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In the News (Wed 23 Dec 09)

  
 Definition of Bristol
Each summer the grounds of Ashton Court to the west of the city play host to the Bristol Balloon Fiesta, a major event for followers of the sport of hot-air ballooning in Britain.
Isambard Kingdom Brunel came to Bristol to build the Clifton Suspension Bridge which used to carry trains across the Avon Gorge (which goes over the River Avon).
It was called Harveys Bristol Cream and has taken the name of Bristol all over the world.
www.wordiq.com /definition/Bristol   (2496 words)

  
 Place names in and around Bristol   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Present day Bristol is a conglomeration of the many villages and hamlets that used to surround the original city and have since been swallowed up by it.
At the time of the coming of the Romans, the population in the Bristol area - and over most of England - spoke a form of Brythonic (Welsh) - this population remained until the invasion of the Saxons who brought their Germanic language with them - English.
In 1904, Shirehampton, Westbury on Trym and part of Henbury were added to the City and County of Bristol after centuries as part of south Gloucestershire.
www.brisray.com /bristol/bnames.htm   (772 words)

  
 Articles - Bristol   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
*Isambard Kingdom Brunel came to Bristol to build the Clifton Suspension Bridge, and went on to be the engineer of the Great Western Railway and the designer of the ´´SS Great Western´´.
*Colin Pillinger, born in Bristol 9th May 1943, planetary scientist and the principal investigator for the Beagle 2 Mars lander project, part of European Space Agency´s 2003 Mars Express mission.
He was shocked by the scandal of overloaded cargoes and successfully fought for a compulsory loadline on ships — the Plimsoll line during Disraeli´s Conservative Government (1874-80).
www.x-moto.net /articles/Bristol   (772 words)

  
 The Laver Family Of North Cadbury and Bristol   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
1863) married Samuel HERMAN in Bristol in 1887.
Edith was born on 12th October 1899 at 5 Mina Road, St Philip and Jacob, Bristol and was the daughter of Edwin Henry TOY and Emily Lucy ROSE.
She was born on 17th April 1924 in Bristol and is the daughter of Herbert Edgar WILLIAMS and Ada Emily NECK.
www.boddyparts.freeserve.co.uk /laver.htm   (3042 words)

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