34-684: Bedminster may refer to: Places [ edit ] Bedminster, Bristol , England Bedminster railway station , Bristol Bedminster, New Jersey , United States Trump National Golf Club Bedminster , located in the town Bedminster Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania , United States Bedminster, Pennsylvania , United States Bedminster Center, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States See also [ edit ] Bedminster Down, an area in Bishopsworth , Bristol Beaminster , Dorset, England [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
68-530: A Non-League football club Brislington F.C. who play at Ironmould Lane and a rugby union club, Old Redcliffians who play in National League 3 South West , a fifth level league in the English rugby union system . It is also home to Firebird Studios , an award-winning rehearsal studio based on Emery Road and home to its children's music school - Saturday Music Club. The following suburbs are in
102-720: A horse-shoe shape with the main distance being 475 yards. The track closed on 26 August 1932. The Bedminster council ward does not include the northern part of Bedminster, which is in Southville ward. Nor does it include the area east of the railway line, which is in Windmill Hill ward. Bedminster Down is in Bishopsworth ward. Bedminster ward does include the district of Ashton Vale, to the south of Bedminster. Ashton Vale includes an area of housing centred on Ashton Drive and South Liberty Lane, served by Ashton Vale Primary School. The northern part of Ashton Vale, adjacent to
136-739: A population of 54,194. There is one Children's Nursery and five primary schools in Bedminster: And one secondary school, Bedminster Down School . The two main shopping streets in Bedminster, East Street and North Street, form part of the A38 road , extending from Bedminster Bridge over the New Cut to Bedminster Down. The Bristol to Exeter railway line passes through Bedminster, and there are two railway stations, Bedminster and Parson Street . The former Ashton Gate station used to serve
170-559: A result of the coalfield and industries such as smelting, tanneries, glue-works, paint and glass factories. In the 1880s two major employers moved there – E. S. & A. Robinson (paper bag manufacturers) and W.D. & H.O. Wills (cigarette and cigar makers). The population overflowed to Windmill Hill , Totterdown , Southville , the Chessels and Bedminster Down . During this time, churches, public houses , shops and businesses were built, some of which still survive. Victoria Park
204-464: A small scale since the 1670s, but in 1748 the first shafts were sunk by Sir Jarrit Smyth at South Liberty Lane. By the end of the century there were eighteen coal-pits operating in the Bedminster and Ashton Vale coalfield. Between 1804 and 1809 the New Cut was excavated through the northern part of the parish from Temple Meads to Hotwells , providing a new course for the River Avon , enabling
238-537: A station at Brislington , which linked the city with the towns of the Somerset coalfield . The line opened in 1873 and was closed to passenger traffic in 1959, with freight services withdrawn in the mid-1960s. The early 19th-century Arnos Vale Cemetery is undergoing restoration after a lengthy public and newspaper campaign. In the early 21st century, Brislington's paint works was converted to studios, offices and houses, home to arts and media organisations. The area
272-412: Is Bedminster Down . Southville ward is also part of Bedminster. Bedminster was once a small town in Somerset . The town's origins seem to be Roman , centred on the present East Street and West Street. Finds here have been interpreted as an enclosed rural farmstead, dating between the 2nd and 4th centuries, but with possible Iron Age origins. The river Malago , which runs through Bedminster to join
306-407: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bedminster, Bristol Bedminster , colloquially known as Bemmy , 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. The eastern part of Bedminster is known as Windmill Hill . To the south
340-492: Is home to CLC@Brislington, one of Bristol's three City Learning Centres , which use information communication technology in teaching and learning. Schools in Brislington include St. Brendan's Sixth Form College , Holymead Primary School, Broomhill Junior and Infant School, Wicklea Academy, St Anne's Infants School , West Town Lane Primary School, and Oasis Academy Brislington , a local secondary school. Brislington has
374-472: Is situated next to the historic Arnos Vale Cemetery . Other notable landmarks include Brislington House and the 15th-century St Luke's Church . During the 18th–19th century, Brislington was regarded as a picturesque country village and contained many country homes. The parish of Brislington was historically part of the Keynsham Hundred in Somerset . Brislington is also near to the site of
