Hanham

For other uses, see Hanham (disambiguation).

Hanham
Hanham High Street
Hanham Location within Gloucestershire
Population	10,311 (2011 Census (Ward))
Unitary authority	South Gloucestershire
Ceremonial county	Gloucestershire
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Bristol
Postcode district	BS15
Police	Avon and Somerset
Fire	Avon
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	North East Somerset and Hanham
List of places UK England Gloucestershire 51°26′53″N2°30′47″W / 51.448°N 2.513°W / 51.448; -2.513

Hanham is a suburb of Bristol, England, in the unitary authority area of South Gloucestershire, adjacent to, but not within the City of Bristol. It became a civil parish on 1 April 2003.

The post code area of Hanham is BS15. ^[1] The population of this civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 6,128. ^[2]

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. The ward stretches south from Hanham to Hanham Abbots. The total population of the ward taken from the 2011 census was 10,311 ^[3]

History

Tom Cribb, once world champion bare-knuckle boxer, was born in Hanham. ^[4] Stephen Merchant was also born in Hanham. ^[5]

Hanham is also the first place in the UK to trial Gordon Brown's new eco-towns. ^[6] Built on the former Hanham Hall Hospital site, ^[7] the new village serves as a blueprint for Gordon Brown's proposed five eco-towns that will provide up to 100,000 zero-carbon dwellings across the country. ^[8]

The Blue Bowl has been claimed to be one of the oldest public houses in the country. ^[9]

References

1. "Bulletin of Changes to Local Authority Elections, Names and Areas in England". Archived from the original on 7 December 2005. Retrieved 5 December 2005.
2. "Parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
3. "Ward population 2011". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
4. Hanham, Longwell Green and Willsbridge – Picture Past, by David G. Elliot, page 23.
5. "Stephen Merchant to shoot major new series in Bristol". 10 January 2020.
6. "Hanham Hall". Archived from the original on 9 July 2008. Retrieved 26 June 2008.
7. Hanham Hall Historic Characterisation (Report). English Heritage. 21 September 2007. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
8. Alison Benjamin (14 December 2007). "Barratt contracted to build UK's first eco-village". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
9. "Hanham pub could be oldest in country". Bristol Post. 28 December 2009. Archived from the original on 24 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.

External links

• Hanham Parish Council

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