Including suburban areas, Gloucester has a population of around 132,000. The females account for 51.1%, and males account for 48.9%. [85] As air travel grew in the first half of the century, aircraft manufacturers built factories. [202], In 2005 Bristol was named by the UK government one of England's six science cities. Clinical commissioning group population estimates (National Statistics [13] It has also been suggested that Brycgstow means "the place called Bridge by the place called Stow", the Stow in question referring to an early religious meeting place at what is now College Green. In the early 19th century, the romantic medieval gothic style appeared, partially as a reaction against the symmetry of Palladianism, and can be seen in buildings such as the Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery,[76] the Royal West of England Academy,[77] and The Victoria Rooms. Several public houses were also built in this period, including the Llandoger Trow[255] on King Street and the Hatchet Inn. It groups nearly all the urban suburb areas east of Bristol. [275] The club played at the Memorial Ground, which it shared with Bristol Rovers from 1996. It is a port, linked via the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal to the Severn Estuary . [129] This "seaward extension" can be traced back to the original boundary of the County of Bristol laid out in the charter granted to the city by Edward III in 1373. Data collection at these locations ended in 2002 and 2001, respectively, and Filton Airfield is currently the nearest weather station to the city. [70], By 1867, ships were getting larger and the meanders in the river Avon prevented boats over 300ft (90m) from reaching the harbour, resulting in falling trade. [58] Some household slaves were baptised in the hope this would lead them to be freed. 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Growth of the city and trade came with the rise of England's American colonies in the 17th century. [186], Although Bristol's economy no longer relies upon its port, which was moved to docks at Avonmouth during the 1870s[187] and to the Royal Portbury Dock in 1977 as ship size increased, it is the largest importer of cars to the UK. DJ Mag's top 100 club list ranked Motion as the 19th-best club in the world in 2016. [104] Although the council was long dominated by the Labour Party, the Liberal Democrats have grown strong in the city and (as the largest party) took minority control of the council after the 2005 United Kingdom general election. [58] Plantation goods such as sugar, tobacco, rum, rice, cotton and a few slaves (sold to the aristocracy as house servants) returned across the Atlantic to England. Prevalence and incidence of diabetic retinopathy (DR) in the UK Worcester population change, Census 2021 - ONS [274] Bristol Rugby has often competed at the highest level of the sport since its formation in 1888. They were third-tier champions twice (Division Three South in 195253 and Division Three in 198990), Watney Cup Winners (1972) and runners-up for the Johnstone's Paint Trophy (200607) although have never played in England's top Division. [142] Temperatures at Long Ashton from 1959 to 2002 ranged from 33.5C (92.3F) in July 1976[143] to 14.4C (6.1F) in January 1982. During the mid-19th century Bristol Byzantine, a style unique to the city, was developed, and several examples have survived. In 1983 Hewlett-Packard opened its national research laboratory in Bristol. On 26 November 2003 Concorde 216 made the final Concorde flight, returning to Bristol Filton Airport as the centrepiece of a proposed air museum which is planned to include the existing Bristol Aero collection (including a Bristol Britannia). Buildings from most architectural periods of the United Kingdom can be seen in the city. " GLOUCESTERSHIRE, a west Midland county [Map (above shows location], situated upon the estuary of the Severn, and bounded north and north-east by Herefordshire, Worcestershire, and Warwickshire; by Oxfordshire; south by Berks, Wilts, and Somerset; and west by Monmouthshire, Herefordshire, and the estuary of the Severn; greatest length, south-we. Bristol How life has changed in South Gloucestershire: Census 2021 Since its inception in 2016, it has become a major event in the city. The national average for people with no qualifications is 6.6%. [19] Iron Age hill forts near the city are at Leigh Woods and Clifton Down, on the side of the Avon Gorge, and on Kings Weston Hill near Henbury. [141], The weather stations nearest Bristol for which long-term climate data are available are Long Ashton (about 5mi (8km) south west of the city centre) and Bristol Weather Station, in the city centre. The M Shed museum opened in 2011 on the site of the former Bristol Industrial Museum. [27] During the 18th century, Bristol was Britain's second-busiest port;[177] business was conducted in the trading area around The Exchange in Corn Street over bronze tables known as Nails. Bristol is sometimes described, by its inhabitants, as being built on seven hills. City Size and Population Density There are a variety of artistic and sporting organisations and venues including the Royal West of England Academy, the Arnolfini, Spike Island, Ashton Gate and the Memorial Stadium. [42] During the first decade of the 16th century Bristol's merchants undertook a series of exploration voyages to North America and even founded a commercial organisation, 'The Company Adventurers to the New Found Land', to assist their endeavours. [10] Dating from 1901, the Bristol Combination and its 53 clubs promote rugby union in the city and help support Bristol Bears. [165], The Runnymede Trust found in 2017 that Bristol "ranked 7th out of the 348 districts of England & Wales (1=worst) on the Index of Multiple Inequality. In the First Division in 1976, they then sank to the bottom professional tier before reforming after a 1982 bankruptcy. This article is about the city in England. [99], From 2018, there were lively discussions about a new explicative plaque under a commemorative statue of one of the city's major benefactors in the 17th and 18th centuries. There were 41,032 votes in favour of a directly elected mayor and 35,880 votes against, with a 24% turnout. The population has increased by 0.9% (5,900) from the previous year. [20] A Roman settlement, Abona,[21] existed at what is now Sea Mills (connected to Bath by a Roman road); another was at the present-day Inns Court. [300] The city has eleven mosques,[301] several Buddhist meditation centres,[302] a Hindu temple,[303] Reform and Orthodox-Jewish synagogues[304] and four Sikh temples.[305][306][307]. Gloucestershire Employment. The Avon flows from Bath in the east, through flood plains and areas which were marshes before the city's growth. [116][117] Women's-rights advocate Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence (18671954) was born in Bristol,[118] and the left-winger Tony Benn served as MP for Bristol South East in 19501960 and again from 1963 to 1983. From the 13th to the 18th century, Bristol was among the top three English cities, after London, in tax receipts. List of settlements in Gloucestershire by population, Last edited on 11 December 2022, at 20:56, "Gloucestershire (County, South West England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts", "South Gloucestershire (Unitary District, South West England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts", "KS101EW (Usual resident population) - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_settlements_in_Gloucestershire_by_population&oldid=1126897094, This page was last edited on 11 December 2022, at 20:56. The Bristol Cable specialises in investigative journalism with a quarterly print edition and website. Since records began in 1981, the population of Gloucestershire has increased by 27.7% (140,400). [133], The gorge, which helped protect Bristol Harbour, has been quarried for stone to build the city, and its surrounding land has been protected from development as The Downs and Leigh Woods. The hospital drama Casualty, formerly filmed in Bristol, moved to Cardiff in 2012. [298] After St James' Presbyterian Church was bombed on 24 November 1940, it was never again used as a church;[299] although its bell tower remains, its nave was converted into offices. [316] In 2014, the Great British Pub Awards ranked The Apple as the best cider bar in the UK. The average salary in Gloucestershire is 31,522.40. [199] Major aerospace companies in Bristol include BAE Systems, a merger of Marconi Electronic Systems and BAe (the latter a merger of BAC, Hawker Siddeley and Scottish Aviation). Bristol has two daily newspapers, the Western Daily Press and the Bristol Post (both owned by Reach plc); and a Bristol edition of the free Metro newspaper (owned by DMGT). The icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution).