Where is Stapleton in the city of Bristol?
Stapleton is an ancient parish covering Fishponds and Eastville in Gloucestershire to the north-east of Bristol, now part of the city of Bristol. It was anciently within Kingswood Forest and is now a suburban district with traces of its rural past.
When did work start on Stapleton Road station?
Work started on Stapleton Road station in September 2017, and it is nearing completion. The additional platform, is seen as offering a greater connection for commuters into both Bristol, and connecting for London bound trains at Temple Meads.
Is the Stapleton Road train station an eyesore?
Stapleton Road Station, which now has an additional platforms, has had work carried out on it for over 18 months. The Easton based train station, can be seen from St Marks Road, and has been described as ‘ugly’ and an ‘eyesore’ by the community.
When was the church in Fishponds in Stapleton built?
The church in Fishponds, built on a one-acre site purchased in 1806, had been dedicated as a chapel-of-ease on 31 st August 1821, but did little to enhance the appearance of the mining village if Joseph LEACH, proprietor of the ‘Bristol Times’, is to be believed.
Stapleton is an area in the northeastern suburbs of the city of Bristol, England. The name is colloquially used today to describe the ribbon village along Bell Hill and Park Road in the Frome Valley.
Which is the nearest motorway to the village of Stapleton?
The village of Stapleton lies along the B4058 road but is now bypassed by the M32 motorway that runs to the West and North of the village. Junction 2 of this motorway is just south of the village and provides convenient access to the M4 and M5 motorways, respectively four and seven kilometres from the junction.
When did Stapleton Common become a civil parish?
Stapleton was enclosed in 1781, Stapleton Common being sold as 9 lots, mostly to the Duke of Beaufort. Stapleton, then in Gloucestershire, became a civil parish in 1866, but in 1898 the parish was abolished and absorbed into Bristol.