Downend, South Gloucestershire

Residential suburb of Greater Bristol, England

Human settlement in England

Downend and Bromley Heath

Unitary authority

South Gloucestershire

Ceremonial county

Gloucestershire

Region

South West

CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townBRISTOLPostcode districtBS16Dialling code0117Police Avon and Somerset Fire Avon Ambulance South Western UK Parliament

Filton and Bradley Stoke

List of places: UK; England; Gloucestershire

51°29′41″N 2°30′18″W / 51.4947°N 2.5049°W / 51.4947; -2.5049

Downend is an affluent residential suburb of Greater Bristol, England, the housing stock is typically terraced Victorian, 1930s and 1950s semi-detached and detached. It is in the South Gloucestershire local district, located to the northeast of Bristol and bordered by the Bristol City suburb of Fishponds, and the South Gloucestershire suburbs of Staple Hill, Frenchay, Mangotsfield, and Emersons Green.

On 19 January 2020 The Sunday Times ran an article which named Downend as one of the UK's best suburbs.^[1]

Downend forms, with the suburb of Bromley Heath, the civil parish of Downend and Bromley Heath, created in 2003.^[2]

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. The total population of the ward at the 2011 census was 10,785.^[3]

Downend residents are represented by the Mayor of the West of England, Dan Norris.^[4]

Notable residents

W. G. Grace, the cricketer, was born at Downend House on North Street.^[5] The house overlooks the ground of Downend Cricket Club.

Olympic bronze medal winner Jenny Jones (snowboarder) was also born in Downend.

Edward Hodges Baily sculptor of Nelson's column.

References

^ ""UK's best suburbs: where to live in London, Bristol, Newcastle and more"". The Sunday Times. 19 January 2020.
^ "The history of D&BH Parish Council". Downend & Bromley Heath Parish Council. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 19 March 2015.
^ "Elections 2021: Labour's Dan Norris gains West of England mayor seat". BBC News. 8 May 2021.
^ "DOWNEND HOUSE - 1116188 Historic England". Historic England. Retrieved 6 July 2016.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Downend, South Gloucestershire.

Downend School Website
Rotary Club of Fishponds & Downend
Downend Round Table
Downend & Bromley Heath Parish Council Website
Downend Parish Magazine – August 1905

Places in South Gloucestershire

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