Lawrence Weston, Bristol

Lawrence Weston
Lawrence Weston
Lawrence Weston shown within Bristol
Population 10,947 
OS grid reference ST541781
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BRISTOL
Postcode district BS11
Dialling code 0117
Police Avon and Somerset
Fire Avon
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK Parliament
Council owned flats in Long Cross, Lawrence Weston

Lawrence Weston is a post war housing estate in north west Bristol between Henbury and Shirehampton.

The estate is bounded in the east by the Blaise Castle estate and woods. It is situated at the edge of the Severn flood plain, directly beneath the wooded Kingsweston Hill. The industrial complex and port of Avonmouth is a mile or so west, across the flood plain. Lawrence Weston forms part of the city ward of Kingsweston.

Lawrence Weston was originally a hamlet, a tything of the parish of Henbury.[1] It was transformed in the late 1940s and early 1950s, when the estate was built, absorbing both the original hamlet and the neighbouring hamlet of Kings Weston. Originally council owned, much of the housing stock is now in private hands. It is known as "El Dub" or "L' Dub" to its inhabitants. The row of shops in Ridingleaze has been revamped and each shop is now adorned with a mural.

Lawrence Weston is well known locally for its vibrant facilities for young people. There are two youth centres, a BMX track, a young people's shop called Juicy Blitz and a Youth Inclusion project. It has a community farm and a range of clubs and groups for young people.

Kings Weston House and Kings Weston Roman Villa both lie near the western end of the estate.

Lawrence Weston Moor

Lawrence Weston Moor is an 11.9 hectare local nature reserve leased from Bristol City Council and managed by the Avon Wildlife Trust. The drier fields are hay meadows where plants such as meadowsweet and pepper-saxifrage are common. The wetter meadows have ragged robin, marsh marigold and creeping forget-me-not. The fields and old pollarded willows support birds such as reed buntings, snipe reed and sedge warblers little owls and kestrels. The rhynes are rich in water plants and provide homes for frogs and many insects, such as dragonflies.[2][3][4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Extract from National Gazetteer, 1868
  2. ↑ "Lawrence Weston Moor". Reserves. Avon Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
  3. ↑ "Lawrence Western Moor". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "Map of Lawrence Western Moor". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 4 August 2013.


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