Staple Hill, South Gloucestershire
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 A view of Page Park in Staple Hill |
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| Population | 6,823 (census 2001) |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BRISTOL |
| Postcode district | BS16 |
| Dialling code | 0117 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Avon |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
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Staple Hill is a residential area in South Gloucestershire, England, located east of Bristol. It is directly east of Fishponds, south of Downend, west of Mangotsfield and north of Soundwell. Staple Hill forms the Staple Hill ward of South Gloucestershire. The elections on 7 May 2015 returned two Labour Party Councillors, Shirley Potts and Ian Boulton.
History
Staple Hill was one of many hamlets of the parish and village of Stapleton which was a highly wooded village that developed railways and industries in the 19th century and Staple Hill is divided between the ecclesiastical parishes of surrounding areas.
Staple is a rendering of the Anglo-Saxon/Old English word stapol or staypole which meant a post in the sense of an old boundary marker. The actual settlement of Staple Hill developed as late as the early 17th century, prior to that it was only shown on maps as a landmark.
Staple hill was once within the ancient forest of Kingswood, South Gloucestershire This prevented by law of royal privilege anyone settling within the Royal Forest of Kingswood
Development of the suburb and community The modern settlement of Staple Hill originated in the 18th century by when forest law had become largely anachronistic and the wild boar and wolves which once made the forest dangerous were long since extinct (see Royal Forest). Expansion of the settlement was facilitated after 1888 when the Midland Railway line gave Staple Hill direct access to Bristol and Gloucester and access to a railway network that extended from London to York. The Bristol-to-Bath line of the Midland Railway involved the construction of a beautifully engineered tunnel deep under the hill at Staple Hill. After this investment, Staple Hill grew beyond a small hamlet and gained tram and bus links with Bristol that allowed it to become a residence for commuters to Bristol or Bath.
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