Stockwood

Stockwood is a residential area and council ward in south Bristol, between Whitchurch and Brislington, and just to the north of the Somerset town of Keynsham.It is served by bus routes,2,57and A4. All into the city. The 515 to supermarket zones. and the 636 (thrice weekly only) to Keynsham.GeographyStockwood forms an outermost southern suburb of the city with much green space; the upper part of Stockwood is set on a plateau surrounded by pasture and the lower part a wooded valley, bordered to its west by the old Bristol to Radstock rail line which is now a cycle way.The upper estate was built in the 1960s as private housing, together with sheltered elderly accommodation.On a green-space ridge in front of the pantile-style shopping-precinct there is a good view of the city and events such as the Bristol balloon-fiesta. Below this green space, the rest of Stockwood consists of an earlier estate of previous council housing set on the sides of a steep valley.CommunityPopulation of about 10,000.There are two public houses located in Stockwood: The Concorde on Stockwood Lane and The Harvesters on Harrington Road. The uniquely named 'Man in Space' pub was redeveloped to make way for more residential houses and The Antelope was redeveloped to make way for flats.There are two churches on this upper area: Stockwood Free Church (Baptist) and Christ the Servant (Anglican). There is also a public library, clinic, dentistry practice, vet, optician and pharmacies at the upper shops, together with several different fast-food outlets.