Cotham, Bristol

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Cotham


Boundaries of the city council ward.
Population 10,902[1]
OS grid reference ST583742
Unitary authority Bristol
Ceremonial county Bristol
Region South West
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BRISTOL
Postcode district BS
Dialling code 0117
Police Avon and Somerset
Fire Avon
Ambulance Great Western
European Parliament South West England
UK Parliament Bristol West
List of places: UK • England • Bristol

Coordinates: 51°27′55″N 2°36′04″W / 51.4653, -2.6012

Cotham is the name of both a council ward of the city of Bristol in the United Kingdom, and a suburb of the city that falls within that ward. The ward is comprised of the Cotham suburb, and a small portion of Redland, which is another Bristol suburb.[2]

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[edit] Cotham

Cotham is an affluent, leafy inner-suburb of Bristol, England, situated between Clifton and St Pauls, and similar in character to Redland. During the Census 2001, Cotham had a resident population of 10,902.

A street scene in Cotham.
A street scene in Cotham.

There is a school there Cotham School (Formerly Cotham Grammar School).

It is a cosmopolitan residential area with large old houses (many of which are used as hotels and bed and breakfast accommodation, or divided into flats) and a selection of small independent shops.

The top of Saint Michael's Hill in Cotham was the historical city limits of Bristol, and the traditional location for hangings. Between 1555 and 1557, three Marian martyrs were burned to death here for their religious beliefs. The gallows form one quadrant of the crest of the local Rugby club - Cotham Park RFC.

Cotham is currently represented by Liberal Democrat Councillors Neil Harrison and Roger McDermott.

Cotham Church was originally built, in 1842-43 by William Butterfield in a Gothic Revival style, as Highbury Congregational chapel. It was Butterfield's first commission, obtained through his family connection with William Day Wills of W. D. & H. O. Wills the tobacco industrialists. The apse, tower, south transept and school were added in 1863 by Edward William Godwin. Since 1975 it has been an Anglican church.

[edit] Redland

Main article: Redland, Bristol

A small portion of the Redland suburb is within the Cotham ward, however the majority of it falls in the Redland ward. Notable places in the Cotham ward include Redland High School for Girls Junior School and Redland railway station.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Cotham. 2001 Census Ward Information Sheet. Retrieved on 2007-02-21.
  2. ^ Bristol City Council. Cotham ward map (PDF). Ward finder. Retrieved on 2007-11-07.

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