The village was formerly known as Longueville-le-Giffard, one of its sons was Osbern Giffard, who gave his name to Stoke Gifford, South Gloucestershire, England.
Before the motorways were built in the 1960s and 1970s, the area contained the suburban villages of Filton, Patchway and Stoke Gifford, together with Stoke Park Hospital.
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