Hengrove is a suburb

Suburb

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 and council ward

Wards of the United Kingdom

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 of Bristol

Bristol

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, England

England

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, situated between Whitchurch

Whitchurch, Bristol

Whitchurch is a village in north Somerset, England and an adjoining suburb of south eastern Bristol, bounded by Hartcliffe to the west and Hengrove and Knowle to the north. The suburb was initially developed during the 1930s....

, Knowle

Knowle, Bristol

Knowle is a district and council ward in the south of Bristol. It is bordered by Filwood Park to the west, Brislington to the east, Whitchurch and Hengrove to the south and Totterdown to the north....

 and Bishopsworth

Bishopsworth

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, running along both dual carriageways, Wells Road (A37

A37 road

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) and Airport Road (A4174

A4174 road

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). It consists mainly of working to middle class terrace houses. It contains an infant, primary and secondary school. The area holds the long-disused Whitchurch Airport

Bristol (Whitchurch) Airport

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, now mostly converted to out-of-town entertainment (pubs, cinema etc). The area of Knowle it adjoins is known as Knowle West. It is served by bus services 51 and 52.

Hengrove Park

Hengrove Park is the largest urban regeneration

Urban renewal

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 site in Bristol

Bristol

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. In 2001 it was temporary home to the Ashton Court Festival

Ashton Court Festival

The Ashton Court Festival was an outdoor music festival held annually in mid-July on the grounds of Ashton Court, just outside Bristol, England. The festival was a weekend event which featured a variety of local bands and national headliners...

. It is the location of the new South Bristol Community Hospital

South Bristol Community Hospital

South Bristol Community Hospital is a NHS hospital that is under construction NHS Bristol primary care trust in the Hengrove area of Bristol, England, on the site of the former Whitchurch Airport. Planning permission for the hospital was granted in March 2008....

 and the new Hengrove Skills Academy.

Places in Hengrove

• First Bus
  FirstGroup plc
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   depot

Hengrove leisure Park

• Cineworld
  Cineworld
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• Gala Bingo
• Frankie & Benny's
  Frankie & Benny's
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• McDonald's
  McDonald's
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• Premier Inn
• Hengrove Play Park
• Oriental Buffet
• Hengrove Skate Park

External links

• Hengrove Park website