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Sentence Examples Bristol is an easy weekend trip from Scotland, and city-centre hotels at the right price do not come much better than this one. After leaving college, Pegg headed to Bristol University with notions of treading the boards. But when he was arrested at Trinity Road in Bristol he was found not to be using crack cocaine or heroin. Bristol City Council conducted a city-wide referendum of all its ratepayers on council tax options. He continued to play and write songs while studying aerospace engineering at Bristol University. Emlyn loudly exited the hotel and went to the station for the Bristol train. Crump, born in Bristol when his father was racing here, was raised in the sport with superstars like Barry Briggs as role models. Gum disease can involve multiple visits and if you have to go to Bristol once a week for six weeks it can become a bit of a schlep. He took an engineering degree at Bristol University before following his father into accountancy. Going home from work in Oxford last night I accidentally got on the Bristol train by mistake. In Bristol, walkers can join the walk starting at Brunel's historic Suspension Bridge, spanning the Avon gorge. Bush and Berry, an expert company from Bristol, was brought in to rehang the paintings once restoration was complete. Hundreds of chocolate Easter eggs were delivered to sick children at a Bristol hospital by kind-hearted bikers. There I was minding my own business in the departure lounge at Bristol airport. So in an effort to start people recycling rubbish, as from Friday, Bristol Bin men will take one wheelie bin full of trash only. Bristol had a lineout on their own line and hooker Neil McCarthy threw the ball long. Two Bristol racers made the long trip worthwhile with both claiming the veteran prizes. Hughes also notes that the aquifer runs beneath two dry lakes in the area, Cadiz and Bristol. Redundancies are never happy news, but word reached El Reg that things were not handled terribly delicately in Bristol. Consequently, no one was in court for the prosecution when the Recorder of Bristol, His Honour Judge Dyer, was ready to hear the matter. Show More Sentences I never really have comprehended what it must have been like living in Bristol in the war. Since his arrest he has been to Gamblers Anonymous sessions in Bristol in a bid to kick the spiralling habit. During the Bristol mange epidemic, we found that casualties had their territory invaded by new foxes within days. Results from 30 samples originally analysed in Bristol and reanalysed in Cambridge showed high levels of agreement. Clearly, Bristol is the place to be, these days, home to many a fine writer. She trained in theatre design at Bristol Old Vic and worked as a designer, scenic artist and prop-maker for 15 years. She became head prefect and had a place lined up at Bristol University to read English and drama. This old town Bristol sugar warehouse is warm and rustic but thankfully convincing too. The town stands astride the A4, formerly called the Great West Road, that connected London, Bath and Bristol. Bristol Rovers had tasted the magic in the third round, of course, with that stunning 3-1 win at Derby. I missed a header from about 25 yards in a goalless draw at Bristol City and Megson went ballistic. If anyone wants to drive me to Bristol and back to see them in early May, I will buy their ticket to get in. When we returned to Bristol they'd want to throw a baseball with the big gloves and everything rather than a cricket ball. Here is a case study of a Bristol researcher who secured one such lectureship here at Bristol. From 1741 Whitefield's London base was Moorfields tabernacle, with other tabernacles at Norwich, Bristol, and elsewhere. Not that the landed gentry would be caught dead with a Bristol glass full of backstreet gin on their persons. The pub has run a successful jazz club for about two years and regularly attracts members from as far afield as Bristol and Swindon. Category A prisoners or lifers at Horfield Prison in Bristol are only allowed one two-hour visit each fortnight and so far she has been the only person to see him in jail. New branches of Sunday Assembly have already been set up in Bristol, England, Melbourne, Australia, and New York City. The grandparents do their bit, Todd does his bit, Bristol is there to babysit. Show More Sentences Grant was born as Archibald Leach, to a mentally ill woman and a working-class pants presser in Bristol, England. Bristol faces Disney channel star Kyle Massey and dirty dancing actress Jennifer Grey on the Monday finale. Bristol has her already-established blog on the site while Piper has begun to record her own video commentary. John Palmer started the first mail coach service from London to Bristol. Bristol West is one of the closest fought marginals in the