Downend, Bristol

Downend
Downend
Downend shown within Gloucestershire
Population	12,125 (2011)
OS grid reference	ST650774
Civil parish	Downend and Bromley Heath
Unitary authority	South Gloucestershire
Ceremonial county	Gloucestershire
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BRISTOL
Postcode district	BS
Dialling code	0117
Police	Avon and Somerset
Fire	Avon
Ambulance	South Western
EU Parliament	South West England
UK Parliament	Filton and Bradley Stoke
List of places UK England Gloucestershire 51°29′41″N 2°30′18″W / 51.4947°N 2.5049°W / 51.4947; -2.5049Coordinates: 51°29′41″N 2°30′18″W / 51.4947°N 2.5049°W / 51.4947; -2.5049

Downend is a suburb of Bristol in Gloucestershire, England. It is in the South Gloucestershire local district, located to the north east of Bristol and bordered by the Bristol city suburb of Fishponds to its south west and the South Gloucestershire suburbs of Staple Hill to the south, Frenchay to the west, Mangotsfield to the east, and Emersons Green to the north east.

An electoral ward in the same name exists. The total population of the ward at the 2011 census was 10,785.

W. G. Grace, the cricketer, was born at Downend House on North Street.

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