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unusual facts about City of Bristol



Arthur Richards, 1st Baron Milverton

In 1947 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Milverton, of Lagos and of Clifton in the City of Bristol.

John Albert Axel Gibson

In May 1940, as France was invaded by Nazi Germany, Gibson was posted to No. 501 (City of Bristol) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force, and his squadron was dispatched from RAF Tangmere across the English Channel to Bétheniville.


see also

Avon Calling

At the time of the original release of this LP, the city of Bristol was in the short lived (1974-1996) English county of Avon, hence the play on the Avon Products advertising slogan.

Bishop of Clifton

The bishop of Clifton has jurisdiction over the counties of Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire and the city of Bristol.

Bristol Constabulary

Bristol Constabulary, also called Bristol City Police, was a police force responsible for policing the city of Bristol in south-west England until 1974, when it was amalgamated under the Local Government Act 1972 with Somerset and Bath Constabulary and parts of the Gloucestershire Constabulary to form the Avon and Somerset Constabulary.

Bristol Ferry Boats

Bristol Ferry Boats, formerly known as the Bristol Ferry Boat Company, operates water bus services on Bristol Harbour in the centre of the English city of Bristol.

City of Bristol Choir

In October 2006, City of Bristol Choir visited Portugal for its first European tour where it gave two concerts and sang at morning mass at the magnificent Lapa Church in Oporto.

Howard Ryshpan

As of 2012, he was reported living in the city of Bristol, Quebec.

Joseph R. Grundy

Grundy had a summer home on the Neshaminy Creek called Walnut Grove and one in the city of Bristol.

Portway Bristol

Portway, Bristol a road in the City of Bristol that follows the River Avon

Roman Catholic Diocese of Clifton

The hierarchy was restored in 1850 by Pope Pius IX, and the Western District was created the Diocese of Clifton, so-called because the Ecclesiastical Titles Act 1851 made it illegal for Catholic dioceses to use the same title as current or former Anglican dioceses, despite the fact that the Diocese of Clifton had its Cathedral Church within the City of Bristol.

Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum

Traditionally both regiments recruited from Gloucestershire and the surrounding areas including Cheltenham, Cirencester, Stroud, Tewkesbury, The Forest of Dean and from the city of Bristol.

South Bristol

It is also a name by which southerly parts of the English city of Bristol is known.

Spike Island

Spike Island, Bristol, an area of the English port city of Bristol, adjoining the city centre