Hambrook
| Hambrook | |
| Gloucestershire | |
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| Location | |
| Grid reference: | ST641780 |
| Location: | 51°30’29"N, 2°31’5"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Bristol |
| Postcode: | BS |
| Dialling code: | 0117 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | South Gloucestershire |
Hambrook is a village in Gloucestershire, in the south-west of the county on the north-eastern outskirts of the city of Bristol. It lies between the larger communities of Winterbourne and Frenchay.
A small settlement was recorded at Hambrook in the Domesday Book.[1][2]
Today, Hambrook is a commuter village, with the M4 motorway and the A4174 Avon Ring Road bisecting it.[3]
About the village
Hambrook stands at the south-western foot of Winterbourne Hill. The River Frome and its walkway pass along the village's eastern edge and the Bradley Brook converges with the former in Hambrook. The village is flanked by woodland and fields.
Hambrook has a common (or village green) which locals refer to as either Hambrook Common or Whiteshill Common because of its proximity to the hamlet of Whiteshill. The Common is home to the Civil Parish of Winterbourne's war memorial[4] and the village's primary school, with cottages on either side. The green sometimes used for cricket matches.[5]
Hambrook Court by the village is an 18th-century house. It has been designated as a Grade II listed building.[6]
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References
- ↑ Cairns, S. A.. "The Origins and Development of Winterbourne, Hambrook and Frenchay". Frenchay Museum Archives. http://www.frenchaymuseumarchives.co.uk/Archives/Miscellany/HistoryWinterbourne.rtf. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ↑ Ludwell, Wilfred. "A History of Winterbourne". Winterbourne. http://www.winterbourne.freeuk.com/ludwell.html. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ↑ Plaster, Andrew. "Winterbourne". Bristol & Avon Family History Society. http://www.bafhs.org.uk/our-parishes/other-parishes/303-winterbourne. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ↑ "Civil Parish of Winterbourse, Hambrook". War Memorials Online. https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/node/153828. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ↑ "About Us". Hambrook Cricket Club. http://hambrook.play-cricket.com/website/web_pages/45983. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1135801Hambrook Court: Court Hambrook
