Horfield, Bristol

Horfield
Horfield
	; Boondaries o the ceety cooncil ward
Population	12,826 (2011.Ward)
OS grid reference	ST597769
Unitar authority	Bristol;
Ceremonial coonty	Bristol;
Region	Sooth Wast;
Kintra	Ingland
Sovereign state	Unitit Kinrick
Post toun	BRISTOL
Postcode destrict	BS7
Diallin code	0117
Police	Avon an Somerset
Fire	Avon
Ambulance	Sooth Wastren
EU Pairlament	Sooth Wast Ingland
UK Pairlament	Bristol North Wast;
	Leet o places UK Ingland Bristol 51°29′24″N 2°34′50″W / 51.4900°N 2.5805°WCoordinates: 51°29′24″N 2°34′50″W / 51.4900°N 2.5805°W

Horfield is a suburb o the ceity o Bristol, in soothwast Ingland. It lies on Bristol's northern edge, its border wi Filton merkin pairt o the mairch atween Bristol an Sooth Gloucestershire. Historically, the area haed a wird for bein a lawless place acause Horfield Wid wis the haunt o thieves an gangrels. Monie o the aulder hooses in Horfield hae recently been riven down in favour o lairge new hoosin estates.

Horfield is hame tae the Memorial Hainin: a sports stadium biggit in 1921 for Bristol Rugby Club in mynd o the rugby union players o the ceity who dee'd in Warld Weir I, an rededicated tae commemorate the deid o Warld Weir II. In 1996, the hainins forbye became hame tae Bristol Rovers Football Club.

The area's maist famous son is Hollywood actor Cary Grant, who wis born at 15 Hughenden Road in Horfield, in 1904.

References

↑ "Horfield" (PDF). 2011 Census Ward Information Sheet. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 5 Mairch 2016. Retrieved 26 Februar 2015.

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[1] "Horfield" (PDF). 2011 Census Ward Information Sheet. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 5 Mairch 2016. Retrieved 26 Februar 2015.

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