a city and port in the southwest of England, where the local government for Avon is based. City and unitary authority (pop., 2001: 380,615), southwestern England. Lying at the confluence of the Rivers Avon and Frome, the city received its first charter in 1155. Long a centre of commerce, it was the point of departure in 1497 of John Cabot in his search for a route to Asia. During the 17th-18th centuries it prospered in the triangular trade (rum, molasses, and slaves) between West Africa and the West Indian and American plantation colonies. Though Bristol suffered a decline in trade in the early 19th century, it soon rebounded with the coming of the railway. It suffered severe damage from bombing in World War II but was rebuilt. Today it is an important shipping centre, especially for oil and food products
Bristol is a city in southwest England, 118 miles west of London Situated in the protected waters of the Bristol Channel, it was a place of commerce from early times and site of departure by ship for Margery Kempe's voyage to Santiago de Compostela in 1417 Bristol was incorporated as a city in 1155 and was active in medieval trade The diocese of Bristol was founded in 1133, when Robert Fitzharding established an abbey church of Augustinian Canons (White Friars) The abbey church thereafter served as a cathedral The nave was originally Norman, but it no longer exists as such The chancel, which still exists, is early 14th century and the transepts date from the late 15th century The cathedral was plundered in 1539 and was almost demolished, but Henry VIII stopped the demolition He chose the diocese of Bristol to be one of his six bishoprics [Chapter 37] [Chapter 44] [Chapter 45]
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An inlet of the Atlantic Ocean stretching west from the Severn River and separating Wales from southwest England. It is a major shipping route. the Bristol Channel an area of water between South Wales and southwest England which goes from the Atlantic Ocean to the mouth of the Severn River. Inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, southwestern England. It extends about 85 mi (135 km) between southern Wales and southwestern England, ranging from 5 to 43 mi (8-69 km) wide. Lundy Island, once a pirate stronghold, lies in the centre of the channel; it is maintained as a trust preserve. Ships using the English port of Bristol and the Welsh ports of Swansea and Cardiff pass through the channel