Brislington East is a council ward

Wards of the United Kingdom

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 of the city of Bristol

Bristol

Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...

, in the United Kingdom

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The ward covers the eastern part of Brislington

Brislington

Brislington is an area in the south east of the city of Bristol, England. It is on the edge of Bristol and from Bath. The Brislington Brook runs through the area in the woodlands of Nightingale Valley...

 and the areas of Bristol known as Broomhill and St Annes Park.

Brislington

Brislington is one of the larger areas of Bristol, hence the need for it to be split into two sections for the purposes of local government. The home ground of Brislington F.C.

Brislington F.C.

Brislington Football Club is an English football club based in Brislington, in Bristol. The club are currently members of the Premier Division of the Western League. Nicknamed "Briz" and newly "The Foxes", they play at Ironmould Lane...

 lies in Brislington East, as does St. Brendan's Sixth Form College

St. Brendan's Sixth Form College

St. Brendan's is a post-16 educational institution located in Bristol, England. It has a strong rugby union heritage.-History:Saint Brendan's was founded by the Irish Christian Brothers as a Catholic school for boys in 1896 in Berkeley Square in Bristol. During the first fifty years of its...

. It also has a McDonalds restaurant

Restaurant

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, and a 6 acres (24,281.2 m²) large nature reserve, called Eastwood farm, as well as a Co-op, and The Good Intent pub.

Broomhill

Broomhill, sometimes spelled Broom Hill, is an area in Bristol to the north of Brislington. The area is adjacent to the River Avon

River Avon, Bristol

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 and crossed by the Great Western Railway

Great Western Railway

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, and some sidings, just east of Temple Meads Station. The railway passes through a tunnel

Tunnel

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 which was built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, FRS , was a British civil engineer who built bridges and dockyards including the construction of the first major British railway, the Great Western Railway; a series of steamships, including the first propeller-driven transatlantic steamship; and numerous important bridges...

 in 1840 which is a listed building. It is served by bus service 1.

Broomhill Junior School is a coeducation

Coeducation

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al junior school

Junior school

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, situated on Allison Road, that educates in years 3-7. The headteacher

Head teacher

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 is Colin Thompson.

St Annes Park

St Annes Park is a housing estate

Housing estate

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 that lies to the north of Broomhill and to the east of St Annes, and is bounded to the north and east by the River Avon

River Avon, Bristol

The River Avon is an English river in the south west of the country. To distinguish it from a number of other River Avons in Britain, this river is often also known as the Lower Avon or Bristol Avon...

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