St Werburghs, Bristol
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| Unitary authority | Bristol |
| Ceremonial county | Bristol |
| Region | South West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BRISTOL |
| Postcode district | BS |
| Dial code | 0117 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Avon |
| Ambulance | Great Western |
| UK Parliament | Bristol East |
| European Parliament | South West England |
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St. Werburghs is an area in central north-east Bristol, England. Surrounded by the M32 motorway, railway embankments and allotment slopes it has the feel of a green village in the inner city. The area became known as St.Werburghs when St.Werburghs Church was relocated (and substantially rebuilt) to Mina Road in this district from Corn Street, Bristol in 1879. It is now a Climbing Centre. Before then the northern part was Ashley Vale and the southern part Baptist Mills. In the 19th Century part of Baptist Mills was also known as Botany Bay and regarded as a fairly lawless area.
The area was historically prone to serious flooding, notably in 1882 and 1889. There are still 4 Victorian flood marker posts. It was also the source of important water supplies for the city of Bristol through the Quay Pipe and The Boiling Wells..
St. Werburghs hosts a City Farm and has been the scene of several popular environmental campaigns including the development of a self-build housing community and the establishing of Narroways Hill as a Millennium Green and wildlife area.
The BBC Television series Only Fools and Horses, which was filmed in and around Bristol, used the allotments for the episode 'Mother Nature's Son', and various BBC Wildlife & Gardening programmes and the perennial Casualty (TV series) have been filmed in the area.
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[edit] Area
The district lies adjacent to St Pauls, Bristol, a much maligned quarter which receives a disproportionate amount of bad press from the local media. However St Werburghs shares some of these problems particularly drug dealing and, to a lesser extent, prostitution.[1] Whilst it has a more of a cultural mix than Bristol , it is not as diverse as other inner city areas.[2] It also has more family housing which has increased house prices and meant the area has less crimes[3] than the other inner city Bristol areas. This leads to the benefits of a multi-cultural community but less deprivation than some neighbouring inner-city areas.
Mina Road is St Werburghs' 'high street', whose shops each have an imaginative figurehead protruding from their frontages indicating the type of trade on offer.
The park opposite the shops contains an exquisite and original example of a cast iron Victorian public lavatory.
[edit] Pubs
The Duke of York is hidden away behind Mina Road Park close to Junction 3 of the M32. It is a quirky, eclectic pub that is always delightful to the newly initiated.
The Miners Arms is located next to the climbing centre in Mina Road. A good selection of real ales, a relaxed ambience and a real fire make this an excellent city pub.
The Farm is situated close to the St Werburghs City Farm. Friendly staff and a selection of real ales. The garden is popular in Summer. It can become quite busy on Sunday evenings when DJ Derek often plays to a lively dancefloor.
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[edit] References
- ^ St Werburghs Safer Streets Project, Bristol. European Urban Knowledge Network (2003-02-01). Retrieved on January 21, 2007.
- ^ Neighbourhood Statistics:People and society. National Statistics (2003). Retrieved on January 21, 2007.
- ^ St Werburghs Beat Satistics. Avon and Somerset Constabulary. Retrieved on January 21, 2007.
