- Sneyd Park
infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Sneyd Park
latitude= 51.4766
longitude= -2.6421
map_type=Bristol
civil_parish=
population =
unitary_england=Bristol
lieutenancy_england=
region= South West Englandconstituency_westminster= Bristol North West
post_town= BRISTOL
postcode_district = BS9
postcode_area= BS
dial_code= 0117
os_grid_reference= ST555755Sneyd Park is an exclusive inner suburb of
Bristol ,England , lying on the western fringe of theDurdham Down , adjacent to theAvon Gorge and the Sea Walls observation point. Home to many millionaires, Sneyd Park was originally developed in Victorian times. Many fine Victorian andEdwardian villas line the edge of Durdham Down. More modern housing has since been built down over the slope, towardsSea Mills, Bristol .Durdham Down, in the vicinity of Sea Walls, was the location of the flight, on 12 November, 1910, of the first successful aircraft built by the Bristol and Colonial Aeroplane Company. Many thousands of Bristol's citizens flocked to see two well-known French pilots, Maurice Tétard and Henri Jullerot, give a public demonstration of the new
Bristol Boxkite . Blériot's famous flight across theEnglish Channel had occurred only the year before.External links
* [http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/Maps/OS62htm/0309.htm Map of Sneyd Park cica 1900]
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