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One definition of "Greater Bristol" is the '''"[[Bristol Built-up Area]]"''' (previously termed the '''"Bristol Urban Area"'''), as defined by the UK [[Office for National Statistics]] (ONS).<ref name=":0">[http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/articles/ref/builtupareas_userguidance.pdf Office for National Statistics, ''2011 Built-up Areas – Methodology and Guidance'', p.3]</ref> This covers the contiguous built-up area around Bristol, including the [[Kingswood, South Gloucestershire|Kingswood]], [[Mangotsfield]], [[Stoke Gifford]], [[Bradley Stoke]], [[Patchway]], [[Filton]], [[Almondsbury]], [[Frampton Cotterell]] and [[Winterbourne, Gloucestershire|Winterbourne]] areas within [[South Gloucestershire]]; [[Easton-in-Gordano]] within [[North Somerset]]; and part of [[Whitchurch, Bristol|Whitchurch]] which falls within the administrative area of [[Bath and North East Somerset]]. However, this ONS definition does not include the city of [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]], or the towns of [[Yate]], [[Keynsham]], [[Portishead, Somerset|Portishead]] or [[Clevedon]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/keystats/sqmap.aspx?kv=1128272740&type=-1&title=Bristol+BUA+%28built-up+areas%29 |title=Bristol BUA (built-up areas) map |publisher=NOMIS |accessdate=6 January 2015}}</ref> |
One definition of "Greater Bristol" is the '''"[[Bristol Built-up Area]]"''' (previously termed the '''"Bristol Urban Area"'''), as defined by the UK [[Office for National Statistics]] (ONS).<ref name=":0">[http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/articles/ref/builtupareas_userguidance.pdf Office for National Statistics, ''2011 Built-up Areas – Methodology and Guidance'', p.3] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921224350/http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/articles/ref/builtupareas_userguidance.pdf |date=2013-09-21 }}</ref> This covers the contiguous built-up area around Bristol, including the [[Kingswood, South Gloucestershire|Kingswood]], [[Mangotsfield]], [[Stoke Gifford]], [[Bradley Stoke]], [[Patchway]], [[Filton]], [[Almondsbury]], [[Frampton Cotterell]] and [[Winterbourne, Gloucestershire|Winterbourne]] areas within [[South Gloucestershire]]; [[Easton-in-Gordano]] within [[North Somerset]]; and part of [[Whitchurch, Bristol|Whitchurch]] which falls within the administrative area of [[Bath and North East Somerset]]. However, this ONS definition does not include the city of [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]], or the towns of [[Yate]], [[Keynsham]], [[Portishead, Somerset|Portishead]] or [[Clevedon]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/keystats/sqmap.aspx?kv=1128272740&type=-1&title=Bristol+BUA+%28built-up+areas%29 |title=Bristol BUA (built-up areas) map |publisher=NOMIS |accessdate=6 January 2015}}</ref> |
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The wider "Greater Bristol" area – that is, '''the former Avon area''' – has since 1996 been divided for local government purposes between Bristol City Council, and [[Bath and North East Somerset]], [[North Somerset]], and [[South Gloucestershire]] councils, and is shown on the map on this page. The boundaries of the County of Avon, which administered the area from 1974 to 1996, were similar to those of the Bristol [[Travel to Work Area]] as originally defined in the 1950s. The former county area is still used in some official UK statistics and by local and regional authorities, for example in transport planning, with the South West Regional Government Office commissioning a Greater Bristol Strategic Transport Study in 2005,<ref>Atkins, 2005. "[http://www.gbsts.com/ Greater Bristol Strategic Transport Study]."</ref> and the local authorities presenting a Joint [[Local Transport Plan]] to the [[Department for Transport|DfT]] in 2006.<ref>B&NES, Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire councils, 2006. "[http://www.greaterbristoltransportplan.org/ Greater Bristol Joint Local Transport Plan.]"</ref> Other alternative names occasionally in official use for the former Avon area include the [[West of England]] and [[Severnside]]. The term "CUBA" (for The '''C'''ounty that '''U'''sed to '''B'''e '''A'''von) has also occasionally been used unofficially.<ref name=bp-20141210>{{cite news |url=http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Greater-Bristol-s-time-brought-region/story-25501681-detail/story.html |title=Greater Bristol: Why it's time we brought our region together |author=Gavin Thompson |newspaper=Bristol Post |date=10 December 2014 |accessdate=6 January 2015}}</ref> |
