb.
Horfield is also the name of an electoral ward for Bristol City Council. The ward includes Monks Park and Southmead Hospital, but does not include the southern part of Horfield, including Horfield Common and Horfield Prison, which is in Bishopston ward.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Horfield” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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