St George East, Bristol

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official_name= St George East
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unitary_england= Bristol
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region= South West England

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St George East is a district (Ward) of Bristol. Three places in St George East are; Burchells Green, Crew's Hole and Two Mile Hill.

Burchells Green

Crew's Hole

Crew's Hole is located in east Bristol near St George.

From the early 1700s it was an industrial area including oil refineries and a tar works site at the bottom of Troopers Hill.

The tar works was established by Isambard Kingdom Brunel in 1843 to provide creosote to be used as a preservative for railway sleepers and by 1863 had passed into the ownership of Brunel's manager, William Butler. It continued to operate until 1981.

Two Mile Hill

Population

According to the 2001 Census there are 11,348 people living in St George East, with over 95% of the population being white, it also has only 7 Jewish residants. [http://www.bristol.gov.uk/WardFinder/pdfs/st-george-east-wis.pdf]

ee also

*Districts of Bristol
*Public transport in Bristol

References