Lawrence Hill
Map showing Lawrence Hill ward near the centre of the city
Boundaries of the city council ward
Population18,942 (2011.Ward)[1]
OS grid referenceST604732
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBRISTOL
Postcode districtBS5
Dialling code0117
PoliceAvon and Somerset
FireAvon
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament

Lawrence Hill is an electoral ward of Bristol, United Kingdom and includes the districts of Barton Hill, St Philips Marsh and Redcliffe, Temple Meads and parts of Easton and the Broadmead shopping area.[2] Lawrence Hill takes its name from a leper hospital dedicated to St Lawrence, which was founded by King John.

It is one of the most deprived electoral wards in the south west region of England,[3][4] was part of the Bristol European Union Objective 2 area,[5] and had a New Deal for Communities project within its boundaries.[6] In 2013 the City Academy Bristol secondary school opened in the area. The Bristol and Bath Railway Path starts in the south of the ward.[7]

Lawrence Hill can pointed out on Bristol skyline by its large 1960s tower blocks situated in the area.

Transport

Lawrence Hill railway station

It is served by Lawrence Hill railway station and Stapleton Road railway station in the north-east of the ward, Bristol Temple Meads railway station in the south-west,[2] and buses to Bath, Bitton, Keynsham, Kingswood, Longwell Green and Staple Hill.

References

  1. ↑ "Lawrence Hill" (PDF). 2001 Census Ward Information Sheet. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Lawrence Hill Ward from May 2016 (map)". Bristol City Council. May 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "Deprivation in Bristol 2015". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Area profile of Barton Hill" (PDF). Times Educational Supplement. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "The Bristol Objective 2 Programme". Bristol Regeneration. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  6. ↑ Hohmann, Rene Peter (2013). Regenerating deprived urban areas. Policy Press. pp. 61–65. ISBN 9781447310785.
  7. ↑ "Bristol and Bath Railway Path". Bristol and Bath Railway Path. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
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