country, and a rarity in that all three parties are within striking distance of victory. The village lies five miles east of Ilfracombe in a valley that runs from the north-western edge of the Exmoor upland down to the Bristol Channel. The very nature of the urban renaissance in Bristol was to exclude rustics from participation rather than to transform them into citified wannabes. Then I went off to do my gig in Bristol, which went pretty well. He returned to Bristol in 1946 when offered a Readership there. In a truly amazing discovery, an unused Bristol Mercury XX radial engine was found in its original crate and this powerplant has been restored to be fitted to the Lysander. Since I was supposed to be working, I tried to minimise the time I took to collect it by taking what the Bristol A to Z suggested would be a brisk short cut. On Monday night, Bristol cha cha-ed her way into a pretty good score from the judges. The Methodist Church has allowed ordination of women as presbyters since 2 July 1974, at the Methodist Conference in Bristol. Wesley's Oxford friend, the evangelist George Whitefield, was also excluded from the churches of Bristol upon his return from America. Ofsted distributes its functions amongst its offices in London, Manchester, Nottingham, and Bristol. Colston's School, Bristol, has had a large input in the team over the past decade, providing several current 1st XV squad members. The city is connected to Bristol and the sea by the River Avon, navigable via locks by small boats. There is a suburban station on the main line, Oldfield Park, which has a limited commuter service to Bristol as well as other destinations. Bath is sometimes covered by Bristol's local media, including Bristol Live Magazine. The vaults of Bristol are the most famous examples of this style, which can also be seen at York. Show More Sentences Although little is known about his early life, he was probably born in Bristol, England. In Bristol West, Labour had a majority of only 1,000, so the seat is considered highly marginal this time around. Locke was born on 29 August 1632, in a small thatched cottage by the church in Wrington, Somerset, about 12 miles from Bristol. Savage's friends tried to help him by attempting to persuade him to move to Wales, but Savage ended up in Bristol and again fell into debt. His constituents, citizens of the great trading city of Bristol, however urged Burke to oppose free trade with Ireland. The period also marked the debut of two acts who, along with Massive Attack, would define the Bristol scene for years to come. Additional extra buses normally provided by Go South Coast run from Bristol to the festival. The clubs involved were Bath, Bristol, Coventry, Gloucester, Harlequins, Leicester, Moseley, Nottingham, Orrell, Sale, Wasps and Waterloo. Similar events were held in London, Bristol, Leeds, Cardiff, Manchester and Belfast on the day before the referendum. Fleeing first to Bristol and then to Normandy, Diarmait obtained permission from Henry II of England to use his subjects to regain his kingdom. But, following the loss of the company's monopoly in 1689, Bristol and Liverpool merchants became increasingly involved in the trade. The most significant disturbances occurred at Bristol, where rioters controlled the city for three days. Animator Nick Park created the Wallace and Gromit characters at Aardman Animations studio in Bristol. Miracles were reported around the late Earl of Lancaster's tomb, and at the gallows used to execute members of the opposition in Bristol. It flows into the Severn near the town of Chepstow, slightly upstream of the Bristol Avon on the opposite bank. During this period, Bristol became a shipbuilding and manufacturing centre. Her antimedical passion made her forget what she had learned in Bristol about illness among uneducated and impoverished people. The train journey from Bristol to Nottingham includes a change at Birmingham. Richard Bryant was of this gang, as were Ben. Kayford and Geo. Ward and some others, all hanged at Gloucester, Bristol, Salisbury, and Ilchester. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, and the Bristol Channel to the south. Show More Sentences After returning he possibly went to Bristol to sail in the name of England. The canons of St Augustine's in Bristol also helped in Henry's education, and he remembered them with affection in later years. Other sources mention different points of arrival, including Bristol and Southampton. Mark Horton of the University of Bristol said he was not convinced that this news proved the ring did not date to the 16th century. After Rupert captured Bristol in July 1643, Charles visited the port city and lay siege to Gloucester, further up the river Severn. The London and Bristol Company was created in 1610 with the aim of creating a permanent settlement on Newfoundland, but was largely