Henbury
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Henbury is a suburb of Bristol
, England
, approximately 5 mi northwest of the city centre. It was formerly a village in Gloucestershire
and is now bordered by Westbury-on-Trym to the south; Brentry
to the east and the Blaise Castle
estate Blaise Hamlet
and Lawrence Weston to the west. To the north lie the South Gloucestershire
village of Hallen
and the entertainment/retail park Cribbs Causeway
.
The Hazel Brook
(also known as the Hen), a tributary of the River Trym
, flows through Henbury and crosses Henbury Road in a small ford near the Toby Carvery pub. The Ford floods relatively often and a small bridge exists to allow traffic to pass, situated a few metres away.
Henbury is also the name of a council ward
for Bristol City Council that includes both Henbury and Brentry.
Henbury Golf Club sits on the south border.
Barratt Homes has recently started a new development in Henbury, known as Hazel Grove. It consists of circa 150 houses and apartments.
as Henberie.
Henbury was historically a very large parish. It extended to the River Severn
and included King's Weston, Lawrence Weston, Charlton
, Easter Compton
, Pilning
, Northwick
and Aust
. When the civil parish was created in 1866, parts of the ancient parish were separated to form the civil parishes of Redwick and Northwick (later Pilning and Severn Beach) and Aust.
In 1901, part of the civil parish was absorbed into Bristol, and further parts were absorbed into Bristol between then and 1933. In 1935, the civil parish was abolished, when the remaining parts were absorbed into the civil parishes of Pilning and Severn Beach, and Almondsbury
.
Botany Bay is an old name for the area of Henbury centred on the modern Marmion Crescent believed to derive from the nineteenth century name of a row of cottages. The Great House, Henbury was the home of the Astry family, and of Scipio Africanus (see below). Nearby Henbury Court was built by Thomas Stock to replace the Great House. Henbury Court was demolished in the 1950s.
The parish Church of St Mary the Virgin dates from approximately 1200. The tower is from the early 13th century. The north chapel was built, and further restoration work undertaken by Thomas Rickman
in 1836, with further restoration by GE Street in 1875-7.It is a grade II* listed building.
The churchyard contains the grave of Scipio Africanus
, the west African 18th century manservant of Charles William Howard, 7th Earl of Suffolk
.
Emmanuel Chapel Henbury is an independent evangelical church located on Satchfield Crescent.
is a Grade II listed building which was previously a school.
Henbury Leisure Centre is home to a swimming pool, sports facilities and a gym. It is located on the site of Henbury Secondary School.
The Henbury Lodge Hotel is operated by Best Western
. The building itself is believed to have been built around 1600 as two cottages, before being combined into one dwelling in 1712.
, routes 1, 40 and 76.
Henbury provides good access to major trunk roads and motorways. It is located approximately two miles away from M5 Junction 17 and five miles from the M4/M5 interchange. Britol City centre is approximately five miles south of Henbury.
Henbury station on the Henbury Loop
railway between St Andrews Road
and Filton Junction was opened in 1910 and closed in 1964.
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, approximately 5 mi northwest of the city centre. It was formerly a village in Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
and is now bordered by Westbury-on-Trym to the south; Brentry
Brentry
Brentry is a suburb of north Bristol, England, between Henbury and Southmead which is spread along the southern edge of the Avonmouth-London railway line....
to the east and the Blaise Castle
Blaise Castle
Blaise Castle is an 18th century mansion house and estate near Henbury in Bristol , England. Blaise Castle was immortalised by being described as "the finest place in England" in Jane Austen's novel Northanger Abbey....
estate Blaise Hamlet
Blaise Hamlet
Blaise Hamlet is a hamlet in north west Bristol, England, composed of a complex of small cottages around a green. They were built around 1811 for retired employees of Quaker banker and philanthropist John Scandrett Harford, who owned Blaise Castle House....
and Lawrence Weston to the west. To the north lie the South Gloucestershire
South Gloucestershire
South Gloucestershire is a unitary district in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, in South West England.-History:The district was created in 1996, when the county of Avon was abolished, by the merger of former area of the districts of Kingswood and Northavon...
village of Hallen
Hallen, Gloucestershire
Hallen is a village in South Gloucestershire, England, just north of the Bristol city boundary. It is southwest of Easter Compton, northeast of Avonmouth and northwest of Henbury...
and the entertainment/retail park Cribbs Causeway
Cribbs Causeway
Cribbs Causeway is a road in South Gloucestershire, England, just north of Bristol, which has given its name to a large out-of-town shopping centre, including retail parks and an enclosed shopping centre known as The Mall...
.
The Hazel Brook
Hazel Brook
The Hazel Brook, also known as the Hen, is a tributary of the River Trym in Bristol, England. It rises at Cribbs Causeway in South Gloucestershire. From there, its course takes it south, passing the western end of Filton Aerodrome on its left bank, through Brentry and Henbury before dropping...
(also known as the Hen), a tributary of the River Trym
River Trym
The River Trym is a short river, some in length, which rises in Filton, South Gloucestershire, England. The upper reaches are culverted, some underground, through mostly urban landscapes, but once it emerges into the open it flows through a nature reserve and city parks before joining the tidal...
, flows through Henbury and crosses Henbury Road in a small ford near the Toby Carvery pub. The Ford floods relatively often and a small bridge exists to allow traffic to pass, situated a few metres away.
Henbury is also the name of a council ward
Wards of the United Kingdom
A ward in the United Kingdom is an electoral district at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors. It is the primary unit of British administrative and electoral geography .-England:...
for Bristol City Council that includes both Henbury and Brentry.
Henbury Golf Club sits on the south border.
Barratt Homes has recently started a new development in Henbury, known as Hazel Grove. It consists of circa 150 houses and apartments.
