Kingsweston
suburb and former electoral ward in Bristol, England
Kingsweston or Kings Weston is a suburban neighbourhood in the city of Bristol, England. It is located in the northwest of the city, in the Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston electoral ward and the Bristol North West parliamentary constituency. The neighbourhood consists of a cluster of estate buildings and other houses on Kingsweston Hill, adjacent to Kings Weston House. The neighbourhood has a small village character, being separated from the surrounding built-up area by parkland remnants of the Kings Weston House estate.
Kingsweston was also the name of one of Bristol's electoral wards from 1980 to 2016, covering an area including Kingsweston itself and several neighbouring suburbs.
History
Kings Weston, or Weston Regis, was originally a hamlet (or tything) in the parish of Henbury, to the west of Lawrence Weston, subsumed into Lawrence Weston when the estate was built in the 1940s. It is the location of Kings Weston House. The village also gave its name to Kingsweston Hill and Kings Weston Lane, the main road between Lawrence Weston and Shirehampton.
There is a Roman villa at Kings Weston.
Electoral ward
Kingsweston was created as an electoral ward in 1980, initially electing one member to Avon County Council and two members to Bristol City Council.
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