- Almondsbury
infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Almondsbury
latitude= 51.5567
longitude= -2.5725
civil_parish= Almondsbury
population = 3,800
unitary_england=South Gloucestershire
lieutenancy_england=Gloucestershire
region= South West England
constituency_westminster= Filton and Bradley Stoke
post_town= BRISTOL
postcode_district = BS32
postcode_area= BS
dial_code= 01454
os_grid_reference= ST604843
static_
static_image_caption=Part of Almondsbury from The Tump. The spire is Saint Mary the Virgin church.
london_distance=Almondsbury is a large village near junction 16 of the
M5 motorway , inSouth Gloucestershire ,England .Description
The village is split by a steep hill. At the bottom of the hill is Lower Almondsbury where a pub and hotel, The Bowl Inn, is situated.
The pub takes its name from the bowl shape of the land surrounding the estuary. Parts of this whitewashed-stone inn were originally the three cottages erected in 1146 to house the monks building the adjacent church of St Mary the Virgin. The present building became a licensed inn in 1550.
Also at the bottom of the hill is the local church, dedicated to Saint
Mary the Virgin .The church and tower were built in 1140 AD. The lead-covered spire was added some time before 1619.
Another pub, The Swan Inn, is located on the A38, in the upper part of the village, almost opposite an open space known as Almondsbury Tump.
Sporting facilities include football sides
Almondsbury Town F.C. andAlmondsbury F.C. , a cricket pitch and a rugby pitch. The village also has amotorway police station , agarden centre , a restaurant and pub.South Wales , theForest of Dean , theRiver Severn and both Severn Bridges are visible from the higher parts of the village.Almondsbury is a residential area for
Bristol 's professional classes.Notable residents
Almondsbury is the birthplace of
Alex Kapranos , the lead singer of Franz Ferdinand. [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1567208/ IMDB] .]Notes and references
External links
* [http://www.thebowlinn.co.uk The Bowl Inn]
* [http://www.almondsburychurch.org.uk Almondsbury Church]
* [http://www.almondsburycommunityshop.org.uk/ Almondsbury Community Services Organisation]
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