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Bristol Streets and Places A to D |
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Aylward Street | Renamed as The Pithay in medieval times. Originally named after Aylward who was warder of Bristol Castle in 930AD1 |
Baldwin Street | Once the outer ditch of the City. It was originally called Balderwynne Street, supposed to be named in honour of the Queen of William 1 whose father was Baldwin Earl of Flanders1 |
Barrs Lane | Is mentioned in 1129 beside which was a "pound" and two great barns1 |
Barton, The | The Barton farm is mentioned as early as 1086 in Doomsday1 |
Bath Street | Opened in 17921 |
Bell Lane | Unknown origin. shown on Millerd's map 1671 |
Blackboy Hill | Named after the Black Boy Inn which stood there - this Inn was demolished in 1874. |
Bridge Street | |
Broadmead | Once a spacious meadow from whence it is supposed by some to have derived its name; others assert that it received its nomenclature from the appellation given to the cloth (brodmedes) made upon this spot in the middle ages.1 |
Broad Street | One of the original thoroughfares of the City with the gateway and church of St John at the far end.1 |
Broad Quay | In the 13th century this was a new quay created when the Frome was diverted but the Frome was culverted when the tramway centre was created. |
Broad Weir | When the second wall of the City was built the Jews built themselves houses here.1 This was the place where a weir allowed the castle moat to overflow into the river Frome. |
Brunswick Square | Built in 1788. It's area is 1 acre and 36 perches.1 |
Callowhill Street | Was named after Thomas Callowhill, a Bristol merchant.1 He was a draper who built the old Hotwell house in 1696 - his daughter married William Penn.2 |
Castle Mill Street | Here stood the castle mill driven by water which passed from the adjacent mill pond on Broad Weir into the river Frome.1 |
Castle Precincts | A name given to the urban area which developed on the land of Bristol Castle which was demolished after the Civil War |
Castle Street | Was built upon the site and with the ruins of the old Castle when it was demolished 1654-66.1 |
Centre, The | In the late 19th century the tramway centre was created here and the river Frome was culverted. |
Christmas Street | Traditionally said to have derived from 'Knifesmith street so called because cutlers had their premises in the street. |
Clare Street | Opened in 1770 and was so named from Nugent Lord Clare, who represented the City in Parliament at that time1 (1754-74). |
College Street | Adjacent to College Green which was associated with the Cathedral college school |
Corn Street | This was the site of the Corn Market in Bristol since pre-Norman times. |
Counterslip | A corruption of Countess's slip.1 |
Culver Street | Occupies the site of the "culver" or pigeon house, belonging to Gaunt's Hospital.1 |
Dighton Street | Building here Commenced in 1755; a compliment to the Dighton family, several of whom were interred in St James' churchyard.1 The Dightons were brewers. |
Dolphin Street | Formerly Defence Lane, took its name from the Dolphin Inn which once stood there (in the large room of this Inn, the early Bristol Baptists held their meetings).1 |
Duke Street | King square, was formerly known as Brick-kiln Lane.1 |
1. Arrowsmith' s Dictionary of Bristol 1884 by Henry J Spear & J.W. Arrowsmith
2. Annals of Bristol by John Latimer 1887