Catbrain

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Catbrain Hill, or simply known as Catbrain, is a small village near the north of Bristol, at the edge of neighbouring district South Gloucestershire, England. It is located by Cribbs Causeway, on a road that contains many car dealerships.

Its name is often found humorous by Bristol residents and has been the subject of many jokes. A new housing estate has been recently constructed at Catbrain. At the bottom of the hill the back of Filton airfield.

The name "Catbrain" derives from the middle english "cattes brazen"[1] which is a reference to the rough clay mixed with stones that is characteristic soil type of the location.

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[1] Veronica Smith. Street Names of Bristol (2nd Edition)