History
Henbury was first mentioned in 692 as Heanburg. The name is from the Old English hēan byrig, meaning 'high fortified place'. It was mentioned in the Domesday BookDomesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
as Henberie.
Henbury was historically a very large parish. It extended to the River Severn
River Severn
The River Severn is the longest river in Great Britain, at about , but the second longest on the British Isles, behind the River Shannon. It rises at an altitude of on Plynlimon, Ceredigion near Llanidloes, Powys, in the Cambrian Mountains of mid Wales...
and included King's Weston, Lawrence Weston, Charlton
Charlton, Bristol
Charlton was the name of a small village in Gloucestershire, England, demolished in the late 1940s. It was located between Filton and Cribbs Causeway immediately north of Bristol.-History:...
, Easter Compton
Easter Compton
Easter Compton is a village in the civil parish of Almondsbury, South Gloucestershire, England. It is situated at the bottom of a hill near Junction 17 of the M5 Motorway on the B4055....
, Pilning
Pilning
Pilning is a village in South Gloucestershire, England, close to Redwick and Severn Beach. Pilning is close to the busy M4, M49 and A403 as well as a railway line running through it, with a minor station...
, Northwick
Northwick (South Gloucestershire)
Northwick is a hamlet in South Gloucestershire, England, first mentioned in 955.The hamlet lies on the River Severn, between Pilning and Aust. It was formerly part of the tything of Northwick with Redwick in the ancient parish of Henbury. It is now in the parish of Pilning and Severn Beach.The...
and Aust
Aust
Aust is a small village in South Gloucestershire, England, the historical site of the eastern terminal of the Aust Ferry crossing route over the River Severn between England and Wales, believed to have been used in Roman times as a continuation of Icknield Street which led from Eastern England...
. When the civil parish was created in 1866, parts of the ancient parish were separated to form the civil parishes of Redwick and Northwick (later Pilning and Severn Beach) and Aust.
In 1901, part of the civil parish was absorbed into Bristol, and further parts were absorbed into Bristol between then and 1933. In 1935, the civil parish was abolished, when the remaining parts were absorbed into the civil parishes of Pilning and Severn Beach, and Almondsbury
Almondsbury
Almondsbury is a large village near junction 16 of the M5 motorway, in South Gloucestershire, England.-Description:The village is split by a steep hill, part of the escarpment overlooking the Severn floodplain. At the bottom of the hill is Lower Almondsbury where a pub and hotel, The Bowl Inn, is...
.
Botany Bay is an old name for the area of Henbury centred on the modern Marmion Crescent believed to derive from the nineteenth century name of a row of cottages. The Great House, Henbury was the home of the Astry family, and of Scipio Africanus (see below). Nearby Henbury Court was built by Thomas Stock to replace the Great House. Henbury Court was demolished in the 1950s.
Churches
Thomas Rickman
Thomas Rickman , was an English architect who was a major figure in the Gothic Revival.He was born at Maidenhead, Berkshire, into a large Quaker family, and avoided the medical career envisaged for him by his father, a grocer and druggist; he went into business for himself and married his first...
in 1836, with further restoration by GE Street in 1875-7.It is a grade II* listed building.
The churchyard contains the grave of Scipio Africanus
Scipio Africanus (slave)
Scipio Africanus was a slave born to unknown parents from West Africa. He was named for Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major, the third century BCE Roman general, famous for defeating the Carthaginian military leader Hannibal.-Life:Very little is known of his life...
, the west African 18th century manservant of Charles William Howard, 7th Earl of Suffolk
Charles Howard, 7th Earl of Suffolk
Charles William Howard, 7th Earl of Suffolk, 2nd Earl of Bindon was a British peer, styled Lord Chesterford from 1706 to 1709 and Lord Walden from 1709 to 1718. He was educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge...
.
Emmanuel Chapel Henbury is an independent evangelical church located on Satchfield Crescent.
Schools
List of Schools in Henbury, Bristol:- Henbury Court Primary
- Blaise Primary School
- Henbury Secondary School
Other buildings
Henbury Village HallHenbury Village Hall
Henbury Village Hall was built as a school in the Henbury area of Bristol, England.It was built in 1830 in a Tudor Revival style by Thomas Rickman, on the site of a charity school which had stood on the site since 1601....
is a Grade II listed building which was previously a school.
Henbury Leisure Centre is home to a swimming pool, sports facilities and a gym. It is located on the site of Henbury Secondary School.
The Henbury Lodge Hotel is operated by Best Western
Best Western
Best Western International, Inc. is the third largest hotel chain, with over 4,195 hotels in nearly 80 countries. The chain, with its corporate headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona, operates more than 2,000 hotels in North America alone. Best Western has a marketing program involving placement of free...
. The building itself is believed to have been built around 1600 as two cottages, before being combined into one dwelling in 1712.
Transportation and Transport Links
Henbury is served by buses of First BristolFirst Bristol
First Bristol is a bus operator based in Bristol, England. It is part of FirstGroup, and is the dominant public transport company in the city.-History:...
, routes 1, 40 and 76.
Henbury provides good access to major trunk roads and motorways. It is located approximately two miles away from M5 Junction 17 and five miles from the M4/M5 interchange. Britol City centre is approximately five miles south of Henbury.
Henbury station on the Henbury Loop
Henbury Loop
The Henbury Loop is a railway line following the boundary between Bristol and South Gloucestershire between the Severn Beach Line at Holesmouth Junction, Avonmouth and the Cross Country Route/South Wales Main Line at Filton...
railway between St Andrews Road
St Andrews Road railway station
St Andrews Road railway station is located near to St Andrews Road and serves a large industrial area near to Avonmouth. This station and all trains serving it are operated by First Great Western....
and Filton Junction was opened in 1910 and closed in 1964.