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#1732772965483408-535: The Avon , was an early Christian place for baptisms —the old word for which, beydd , may be the origin of Bedminster's name. Substantial Roman remains have also been found at Bedminster Down , including plaster, tesserae (hence mosaic floors), sandstone roof tiles, coins and pottery, hence the site is thought to be a Roman Villa occupied by the Romano-British . By the late Anglo-Saxon period Bedminster
442-648: The Portishead Railway line, is mixed light industrial and retail outlets. The Bedminster council ward elects two members of Bristol City Council . Ellie Freeman ( Green Party ) and Emily Jade Clarke ( Labour Party ) are the current ward councillors. Bedminster is part of the Bristol South constituency, whose MP is Karin Smyth of the Labour Party since 2015. The following suburbs are in
476-579: The Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England and now include St. Brendan's Sixth Form College , sports pitches and some farmland. They are now included on the Heritage at Risk Register . In 1866, Brislington became a civil parish . By the early 20th century it was encompassed by Bristol, and much urban housing and industry developed. On 1 April 1933, the civil parish
510-624: The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company , the 2,000 tonne Avon and Severn in 1842. In 1862 John Payne Ltd took over the yard, then known as the Vauxhall Yard, and continued to build coastal cargo ships , and small craft such as tugs . They closed in 1925, and the site was taken over by Bristol Metal Welding and Spraying Company, who are still in business there today. The population of Bedminster increased rapidly, from 3,000 in 1801 to 78,000 in 1884, mostly as
544-759: The Ashton area and Bristol City F.C. Bedminster is home to many sports teams, including Broad Plain Rugby Club, who play in the Bristol Combination league, and Bedminster Cricket Club, which was founded in 1847 and has historical links with W. G. Grace , who play in the West of England Premier League . Broad Plain RFC are based at Bristol South End , off St Johns Lane, which was the home of Bristol City Football Club before they moved to Ashton Gate , and later
578-535: The Martyr by 1200. These chapelries subsequently became separate civil parishes , and were transferred from Somerset to Bristol when it was made a county corporate in 1373. The ancient parish of Bedminster also extended westwards into a rural area which subsequently became the parish of Abbots Leigh . Although treated as separate civil parishes from the Middle Ages , Abbots Leigh, St Mary Redcliffe and St Thomas
612-630: The Martyr remained part of the ecclesiastical parish of Bedminster until 1852. Having lost Abbots Leigh and ceded the three former chapelries in the Redcliffe area to Bristol in the Middle Ages, the boundaries of the civil parish then remained essentially unchanged, and entirely in Somerset, until the nineteenth century. In 1803 the Act of Parliament authorising the construction of the New Cut of
646-586: The River Avon transferred the northern strip of Bedminster parish, as lay between the old course of the river and the proposed New Cut, from Somerset into the city and county of Bristol, but left the parish boundary unaffected. In 1836 a further area lying south of the New Cut, including the village (as it was then described) of Bedminster itself, was also brought within Bristol's city boundaries. After 1803
680-531: The civil parish of Bedminster therefore straddled Somerset and the city and county of Bristol, until the Local Government Act 1894 directed that parishes could no longer straddle county boundaries. The parish was then split into two parts; a reduced Bedminster parish covering the parts within the city of Bristol and a parish called "Bedminster Without" covering the parts outside the city. Bedminster Without ceded further territory to Bristol in 1898 and
714-647: The now demolished chapel of St. Anne's-in-the Wood (actually in nearby St Anne's ), erected by one of the Lords de la Warr, whose family held the manor of Brislington from the late 12th to the mid-16th century; in the 15th century the chapel was a place of pilgrimage , visited by Henry VII . After the chapel was demolished following the Dissolution of the Monasteries , Thomas Amory built a house called "St. Ann's" at
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#1732772965483748-597: The original course to be held at a constant level so that shipping could stay afloat in Bristol Harbour , now known as the Floating Harbour. In addition to removing the tides, the new cut also helped with reducing silting in the harbour. In 1840 the shipbuilder Acramans, Morgan and Co opened the Bedminster Yard on the New Cut, to build a number of steam ships including two large vessels for
782-428: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bedminster&oldid=1063947236 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