unsuccessful. Improved aircraft designs were in the offing with the Bristol Beaufighter, then under development. He joined BOAC as a technical advisor before working as an engineering specialist with Shell, followed by a position with Bristol Aero Engines. The Bristol Aeroplane Company proposed to combine jet and piston engines but dropped the idea and concentrated on propellor turbines instead. Most of the region is located on the South West Peninsula, between the English Channel and Bristol Channel. The Great Western Main Line runs from London to Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth and Penzance in the far west of Cornwall. The M5 runs from the West Midlands through Gloucestershire, Bristol and Somerset to Exeter. There are three other smaller motorways in the region, all in the Bristol area. Passenger airports in the region include Bristol, Exeter, Newquay and Bournemouth. At the end of the last Ice Age the Bristol Channel was dry land, but subsequently the sea level rose, resulting in major coastal changes. By the 12th century Bristol was an important port, handling much of England's trade with Ireland. During this period Bristol also became a centre of shipbuilding and manufacturing. Bristol was the starting point for many important voyages, notably John Cabot's 1497 voyage of exploration to North America. Bristol was occupied by Royalist military, after they overran Royal Fort, the last Parliamentarian stronghold in the city. The Port of Bristol Authority finally closed the dock in 1992, and it has now been developed into a marina and residential area. Show More Sentences The river then discharges into the Bristol Channel which in turn discharges into the Celtic Sea and the wider Atlantic Ocean. Paddle steamers were operated in the Severn Estuary from the mid 19th century to the late 1970s by P and A Campbell of Bristol. The largest islands in the Bristol Channel are Lundy, Steep Holm and Flat Holm. The city of Swansea is the largest settlement on the Welsh coast of the Bristol Channel. The cities of Cardiff and Newport adjoin the Severn estuary, but lie upstream of the Bristol Channel itself. Barnstaple and Bideford are sited on estuaries opening onto Bideford Bay, at the westernmost end of the Bristol Channel. A specialised style of sailing boat, the Bristol Channel Pilot Cutter, developed in the area. The Bristol Channel and Severn Estuary have the potential to generate more renewable electricity than all other UK estuaries. The high quality of the landscape of much of both coasts of the Bristol Channel means that they are popular destinations for walkers. The term is also used, for example, to refer to sports matches between such cities as Bristol and Bath or Gloucester and Bath. In 1870, the Cheddar Valley line branch of the Bristol and Exeter Railway from Yatton, reached Wells and built a third station at Tucker Street. Airbus has major sites at Filton in the city of Bristol and at Broughton in north Wales. Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac was born at his parents' home in Bristol, England, on 8 August 1902, and grew up in the Bishopston area of the city. The school was an institution attached to the University of Bristol, which shared grounds and staff. Instead he took up an offer to study for a Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics at the University of Bristol free of charge. Fowler sent Heisenberg's paper on to Dirac, who was on vacation in Bristol, asking him to look into this paper carefully. As well as in his home town of Bristol, there is also a road named after him in Didcot Oxfordshire, Dirac Way. When his father relocated to Bedford, Higgs stayed behind with his mother in Bristol, and was largely raised there. Brunel is perhaps best remembered for designs for the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol. In 1851, the GWR purchased the Kennet and Avon Canal, which was a competing carrier between London, Reading, Bath and Bristol. Show More Sentences South of the London to Bristol main line were routes from Didcot to Southampton via Newbury, and from Chippenham to Weymouth via Westbury. In the early years the GWR was managed by two committees, one in Bristol and one in London. Construction was carried out in a specially adapted dry dock in Bristol, England. Major towns and cities along the route include Slough, Reading, Swindon, Bristol, Newport, Cardiff and Swansea. These include Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester and Sheffield. Over time, factors from Liverpool and Bristol took control of the trade away from the Shrewsbury drapers. Traders sailed along the coast to Bristol and Ireland and further afield to France, Spain and Portugal. There is also a daily Eurolines bus service that connects Cork to Victoria Coach Station in London via South Wales and Bristol. Some of the most important Alaskan salmon