Lodge Causeway is an ancient passage through the former Royal Forest of Kingswood

Kingswood, South Gloucestershire

Kingswood is an urban area in South Gloucestershire, England, bordering the City of Bristol to the west. It is located on both sides of the A420 road, which connects Bristol and Chippenham and which forms the high street through the principal retail zone...

 and now the main road between Fishponds and Kingswood in 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...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. The road is designated the B4048

B roads in Zone 4 of the Great Britain numbering scheme

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The Causeway led to Kingswood Lodge at the top of Lodge Hill

Lodge Hill, Bristol

Lodge Hill is a hill and residential area of Bristol, England. It separates the large outer urban areas of Fishponds and Kingswood, and Cossham Memorial Hospital at its peak is the highest point in Bristol at 369 ft...

, recorded in use since Saxon times when kings used the forest for hunting whilst resident at the palace at Pucklechurch

Pucklechurch

Pucklechurch is a village in South Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom.- Location :Pucklechurch is a historic village with an incredibly rich past, from the Bronze Age with its tumulus on Shortwood Hill, up to the siting of a barrage balloon depot in World War II...

, where King Edmund

Edmund I of England

Edmund I , called the Elder, the Deed-doer, the Just, or the Magnificent, was King of England from 939 until his death. He was a son of Edward the Elder and half-brother of Athelstan. Athelstan died on 27 October 939, and Edmund succeeded him as king.-Military threats:Shortly after his...

 was murdered by an outlaw in 946. It passes through the Fishponds suburbs of Hillfields

Hillfields, Bristol

Hillfields is an area and Ward of east Bristol.The Ward of Hillfields covers the following areas of Bristol.*Lodge HillHillfields itself is a relatively modern area of Bristol on the outskirts of Fishponds developed since the First World War on the north side of Lodge Causeway.-History :Building...

, Mayfield Park

Mayfield Park, Bristol

Mayfield Park is a residential area in East Bristol, with a large adjoining park known as the Ridgeway Rd Playing Fields.The area is located on the outskirts of the outer urban area of Fishponds and consists mainly of three roads: Mayfield Park, Mayfield Park North and Mayfield Park South...

 and Chester Park

Chester Park, Bristol

Chester Park is a residential area in Bristol, England, with an adjacent park commonly known as Barton Fields.It is on the outskirts of the outer urban area of Fishponds, adjacent to Mayfield Park, Speedwell, Kingswood, Hillfields and Lodge Causeway...

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