The wider "Greater Bristol" area – that is, '''the former Avon area''' – has since 1996 been divided for local government purposes between Bristol City Council, and [[Bath and North East Somerset]], [[North Somerset]], and [[South Gloucestershire]] councils, and is shown on the map on this page. The boundaries of the County of Avon, which administered the area from 1974 to 1996, were similar to those of the Bristol [[Travel to Work Area]] as originally defined in the 1950s. The former county area is still used in some official UK statistics and by local and regional authorities, for example in transport planning, with the South West Regional Government Office commissioning a Greater Bristol Strategic Transport Study in 2005,<ref>Atkins, 2005. "[http://www.gbsts.com/ Greater Bristol Strategic Transport Study]."</ref> and the local authorities presenting a Joint [[Local Transport Plan]] to the [[Department for Transport|DfT]] in 2006.<ref>B&NES, Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire councils, 2006. "[http://www.greaterbristoltransportplan.org/ Greater Bristol Joint Local Transport Plan.]"</ref> Other alternative names occasionally in official use for the former Avon area include the [[West of England]] and [[Severnside]]. The term "CUBA" (for The '''C'''ounty that '''U'''sed to '''B'''e '''A'''von) has also occasionally been used unofficially.<ref name=bp-20141210>{{cite news |url=http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Greater-Bristol-s-time-brought-region/story-25501681-detail/story.html |title=Greater Bristol: Why it's time we brought our region together |author=Gavin Thompson |newspaper=Bristol Post |date=10 December 2014 |accessdate=6 January 2015}}</ref> |
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Greater Bristol is a term used for the conurbation which contains and surrounds the city of Bristol in the South West of England. There is no official "Greater Bristol" authority, but the term is sometimes used by local, regional and national authorities, and others as a synonym for either the "Bristol Urban Area" or a wider area of the former County of Avon (sometimes the whole of the former County of Avon area), and by some, TfGB (Transport for Greater Bristol), to refer to the Province of Bristol as defined by C. B. Fawcett (1919) or Derek Senior (1969). The Bristol post town covers a wider area than the city of Bristol.
Problems of definition
One definition of "Greater Bristol" is the "Bristol Built-up Area" (previously termed the "Bristol Urban Area"), as defined by the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS).[1] This covers the contiguous built-up area around Bristol, including the Kingswood, Mangotsfield, Stoke Gifford, Bradley Stoke, Patchway, Filton, Almondsbury, Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne areas within South Gloucestershire; Easton-in-Gordano within North Somerset; and part of Whitchurch which falls within the administrative area of Bath and North East Somerset. However, this ONS definition does not include the city of Bath, or the towns of Yate, Keynsham, Portishead or Clevedon.[2]
The wider "Greater Bristol" area – that is, the former Avon area – has since 1996 been divided for local government purposes between Bristol City Council, and Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire councils, and is shown on the map on this page. The boundaries of the County of Avon, which administered the area from 1974 to 1996, were similar to those of the Bristol Travel to Work Area as originally defined in the 1950s. The former county area is still used in some official UK statistics and by local and regional authorities, for example in transport planning, with the South West Regional Government Office commissioning a Greater Bristol Strategic Transport Study in 2005,[3] and the local authorities presenting a Joint Local Transport Plan to the DfT in 2006.[4] Other alternative names occasionally in official use for the former Avon area include the West of England and Severnside. The term "CUBA" (for The County that Used to Be Avon) has also occasionally been used unofficially.[5]
Transport for Greater Bristol (TfGB) has also used 'Greater Bristol' to refer to a travel to work area of 50 miles radius around Bristol which it wishes to be covered by an Integrated Transport Authority (ITA).[6] This is similar to the 'Province of Bristol' described by geographer C. B. Fawcett in 1919.
The area within the administrative City of Bristol limits had a population of 428,200 according to the 2011 census. The ONS give a figure for the Bristol Urban Area of 617,280,[7] making it the tenth largest conurbation in England and Wales. The 2001 census figure was 551,006 and the 1991 census figure was 522,784. The 2001 population of the former county of Avon was 983,860.[8]
See also
- List of places in Bristol
- MetroBus (Bristol)
- MetroWest (Bristol)
- Transport in Bristol
- West of England Combined Authority
References
- ^ Office for National Statistics, 2011 Built-up Areas – Methodology and Guidance, p.3 Archived 2013-09-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Bristol BUA (built-up areas) map". NOMIS. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^ Atkins, 2005. "Greater Bristol Strategic Transport Study."
- ^ B&NES, Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire councils, 2006. "Greater Bristol Joint Local Transport Plan."
- ^ Gavin Thompson (10 December 2014). "Greater Bristol: Why it's time we brought our region together". Bristol Post. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^ "Metro West". Rail Future. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "2011 Census – Built-up areas". ONS. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ "The six Case Cities" (PDF). The Bartlett Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis. UCL. p. 16. Retrieved 11 October 2015.