sustainable wild fisheries are located near the Kenai River, Copper River, and in Bristol Bay. The Severn Estuary presented a barrier between the Bristol area and South Wales. The bridge is upstream from Avonmouth and the Port of Bristol, but downstream from the Port of Sharpness. During Autumn 2007, 6201 'Princess Elizabeth' visited the route on two returns and one single run from Bristol to Shrewsbury and Crewe. The Great Western main line is a main line railway in England, that runs westwards from London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads. From Wootton Bassett there are two different routes to Bristol, firstly via Box Tunnel and secondly via Bristol Parkway. Some trains between London and Bristol do not call at Didcot Parkway and very few stop at Slough. A local group is campaigning for the reopening of Saltford station between Bath and Bristol, to coincide with electrification. It was sculpted by John Doubleday and funded by the Bristol and West Building Society. Lower Fishguard developed as a herring fishery and port, trading with Ireland, Bristol and Liverpool. These communities flourished in port cities strongly involved in the slave trade, such as Liverpool and Bristol. Wroth is known to have preached at Broad Mead chapel in Bristol, with those of similar views. Show More Sentences South of Bridgend the River Ewenny merges with the River Ogmore and flows into the Bristol Channel. Other confirmed arrivals are Bristol wing George Watkins and Wales Sevens skipper Adam Thomas. Further afield, the club has a rivalry with Bristol City, known as the Severnside derby, and to a lesser extent, Bristol Rovers. To a lesser extent, Swansea City's other rivals are Bristol City, Bristol Rovers and Newport County. Throughout his childhood Welsh fought, and used his skills to good effect when sent to private school in Bristol. It can be heard across the Bristol area, in much of Devon and northern Cornwall, as well as eastern and south eastern counties of Ireland. In 1985, Samantha, age 21, was found dead in the River Avon in Bristol, England. The cargo ship was carrying wheat from the Netherlands up the Bristol Channel towards Cardiff. Lundy island lies on the borderline where the North Atlantic Ocean and the Bristol Channel meet, so it has quite a mild climate. The Bristol Aeroplane Company, looking to enter the automobile sector, acquired a majority shareholding. From the 13th to the 18th century, Bristol was among the top three English cities after London in tax receipts. Bristol was surpassed by the rapid rise of Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool in the Industrial Revolution. Bristol was a starting place for early voyages of exploration to the New World. On a ship out of Bristol in 1497 John Cabot, a Venetian, became the first European since the Vikings to land on mainland North America. In 1499 William Weston, a Bristol merchant, was the first Englishman to lead an exploration to North America. The Port of Bristol has since moved from Bristol Harbour in the city centre to the Severn Estuary at Avonmouth and Royal Portbury Dock. Bristol was the place of exile for Diarmait Mac Murchada, the Irish king of Leinster, after being overthrown. The Bristol merchants subsequently played a prominent role in funding Richard Strongbow de Clare and the Norman invasion of Ireland. By the 14th century Bristol, York and Norwich were England's largest medieval towns after London. A 1499 voyage, led by merchant William Weston of Bristol, was the first expedition commanded by an Englishman to North America. Show More Sentences During the 16th century, Bristol merchants concentrated on developing trade with Spain and its American colonies. In 1739 John Wesley founded the first Methodist chapel, the New Room, in Bristol. On 3 May 2012, Bristol held a referendum on the question of a directly elected mayor replacing one elected by the council. An election for the new post was held on 15 November 2012, and Independent candidate George Ferguson became Mayor of Bristol. The Lord Mayor of Bristol, not to be confused with the Mayor of Bristol, is a figurehead elected each May by the city council. Local support of fair trade was recognised in 2005, when Bristol became a Fairtrade zone. On 1 April 1974, Bristol became a local government district of the county of Avon. The city regained its independence and county status on 1 April 1996, when Avon was abolished and Bristol became a unitary authority. Bristol's boundaries are defined in several ways, depending on whether they are those of the city, the developed area, or Greater Bristol. Bristol is part of a limestone area running from the Mendip Hills in the south to the Cotswolds in the northeast. Although the city is partially sheltered by the Mendip Hills, it is exposed to the Severn Estuary and the Bristol Channel. Bristol is unusual among major British