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490: 414: 46: 562: 470: 53: 436:, divided from Bristol by the river Avon. Relatively deep water alongside the outcrops of red sandstone upon which St Mary Redcliffe sits encouraged the development of wharves. Rivalries existed between residents and merchants of Redcliffe and those of Bristol. The only fixed crossing of the river was 485:
through St Augustine's Marsh. This provided more space for ships to moor and new quays were built. In the same period a stone bridge, Bristol Bridge, was constructed. To achieve this, the river Avon was diverted through Redcliffe, along the line of the 'Portwall' and solid stone foundations laid for
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A hundred years later, in 1373, Redcliffe became part of Bristol to become the city and county of Bristol. The granting of county status was important as it meant that legal disputes no longer had to be taken to courts in
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part of Redcliffe, which then became known as Temple Fee. The Templars were granted the power to hold courts and execute felons. This right passed, along with the fee, to the
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remained a well-known feature of Redcliffe until 1968, when it was demolished to make way for road improvements, and shot manufacture transferred to the
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is one of Bristol's best known churches, with the spire at a height of 292 ft (90m) making it the second tallest building in the city.
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the bridge, behind wattle and daub coffer dams. "The men of Redcliffe" were enjoined to help these projects by Henry III.
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in the area is now the Kiln Restaurant of the Ramada Bristol City Hotel in Redcliffe Way.
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A prospect of the great house in Redcliff Str. taken from the Back of Bristoll (1728)
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Bristol Beyond the Bridge - the Turbulent History of Redcliffe, Temple and St Thomas
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industry and to act as store houses for goods. Part of the last remaining glass
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In the 13th century Redcliffe and Bristol underwent a rapid expansion, in
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converted his house, near St Mary Redcliffe, into the world's first
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cliffs which line the southern side of the Floating Harbour, behind
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St Mary's church and surrounding modern development, seen from the
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The following suburbs are in the same urban area, but lie in
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to the south. Most of Redcliffe lies within the city ward of
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Redcliffe Wharf
Redcliffe is located in Bristol
Bristol
OS grid reference
ST 591 722
Unitary authority
Bristol
Ceremonial county
Bristol
Region
South West
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
BS
Dialling code
Police
Avon and Somerset
Fire
Avon
Ambulance
South Western
UK Parliament
Bristol West
UK
England
Bristol
51°26′52″N 2°35′22″W / 51.4478°N 2.5895°W / 51.4478; -2.5895

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