Almondsbury

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Almondsbury is a large village near junction 16 of the M5 motorway, in South Gloucestershire, England. From early times, Almondsbury has been a highly desirable residential area for Bristol's merchants and professional classes.

It is home to sporting facilities, including football sides Almondsbury Town F.C and Almondsbury F.C, a cricket pitch, rugby pitch, the motorway police station, a garden centre, a restaurant and pub.

Almondsbury is a popular view point. South Wales, Forest of Dean, the River Severn and both Severn Bridges are all visible from the higher parts of the village.

The village is split by a steep hill. At the bottom of the hill is Lower Almondsbury, where the local church, dedicated to Saint Mary the Virgin is located. Next to it is The Bowl public house, which is very old (first licenced 1550).[link]

This is the birthplace of Alex Kapranos, the lead-singer of Franz Ferdinand and Chris Hunt who isn't a lead singer.

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A view of Almondsbury from the highest part of the village (The Tump). The spire is the village church (Saint Mary the Virgin). The fields seen beyond are part of the Severn Vale, stretching down to the river Severn

St Mary’s parish church, in the centre of the village, is dedicated to Saint Mary the Virgin. The church and tower were built in 1140 AD. The lead-covered spire was added some time before 1619

On the edge of the Severn Estuary in lower Almondsbury, the Bowl Inn derives its name from the bowl shape of the land surrounding the estuary. Parts of this whitewashed stone inn were originally the three cottages erected in 1146 to house the monks building the adjacent church of St Mary the Virgin. The present building became a licensed inn in 1550

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