towns and cities in its larger black than Asian population. Bristol Aeroplane was known for their World War I Bristol Fighter and World War II Blenheim and Beaufighter planes. In 2005 Bristol was named by the UK government one of England's six science cities. Bristol is the only big city whose wealth per capita is higher than that of Britain as a whole. Theatre Bristol is a partnership between the city council, Arts Council England and local residents to develop the city's theatre industry. In 2010 PRS for Music called Bristol the UK's most musical city, based on the number of its members born there relative to the city's population. The Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery houses a collection encompassing natural history, archaeology, local glassware, Chinese ceramics and art. The M Shed museum opened in 2011 on the site of the former Bristol Industrial Museum. The graffiti artist Banksy is believed to be from Bristol, and many of his works are on display in the city. Show More Sentences Bristol is home to the regional headquarters of BBC West and the BBC Natural History Unit. During World War II, the city centre was heavily bombed during the Bristol Blitz. Bristol Academy Women's Football Club is based at South Gloucestershire and Stroud College. The city is also home to Bristol Rugby, formed in 1888 as Bristol Football Club by the merger of the Carlton club with rival Redland Park. Westbury Park declined the merger and folded, with many of its players joining Bristol. Dating from 1901, the Bristol Combination and its 53 clubs promote rugby union in the city and help support Bristol Rugby. Bristol Aztecs play in Britain's premier American football competition, the BAFA National Leagues. Bristol sponsors an annual half marathon and hosted the 2001 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. Athletic clubs in Bristol include Bristol and West AC, Bitton Road Runners and Westbury Harriers. Bristol allows motorcycles to use most of the city's bus lanes and provides secure, free parking for them. On July 5, 1610, John Guy set sail from Bristol, England with 39 other colonists for Cuper's Cove. Bristol was also the port from which John Cabot sailed in 1497, crewed mostly by Bristol sailors. Trade between Bristol and Iceland is well documented from the mid 15th century. There were Black people in many towns, such as Liverpool, Bristol, Bath and Lancaster. Historians had thought that, on arrival in England, Cabot went to Bristol, a major maritime centre, to seek financial backers. The Cabot Project was formed at the University of Bristol in 2009 to research Cabot and the Bristol expeditions. There was widespread belief among merchants in the port that Bristol men had discovered the island at earlier date but then lost track of it. Information about the 1497 voyage comes mostly from four short letters and an entry in a 1565 chronicle of the city of Bristol. It is likely that two ranking Bristol merchants were part of the expedition. The M5 motorway to Bristol and Exeter starts at Birmingham, and connects at Bristol with the M4 to London and South Wales. Show More Sentences The cities of Bristol, Plymouth, Bath, Salisbury and Truro can all be reached within 2 hours. Another main line, the Cross Country Route, links Exeter with Bristol, Birmingham, Derby, Leeds, Newcastle, Edinburgh and Aberdeen. The majority of the local BBC output originates in Plymouth, and ITV Westcountry is broadcast from Bristol. It is bounded to the north and west by the Severn Estuary and the Bristol Channel, its coastline facing southeastern Wales. A number of decoy towns were constructed in Somerset in World War II to protect Bristol and other towns, at night. One, on the radio beam flight path to Bristol, was constructed on Beacon Batch. Bristol began as a town on the Gloucestershire side of the Avon, however as it grew it extended across the river into Somerset. The island of Steep Holm in the Bristol Channel is within the ceremonial county and is now administered by North Somerset Council. Bristol Airport, located in North Somerset, provides national and international air services. In the 1970s the Royal Portbury Dock was constructed to provide extra capacity for the Port of Bristol. Especially stung was the City and County of Bristol, which had had its own Lord Lieutenant for centuries. The inception date of the modern income tax is typically accepted as 1799, at the suggestion of Henry Beeke, the future Dean of Bristol. Rockwell was the owner of Bristol and his wife suggested he paint his taxicabs yellow to maximise his vehicles' visibility. However, the BBC's network production units located in Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow and Manchester also make radio programmes. By population the largest such county is Bristol and the smallest is Rutland. Bristol Siddeley produced the first