Almondsbury

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Almondsbury
Part of Almondsbury from The Tump. The spire is Saint Mary the Virgin church.
Almondsbury shown within Gloucestershire
Population	3,800
OS grid reference	ST604843
Parish	Almondsbury
Unitary authority	South Gloucestershire
Ceremonial county	Gloucestershire
Region	South West
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BRISTOL
Postcode district	BS32
Dialling code	01454
Police	Avon and Somerset
Fire	Avon
Ambulance	Great Western
European Parliament	South West England
UK Parliament	Filton and Bradley Stoke
List of places: UK • England • Gloucestershire

Coordinates: 51°33′24″N 2°34′21″W / 51.5567, -2.5725

Almondsbury is a large village near junction 16 of the M5 motorway, in South Gloucestershire, England.

Contents 1 Description 2 Notable residents 3 Notes and references 4 External links

[edit] Description

The village is split by a steep hill. At the bottom of the hill is Lower Almondsbury where a pub and hotel, The Bowl Inn, is situated.

The pub takes its name from the bowl shape of the land surrounding the estuary. Parts of this whitewashed-stone inn were originally the three cottages erected in 1146 to house the monks building the adjacent church of St Mary the Virgin. The present building became a licensed inn in 1550.

Also at the bottom of the hill is the local church, dedicated to Saint Mary the Virgin.

The church and tower were built in 1140 AD. The lead-covered spire was added some time before 1619.

Another pub, The Swan Inn, is located on the A38, in the upper part of the village, almost opposite an open space known as Almondsbury Tump.

Sporting facilities include football sides Almondsbury Town F.C. and Almondsbury F.C., a cricket pitch and a rugby pitch. The village also has a motorway police station, a garden centre, a restaurant and pub.

South Wales, the Forest of Dean, the River Severn and both Severn Bridges are visible from the higher parts of the village.

Almondsbury is a residential area for Bristol's professional classes.

[edit] Notable residents

Almondsbury is the birthplace of Alex Kapranos, the lead singer of Franz Ferdinand.^[1]

[edit] Notes and references

[edit] External links

• The Bowl Inn
• Almondsbury Church
• Almondsbury Community Services Organisation

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