Cabot, Bristol

Cabot
Shown within Bristol.
Population	15,940 [1]
OS grid reference	ST575745
Unitary authority	Bristol
Ceremonial county	Bristol
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BRISTOL
Postcode district	BS
Dialling code	0117
Police	Avon and Somerset
Fire	Avon
Ambulance	South Western
EU Parliament	South West England
UK Parliament	Bristol West
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Coordinates: 51°28′04″N 2°36′48″W / 51.4678°N 2.6132°W / 51.4678; -2.6132

Cabot is a council ward that covers the centre of Bristol. It gets its name from the Cabot Tower – a memorial tower on Brandon Hill that was built to commemorate John Cabot's voyage and "discovery" of North America.

The tower, viewed from Brandon Hill park.

Areas

This ward contains the whole of the medieval city and many of the oldest surviving buildings. Cabot includes Bristol's Docks, the City Centre and the University of Bristol. Cabot has at least 17 churches, a cathedral, a synagogue, four museums, three hospitals, two theatres, two concert halls, and art galleries and cinemas. The ward contain areas in both north and south Bristol.

Cabot includes: Spike Island, Baltic Wharf, Redcliffe Hill, Queen Square, Baldwin St, the City Centre, the Old City, Broadmead, Canon's Marsh, Brandon Hill, Park St, Bristol University, Kingsdown, Dove St, the east side of Whiteladies Road, the south side of Cotham Hill and Cotham Brow, and the west side of Stokes Croft.

The area that comprises Brandon Hill, Park St, the Triangle, and the area between Park Row and the Hippodrome has been promoted under the name "The West End". Spike Island is the land between the Floating Harbour and the river Avon; from the digging of the "New Cut" until the Bathurst locks were sealed up it was literally an island.

Bristol city centre

The central area of the city of Bristol, South West England, is the area south of the central ring road and north of the Floating Harbour, bordered north by St Pauls and Easton, east by Temple Meads and Redcliffe, and west by Clifton and Canon's Marsh. It is contained entirely within the Council ward of Cabot.

Panorama of the City Centre, as viewed from the University.

Canon's Marsh

Millennium Square (Bristol) and the At-Bristol planetarium

Canon's Marsh is an inner city area of Bristol, England, of approximately one square kilometre. Canon's Marsh is situated on the north side of Floating Harbour, immediately to the west of the River Frome spur (St Augustine's Reach) of the harbour. Canon's Marsh borders Hotwells to the west, Clifton to the north, and the city centre to the north east. Canon's Marsh was a shipbuilding area until the last yard closed in 1904, incorporating two of Teast's Docks, and including J&W Peters shipyard.

Canon's Wharf was once one of the busiest quays in the docks, with its own branch of the Bristol Harbour Railway, cranes and a goods shed. The area was also the location of the city gas works. With the decline of industry throughout the 20th century Canon's Marsh was cleared to make way for urban renewal. Due to pollution, however, the gas works remained derelict for several years. The area is now the location of At-Bristol, the South West offices of Lloyds TSB bank, a campus of City of Bristol College and several bars, restaurants, apartment buildings and offices. As of 2005 renewal continues with the construction of several mixed use buildings.

Kingsdown

Kingsdown is a mainly residential area of Bristol, located to the north of the city centre and south of Cotham. It lies within the Cabot council ward.

Redcliffe

A small portion of the Redcliffe area lies within the Cabot ward. Most of it however lies in the Lawrence Hill ward.

Spike Island

Spike Island is the narrow strip of land between the Floating Harbour to the north and the tidal New Cut of the River Avon to the south, from the dock entrance to the west to Bathurst Basin in the east.

Tyndall's Park

Tyndall's Park is an area to the east of Clifton. It contains the main precinct of the University of Bristol, Bristol Grammar School and the BBC Bristol studios.

Statistics

In the 2001 Census Cabot ward:^[2] had a resident population of 9,604. The population of Cabot is generally young, student/professional and in rented accommodation. The ward is in the Parliamentary constituency of Bristol West (held by Stephen Williams), and has two City Councillors: Mark Wright and Alex Woodman.^[3] As of 2009/10, Cabot had the highest crime rate per resident of any ward in the city, more than double the offences per head of any other ward.^[4]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cabot (Bristol ward).

• Census data
• Ward map
• Map of the area circa 1900