St George, Bristol
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St George | |
Boundaries of St George West and East wards, shown within Bristol. |
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Population | 11,348 (2001.Ward)(East)[1] 10,929 (2001.Ward)(West)[2] |
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OS grid reference | ST626734 |
Unitary authority | Bristol |
Ceremonial county | Bristol |
Region | South West |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BRISTOL |
Postcode district | BS5 |
Dialling code | 0117 |
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Ambulance | |
EU Parliament | South West England |
UK Parliament | Bristol East |
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St. George is a district of Bristol, England on the edge of the inner city.
History
St George was originally in Gloucestershire. It became a civil parish (formally known as Bristol St George) in 1866, and briefly an urban district from 1894 to 1898. The parish and urban district were absorbed into Bristol in 1898.[3]
Troopers' Hill is a local landmark, and was a mining area from the early 19th century (coal) until its closure in 1904 when the last fireclay mines were abandoned.[4] It was declared as a Local Nature Reserve (LNR) on 22 June 1995.[5]