Ashton Vale

For the proposed football stadium, see Bristol City Stadium.

Ashton Vale
Ashton Vale Location within Bristol
OS grid reference	ST565705
Unitary authority	Bristol
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BRISTOL
Postcode district	BS3
Dialling code	0117
Police	Avon and Somerset
Fire	Avon
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Bristol South
List of places UK England Bristol 51°25′55″N2°37′37″W / 51.432°N 2.627°W / 51.432; -2.627

A railway bridge on Ashton Drive

Ashton Vale is a suburb of Bristol, England, on the south-western edge of the city. The area has a mixture of residential and light industry.

Ashton Vale was the home of British Cellophane in the 1980s. It is part of the Bedminster ward which elects two members of Bristol City Council. ^[1] The local school is Ashton Vale Primary School. ^[2]

The Portishead Railway runs along the eastern edge of the suburb and the Bristol to Taunton Line runs along the southern edge. The nearest station is Parson Street, which is near the proposed Ashton Gate station.

Sport

From around 2007, Bristol City F.C. were planning to build a stadium in the area, to be called Bristol City Stadium and intended to replace their Ashton Gate stadium which is also in the south-west of the city. Planning approval was granted in October 2009 but there was opposition from residents, who in 2010 attempted to register the 45-acre former landfill site as a town green. ^[3] In 2014, work began instead to enlarge the Ashton Gate stadium. ^[4]

Ashton Vale is the home of Bristol Indoor Bowls Club. ^[5]

References

1. "Find Councillor: Bedminster". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
2. "Ashton Vale Primary School" . Retrieved 18 February 2025.
3. "Council votes for Ashton Vale town green compromise". BBC News. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
4. Onions, Ian (28 April 2014). "Ashton Gate: It's all kicking off as work to start on £40m makeover for Bristol City stadium". Bristol Post. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014 – via Internet Archive.
5. "Bristol Indoor Bowls Club" . Retrieved 18 February 2025.