816-561: The same urban area, but lie in South Gloucestershire or North Somerset : Brislington Brislington is an area in the south east of the city of Bristol , England. It is on the edge of Bristol and 10 miles (16 km) from Bath . Brislington Brook runs through the area in the woodlands of Nightingale Valley and St Anne's Wood. Brislington formerly housed the HTV West Studios on Bath Road , and this
850-481: The site in the mid-17th century. During the 18th and 19th century, Brislington contained many country homes due to its reputation as a picturesque country village. It was also a notable centre of the making of brightly coloured English delftware pottery. Brislington House (now known as Long Fox Manor) was built as a private lunatic asylum for the insane . When it opened in 1806 it was one of England's first purpose built asylums. The Palladian fronted building
884-587: The sports and social club associated with E. S. & A. Robinson. Bedminster is home to one of Bristol's two city farms , below Windmill Hill , and also the national headquarters for the Federation of City Farms. Opposite the city farm is Bristol's Hackspace , a shared workshop for electronics and robotics hobbyists. A greyhound racing track called the Magnet Racecourse was opened on 9 June 1928, on South Liberty Lane, Long Ashton. The racing
918-636: Was a manor held by King Edward the Confessor in the 11th century, and in the Domesday Book of 1086 was still in royal hands. The Royal Manor of Bedminster comprised all the land south of the Avon, from the Avon Gorge to Brislington , and in the Domesday Book had 25 villeins , 3 slaves and 27 smallholders . In 1154 it was given to the Lords of Berkeley , who kept it for 300 years. In 1605 it
952-628: Was abolished and absorbed into Bristol. In 1931 the parish had a population of 4279. Churches in Brislington include St Luke's (which dates from the 15th century) and includes a bell dating from 1766 and made by Thomas Bilbie of the Bilbie family , St Cuthberts , Carmel Christian Centre, St Christophers and the United Reformed Church. The Bristol and North Somerset Railway (later the Great Western Railway ) had
986-579: Was independent (not affiliated to the sports governing body the National Greyhound Racing Club ) known as a flapping track, which was the nickname given to independent tracks. The NGRC refused to license the Magnet Greyhound Racing Company because the district already had licensed tracks at Eastville Stadium and Knowle Stadium . Racing was held as many as five times per week on what was described as
1020-655: Was laid out at the north of Bedminster in the late 1880s to provide recreational facilities for the new housing development. Bedminster Town Hall was erected in 1891. In World War II , Bedminster was one of several areas of Bristol that were heavily bombed during the Bristol Blitz . Post-war town planning relocated most of the heavy industry to the rural areas to the south of the parish, and new estates grew up in Withywood , Hartcliffe and Highridge . Bedminster, New Jersey , chartered by King George II in 1748,
1054-465: Was named after Bedminster in Bristol. The parish of Bedminster was part of the hundred of Hartcliffe . The parish anciently extended north up to the original course of the River Avon at Bristol Bridge , in what is now the city centre of Bristol. Several early chapelries were created within the parish covering where the urban area of Bristol was growing south of the river, including Temple Church by 1147, St Mary Redcliffe by 1158, and St Thomas
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1088-530: Was originally seven separate blocks into which patients were allocated depending on their class . The buildings, estate and therapeutic regime designed by Edward Long Fox was based on the principles of moral treatment which was fashionable at the time. Brislington House later influenced the design and construction of other asylums and influenced Act of parliament. The house and ancillary structures are listed buildings which have now been converted into private residences. The original grounds are Grade II* listed on
1122-645: Was purchased by the Smyth family of Ashton Court who remained the Lords of the Manor until the 19th century. In 1644, during the English Civil War , Bedminster was sacked by Prince Rupert . When John Wesley preached there in the 1760s, it was a sprawling, decayed market town, with orchards next to brickworks , ropewalks and the beginnings of a mining industry. Open cast coal mining had been done on
1156-400: Was renamed Bishopsworth shortly afterwards, which in turn was abolished as a parish in 1951, mostly being absorbed into Bristol. Within the city, the parish of Bedminster was abolished on 30 September 1896, becoming part of a short-lived civil parish called South Bristol before all the parishes in the city were united into a single civil parish called Bristol in 1898. In 1891 the parish had
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