Below is some genealogy information and websites about the history and social geography of Bristol.

North-East, North-West, South-East, South-West, Midlands, London, East Anglia

Description: Located in it's own county, Bristol sits on the River Avon and is next to the counties of Gloucestershire and Somerset as well as bordering Wales. Traditionally one of the largest cities in England thanks to it's port, it had close connections with the slave trade. Major exports were wool and cloth, with imports of wine, grain, fish, tobacco, fruit, dairy, and plantation good from the Americas. It is estimated that around 500,000 slaves were transported to the Americas from ships in Bristol. The industrial revolution grew other English cities, decreasing the importance of Bristol. However, Bristol did grow fairly quickly in the 1800s. In 1801 the population was 68,944. Brunel was heavily connected with the city and famously built the Clifton Suspension Bridge, steampships as well as the Great Western Railway which connected the city with London. By 1901 the population had reached 323,698. Bristol suffered extensive bomb damage in the Second World War. A county since 1373, Bristol became part of Avon in 1974. In 1996 this was abolished and Bristol was once more it's own county.

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