Mangotsfield is a village

Village

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 in South Gloucestershire

South Gloucestershire

South Gloucestershire is a unitary district in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, in South West England.-History:The district was created in 1996, when the county of Avon was abolished, by the merger of former area of the districts of Kingswood and Northavon...

, England

England

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, situated north of the Bristol

Bristol

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 suburb of Kingswood

Kingswood, South Gloucestershire

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, bounded to the north by the M4 motorway

M4 motorway

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 and to the east by the Emersons Green housing estate.

The village was mentioned in the Domesday Book

Domesday Book

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 in 1086 as Manegodesfelle. St James's Church was originally 13th century but was altered in 1812 by James Foster

James Foster (architect)

James Foster was an English mason and architect in Bristol.He was initially a pupil and apprentice of Thomas Paty, working both as a stonemason and an architect but from about 1800 his practice became entirely architectural...

 of Bristol and again in 1851 by Pope, Bindon and Clarke. Rodway Hill House is 16th century.

In the centre of the village there used to be small village green, but it has been replaced by a large pavement, car parking and some local shops.