and second stage engines at a factory in Ansty, Warwickshire. In October 2012, on Mark King's birthday during a gig in Bristol, Boon Gould joined the band. Great Western Railway operate trains via Southampton, Salisbury and Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central, via the Wessex Main Line. The Society of Merchant Venturers is a charitable organisation in the English city of Bristol. For centuries, it was almost synonymous with the government of Bristol, especially its port. Show More Sentences The Society played a big part in the development of Bristol, including the building of Clifton Suspension Bridge and the Great Western Railway. William Crispe of Bristol submitted a proposal to build a lighthouse at his own expense. The Merchant Venturers aim to play an active role in education to help improve and sustain the quality of educational provision within Bristol. The Merchant Venturers also support, through the means of charitable grants, many other organisations and causes within the greater Bristol area. Men and women active in commerce in the Bristol area are eligible to receive an invitation for membership in the Society. The colony contained roughly what is now Bristol County, Plymouth County, and Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Chancellor, a native of Bristol, acquired geographical and maritime proficiency from the explorer Sebastian Cabot and the geographer John Dee. Bristol Bay is the portion of the Bering Sea which separates the Alaska Peninsula from mainland Alaska. The main centres of production were London, Bristol and Liverpool with smaller centres at Wincanton, Glasgow and Dublin. It is suggested that the progressive passive was popularized by the Romantic poets, and is connected with Bristol usage. In 1626, King Charles I ordered that the writ of summons of John Digby, 1st Earl of Bristol not be issued. Robert Southey was born in Wine Street, Bristol, to Robert Southey and Margaret Hill. With the conclusion of the litigation, the cupola near Bristol reverted to Talbot Clerke. There was a small community of Quakers in Bristol, and Darby soon gained a reputation for skill and enterprise. In 1702 Darby joined with a number of fellow Quakers to form the Bristol Brass Company, with works at Baptist Mills in Bristol. The business was partly financed by a loan from Thomas Goldney II of Bristol and by Graffin Prankard and James Peters becoming partners. Beddoes, who had established at Bristol a 'Pneumatic Institution,' needed an assistant to superintend the laboratory. Beyond Warmley the road routes west towards Bristol and east towards Chippenham. The village is served by 6 bus routes, 3 of which run to Bristol City Centre. They joined a community of Italian sailors based in the important English port of Bristol. Show More Sentences The city of Bristol was identified by The Guardian in May 2014 as an area where the microbrewery industry had flourished. The former Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway was left with the traffic to Birmingham and Bristol, an important seaport. The line south was the Birmingham and Bristol Railway, which reached Curzon Street via Camp Hill. A Canadian lynx shot in Devon in 1903 is now in the collection of the Bristol Museum. At Bristol Zoo Gardens Snowdrop the African penguin was able to stay cool with the help of a garden sprinkler. Offenders can volunteer to have an alcolock fitted to their vehicle in a scheme which is due to be tested in Bristol and the West Midlands. Police were called to Emersons Green Treatment Centre in Bristol after a member of staff reported an attempt to access ampoules of the drug. Michal Kwiatkowski won the leader's yellow jersey after crossing the line in Bristol yesterday afternoon. When I gave birth to my elder son, Sam, on July 5, 1994, the doctors at Southmead Hospital, Bristol, diagnosed the condition ankyloglossia. Chris Keld, his wife Valerie and 11-year-old son Jamie should have arrived back in Bristol from their holiday in Malaga last Sunday. On board were Chris Keld, his wife, Valerie, and 11 year-old son, Jamie, who should have arrived back in Bristol last Sunday. Salmon awork Power Simon Bird, chief Bristol Port Company, of water could be metres. But that changed yesterday as Rolf, who is waiting to learn whether he will face charges, performed in a new show at the Bristol Hippodrome. Charlotte Bevan, 30, was captured on CCTV walking out of Bristol Maternity Hospital with Zaani Tiana Bevan Malbrouck at around 9pm on Tuesday. The easyJet Airbus 319 left for Bristol at around 8pm on Thursday when the birdstrike occurred. In Hoonah, Prince William Sound and Bristol Bay, some harvesters go after Macrocystis kelp after herring have spawned on it. Recent work has found him playing a meercat in the West End production of The Lion King and a 14-year-old Lapland boy in Bristol. Did