| St George | |
|---|---|
 Boundaries of St George West and East wards, shown within Bristol. | |
| Population | 11,348 (2001.Ward)(East)[1] 10,929 (2001.Ward)(West)[2] |
| OS grid reference | ST626734 |
| Unitary authority | |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BRISTOL |
| Postcode district | BS5 |
| Dialling code | 0117 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Avon |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
| 51°27′31″N2°32′19″W / 51.4586°N 2.5385°W /51.4586; -2.5385 | |
St George is a district ofBristol, England on the eastern edge of the city boundary.
St George was originally inGloucestershire, outside the city boundary, and the terminus of the tram line from Bristol was in Beaconsfield Road. It became acivil parish asBristol St George in 1866, and briefly anurban district from 1894 to 1898.[3] On 1 April 1898 the parish was abolished and merged with Bristol.[4] In 1891 the parish had a population of 36,718.[5]
Troopers Hill chimney is a local landmark. St George was a mining area from the early 19th century (coal andfireclay) until 1904 when the last fireclay mines were abandoned.[6] Troopers Hill was declared as aLocal Nature Reserve (LNR) on 22 June 1995.[7]
John Armitstead, a colliery proprietor, had a pit between Church Road and Whitehall Road, where he installed a pumping engine for raising coal. Power was generated from water by means of a fire and the device was called a fire engine. It stood on land which came to be known as the Engine Ground; this is reflected in the name of a local public house, the Fire Engine.
The St George Fountain[8] is a Victorian water fountain on the main Church Road which forks at this point to become Clouds Hill Road toKingswood and Summerhill Road toHanham.
St George, along with other east Bristol suburbs such as Hanham, Kingswood andBrislington, is currently unserved by rail. The nearest stations areLawrence Hill andStapleton Road.
