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Fishponds
Fishponds is a suburb in the north-east of the English city of Bristol, about 3 miles (5 km) from the city centre. It is mainly residential, and housing is typically terraced Victorian. It has a small student population from the presence of the Glenside campus of the University of the West of England.
Fishponds is home to Oldbury Court, a Victorian landscaped park. The River Frome runs through the area with the Frome Valley Walkway alongside it. A restored mill found at Snuff Mills has kept its original waterwheel, which can still be seen and heard turning. To the south-west of the neighbourhood is Eastville Park.
The name Fishponds derives from former quarries which upon abandonment became large fishponds. Most of these have since been filled in. One remains and was a popular swimming area nicknamed "The Lido" until the mid-1970s, when it was acquired by an angling club.[citation needed]
Fishponds is mainly served by First West of England buses 46, 47x, 48/48x, 49/49x, 17, 25, and with 6 & 7 serving the outskirts.
Fishponds railway station opened in 1866 and closed in 1965. It included a shunting line for Fishponds-built locomotives of the Avonside Locomotive Works to join the main line. The Bristol & Bath Railway Path now runs down the old line, and can be accessed at several points in Fishponds.
The Bristol Tramway operated from Old Market to Fishponds tram terminus from 1897 to 1941. The suburb, like most of eastern Bristol, is currently not served by rail. The two nearest stations are Stapleton Road and Filton Abbey Wood. The reopening of the Henbury loop line will include reopening two railway stations in north Bristol: Henbury and North Filton. The latter will be a short distance west of Fishponds.
For elections to Bristol City Council, most of Fishponds is in the Frome Vale electoral ward. Southern parts are in the Hillfields ward and western parts are in the Eastville ward.
Neighbourhoods in Fishponds include Chester Park and Mayfield Park. Fishponds is bordered by Downend, Staple Hill, St. George, Eastville and Stapleton. At the 2011 census the Greater Fishponds area had a population of 37,575.
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Fishponds
Fishponds is a suburb in the north-east of the English city of Bristol, about 3 miles (5 km) from the city centre. It is mainly residential, and housing is typically terraced Victorian. It has a small student population from the presence of the Glenside campus of the University of the West of England.
Fishponds is home to Oldbury Court, a Victorian landscaped park. The River Frome runs through the area with the Frome Valley Walkway alongside it. A restored mill found at Snuff Mills has kept its original waterwheel, which can still be seen and heard turning. To the south-west of the neighbourhood is Eastville Park.
The name Fishponds derives from former quarries which upon abandonment became large fishponds. Most of these have since been filled in. One remains and was a popular swimming area nicknamed "The Lido" until the mid-1970s, when it was acquired by an angling club.[citation needed]
Fishponds is mainly served by First West of England buses 46, 47x, 48/48x, 49/49x, 17, 25, and with 6 & 7 serving the outskirts.
Fishponds railway station opened in 1866 and closed in 1965. It included a shunting line for Fishponds-built locomotives of the Avonside Locomotive Works to join the main line. The Bristol & Bath Railway Path now runs down the old line, and can be accessed at several points in Fishponds.
The Bristol Tramway operated from Old Market to Fishponds tram terminus from 1897 to 1941. The suburb, like most of eastern Bristol, is currently not served by rail. The two nearest stations are Stapleton Road and Filton Abbey Wood. The reopening of the Henbury loop line will include reopening two railway stations in north Bristol: Henbury and North Filton. The latter will be a short distance west of Fishponds.
For elections to Bristol City Council, most of Fishponds is in the Frome Vale electoral ward. Southern parts are in the Hillfields ward and western parts are in the Eastville ward.
Neighbourhoods in Fishponds include Chester Park and Mayfield Park. Fishponds is bordered by Downend, Staple Hill, St. George, Eastville and Stapleton. At the 2011 census the Greater Fishponds area had a population of 37,575.