Hanham
| Hanham | |
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| Population | 10,311 (2011 Census (Ward)) |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode district | BS15 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Avon |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
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Hanham is a suburb of Bristol, England, in the unitary authority area of South Gloucestershire, adjacent to, but not within the City of Bristol. It became a civil parish on 1 April 2003.
The post code area of Hanham is BS15.[1] The population of this civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 6,128.[2]
Governance
[edit | edit source]An electoral ward in the same name exists. The ward stretches south from Hanham to Hanham Abbots. The total population of the ward taken from the 2011 census was 10,311[3]
History
[edit | edit source]Tom Cribb, once world champion bare-knuckle boxer, was born in Hanham.[4] Stephen Merchant was also born in Hanham.[5]
Hanham is also the first place in the UK to trial Gordon Brown's new eco-towns.[6] Built on the former Hanham Hall Hospital site,[7] the new village serves as a blueprint for Gordon Brown's proposed five eco-towns that will provide up to 100,000 zero-carbon dwellings across the country.[8]
The Blue Bowl has been claimed to be one of the oldest public houses in the country.[9]
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- ^ Hanham, Longwell Green and Willsbridge – Picture Past, by David G. Elliot, page 23.
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External links
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