Lawrence Weston, Bristol

Lawrence Weston is a post-war housing estate in northwest Bristol, England, between Henbury and Shirehampton.

Lawrence Weston
Lawrence Weston is located in Bristol
Lawrence Weston
Lawrence Weston
Location within Bristol
Population10,947 
OS grid referenceST541781
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBRISTOL
Postcode districtBS11
Dialling code0117
PoliceAvon and Somerset
FireAvon
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
Council-owned flats in Long Cross, Lawrence Weston

The estate is bounded in the east by the Blaise Castle estate and woods. It is at the edge of the Severn flood plain, directly beneath the wooded Kingsweston Hill. The industrial complex and port of Avonmouth is a mile or so west, across the flood plain. Lawrence Weston forms part of the city ward of Kingsweston.

Lawrence Weston was originally a hamlet, a tything of the parish of Henbury.[1] It was transformed in the late 1940s and early 1950s, when the estate was built, absorbing both the original hamlet and the neighbouring hamlet of Kings Weston. Originally council owned, much of the housing stock is now in private hands.

There are two youth centres, a BMX track, a young people's shop called Juicy Blitz and a Youth Inclusion project. It has a community farm and a range of clubs and groups for young people.

Kings Weston House and Kings Weston Roman Villa both lie near the western end of the estate.

Lawrence Weston Moor

Lawrence Weston Moor is an 11.9 hectare local nature reserve leased from Bristol City Council and managed by the Avon Wildlife Trust. The drier fields are hay meadows where plants such as meadowsweet and pepper-saxifrage are common. The wetter meadows have ragged robin, marsh marigold and creeping forget-me-not. The fields and old pollarded willows support birds such as reed buntings, snipe, reed and sedge warblers, little owls and kestrels. The rhynes (drainage ditches) are rich in water plants and provide homes for common frogs and many insects, such as dragonflies.[2][3][4]

See also

References
  1. Extract from National Gazetteer, 1868
  2. "Lawrence Weston Moor". Reserves. Avon Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
  3. "Lawrence Western Moor". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  4. "Map of Lawrence Western Moor". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 4 August 2013.


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