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Brislington, the Glossary

41 relations: A4 road (England), Arnos Vale Cemetery, Bath, Somerset, Bilbie family, Brislington Brook, Brislington East (ward), Brislington F.C., Brislington House, Bristol, Bristol and North Somerset Railway, Bristol East (UK Parliament constituency), City learning centre, Civil parish, Cuthbert, Dissolution of the monasteries, Edward Long Fox (psychiatrist), English delftware, English rugby union system, Great Western Railway, Henry VII of England, Heritage at Risk Register, Hundred (county division), Hundred of Keynsham, Insanity, ITV Wales & West, Listed building, Lunatic asylum, Moral treatment, Non-League football, Oasis Academy Brislington, Old Redcliffians, Palladian architecture, Pilgrimage, Regional 1 South West, Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Rugby union, Social class, Somerset, Somerset Coalfield, St Brendan's Sixth Form College, St Luke's Church, Brislington.
Former civil parishes in Bristol
Places formerly in Somerset

A4 road (England)

The A4 is a major road in England from Central London to Avonmouth via Heathrow Airport, Reading, Bath and Bristol.

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Arnos Vale Cemetery

Arnos Vale Cemetery (also written Arno's Vale Cemetery), in Arnos Vale, Bristol, England, was established in 1837.

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Bath, Somerset

Bath (RP) is a city in the ceremonial county of Somerset, in England, known for and named after its Roman-built baths.

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Bilbie family

The Bilbie family were bell founders and clockmakers based initially in Chew Stoke, Somerset and later at Cullompton, Devon in south-west England from the late 17th century to the early 19th century.

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Brislington Brook

Brislington Brook is a short, long tributary of the Bristol Avon, rising on the northern slopes of Maes Knoll on the southern boundary of the city of Bristol, England.

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Brislington East (ward)

Brislington East is a council ward of the city of Bristol, England. Brislington and Brislington East (ward) are areas of Bristol.

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Brislington F.C.

Brislington Football Club is a football club based in Brislington, in Bristol, England.

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Brislington House

Brislington House (now known as Long Fox Manor) was built as a private lunatic asylum.

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Bristol

Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, the most populous city in the region. Brislington and Bristol are former civil parishes in Bristol.

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Bristol and North Somerset Railway

The Bristol and North Somerset Railway was a railway line in the West of England that connected Bristol with Radstock, through Pensford and further into northern Somerset, to allow access to the Somerset Coalfield.

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Bristol East (UK Parliament constituency)

Bristol East is a constituency recreated in 1983 covering the eastern part of the City of Bristol, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Kerry McCarthy of the Labour Party.

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City learning centre

A City Learning Centre (CLC) is a facility in the United Kingdom which provides ICT-based learning opportunities for the pupils at the host school, for pupils at a network of surrounding schools and for the wider community.

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Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government.

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Cuthbert

Cuthbert of Lindisfarne (– 20 March 687) was a saint of the early Northumbrian church in the Celtic tradition.

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Dissolution of the monasteries

The dissolution of the monasteries, occasionally referred to as the suppression of the monasteries, was the set of administrative and legal processes between 1536 and 1541, by which Henry VIII disbanded Catholic monasteries, priories, convents, and friaries in England, Wales, and Ireland; seized their wealth; disposed of their assets; and provided for their former personnel and functions.

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Edward Long Fox (psychiatrist)

Edward Long Fox (26 April 1761 – 2 May 1835) was an English psychiatrist.

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English delftware

English delftware is tin-glazed pottery made in the British Isles between about 1550 and the late 18th century.

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English rugby union system

Men's Rugby union in England consists of 106 leagues, which includes professional leagues at the highest level, down to amateur regional leagues.

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Great Western Railway

The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company that linked London with the southwest, west and West Midlands of England and most of Wales.

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Henry VII of England

Henry VII (28 January 1457 – 21 April 1509) was King of England and Lord of Ireland from his seizure of the crown on 22 August 1485 until his death in 1509.

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Heritage at Risk Register

An annual Heritage at Risk Register is published by Historic England.

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Hundred (county division)

A hundred is an administrative division that is geographically part of a larger region.

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Hundred of Keynsham

The Hundred of Keynsham is one of the 40 historical Hundreds in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England, dating from before the Norman conquest during the Anglo-Saxon era although exact dates are unknown.

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Insanity

Insanity, madness, lunacy, and craziness are behaviors caused by certain abnormal mental or behavioral patterns.

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ITV Wales & West

ITV Wales and West, previously known as Harlech Television (HTV), was an ITV franchisee in the United Kingdom until 31 December 2013, licensed to broadcast by the regulator Ofcom.

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Listed building

In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural and/or historic interest deserving of special protection.

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Lunatic asylum

The lunatic asylum, insane asylum or mental asylum was an institution where people with mental illness were confined.

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Moral treatment

Moral treatment was an approach to mental disorder based on humane psychosocial care or moral discipline that emerged in the 18th century and came to the fore for much of the 19th century, deriving partly from psychiatry or psychology and partly from religious or moral concerns.

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Non-League football describes football leagues played outside the top leagues of a country.

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Oasis Academy Brislington

Oasis Academy Brislington is a co-educational secondary school with academy status, located in the Brislington West area of Bristol, England.

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Old Redcliffians

Old Redcliffians Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union team based in Brislington, a suburb of Bristol.

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Palladian architecture

Palladian architecture is a European architectural style derived from the work of the Venetian architect Andrea Palladio (1508–1580).

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Pilgrimage

A pilgrimage is a journey to a holy place, which can lead to a personal transformation, after which the pilgrim returns to their daily life.

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Regional 1 South West

Regional 1 South West (formerly South West Premier and National League 3 South West) is a level five league in the English rugby union system.

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Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England

The Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England provides a listing and classification system for historic parks and gardens similar to that used for listed buildings.

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Rugby union

Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union or more often just rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in England in the first half of the 19th century.

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A social class or social stratum is a grouping of people into a set of hierarchical social categories, the most common being the working class, middle class, and upper class.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brislington

Also known as Carmel Christian Centre, Holymead Junior school.

Brislington, the Glossary

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Former civil parishes in Bristol

Places formerly in Somerset

References