you know that the Bristol Channel is the most dangerous shipping lane in the world, with a tidal range of almost 15 metres? Holloway worked wonders at Bristol Rovers, QPR and Plymouth when his budget was more limited than a game of shove ha'penny. All but four of her 20 milk teeth were decayed, a Bristol council report said. Show More Sentences It is bordered by England to its east, the Irish Sea to its north and west, and the Bristol Channel to its south. To the north and west is the Irish Sea, and to the south is the Bristol Channel. From the 1990s onwards, Airbus design work has been carried out at the Filton site, which was originally the Bristol Aeroplane Company. In Bristol, he became known more for his strained attempts at humour and unstylish clothes than for his writing. It caused severe damage to London and Bristol, uprooted millions of trees, and killed more than 8,000 people, mostly at sea. In 2014 he was made an Honorary Academician at the Royal West of England Academy, Bristol. The BBC moved much of its radio operations out of London, initially to Bristol, and then to Bedford. EasyJet operate Airbus aircraft to London Gatwick three times per day, Luton twice a day and Bristol. He first moved to England, where in Bristol he preached against the veneration of the Virgin Mary. British scout aircraft, in this sense, included the Sopwith Tabloid and Bristol Scout. Dafydd's two surviving sons were captured and incarcerated at Bristol Gaol, where they eventually died many years later. The first service operated by the Vickers Viscount turboprop commenced on 20 February 1963 on the route from Cardiff via Bristol to Dublin. Morris asserts that the latter name is that which is preserved in the modern name of Congresbury, Somerset, south of Bristol. It is a mostly rural county in southwestern Wales with a coastline on the Irish Sea and the Bristol Channel. Dyfed has a long coast on the Irish Sea to the west and the Bristol Channel to the south. The River Towy is the largest river and drains into the Bristol Channel, as do the River Loughor, the River Gwendraeth and the River Taf. Six named men together with the crews of four ships of Bristol were rewarded with a payment of 220 marks. Eleanor was taken by ship to Bristol, then held prisoner at Windsor for nearly three years. Revolts also broke out in Lancashire and Bristol in 1315, and in Glamorgan in Wales in 1316, but were suppressed. The port of Bristol is on the Severn Estuary, where another River Avon flows into it through the Avon Gorge. Show More Sentences Edward's body was embalmed at Berkeley Castle, where it was viewed by local leaders from Bristol and Gloucester. All English rivers discharging into the Severn Estuary and the Bristol Channel from the M48 Severn Bridge south and west to Morte Point, North Devon. The species first colonised British cities during the 1930s, entering Bristol and London during the 1940s, and later established themselves in Cambridge and Norwich. The mix taken by Henry, from Bristol, contained a drug known as yage. South Wales Coastline overlooking the Bristol Channel at Llantwit Major. Swansea is bounded by Swansea Bay and the Bristol Channel to the south. The coal mined in the valleys was transported south along railways and canals to ports on the Bristol Channel, notably Cardiff, Newport and Swansea. The River Frome feeds into the Avon in the centre of Bristol. Established Somali communities are found in Bristol, Cardiff, Liverpool and London, and newer ones have formed in Leicester, Manchester and Sheffield. Stoppard left school at seventeen and began work as a journalist for the Western Daily Press in Bristol, never receiving a university education, having taken against the idea. After quelling Leveller mutinies within the English army at Andover and Burford in May, Cromwell departed for Ireland from Bristol at the end of July. In 1498, sailing from Bristol on behalf of England, John Cabot landed on the North American coast, and a year later, Columbus's third voyage reached the South American coast. Roald's parents had wanted him to be educated at an English public school and, because of a then regular ferry link across the Bristol Channel, this proved to be the nearest. The title was clinched on the last game of the season against Bristol. Hirst was born Damien Steven Brennan in Bristol and grew up in Leeds. The gorge carries the River Severn south towards the Bristol Channel. On 18 April 1735, The Town of Berkley, currently the least populated town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, was founded and named after the renowned philosopher. The typical bump and grind of short-track racing at Bristol Motor Speedway met with the panicked push of the final races of the Nascar Nextel Cup. Cabot went to Bristol to arrange preparations for his voyage. 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