Hanham
From Wikishire
| Hanham | |
| Gloucestershire | |
|---|---|
 The Chequers, Hanham Mills | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | ST642724 |
| Location: | 51°26’59"N, 2°30’59"W |
| Data | |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | South Gloucestershire |
Hanham is a suburb of Bristol, in the south-east of the city. The population of the parish taken at the 2011 census was 6,128.
History
Tom Cribb, the world champion bare-knuckle boxer, was born in Hanham.[1]
Hanham was the first place in Britain to trial a new "eco-towns".[2] Built on the former Hanham Hall Hospital site,[3] the new village was designed to serve as a blueprint for five proposed eco-towns intended provide up to 100,000 zero-carbon dwellings across the country.[4][5][6]
References
- ↑ Hanham, Longwell Green and Willsbridge – Picture Past, by David G. Elliot, page 23.
- ↑ Hanham Hall
- ↑ Hanham Hall Historic Characterisation: English Heritage
- ↑ Barratt contracted to build UK's first eco-village: Alison Benjamin in The Guardian 14 December 2007
- ↑ Siniat: Hanham Hall
- ↑ Hanham Hall Hub
