Hanham

Hanham is a village on the eastern outskirts of Bristol, England, located in the Constituency of Kingswood and situated on the A431 between Bristol, Bath and Keynsham. It is in the unitary authority of South Gloucestershire. It became a civil parish on 1 April 2003. The population of this civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 6,128.

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

History

The village is reputed to have one of the oldest public houses in Britain, The Blue Bowl – thought to have started life as a tavern for Roman soldiers . There is no firm evidence for the age of the pub but Roman coins have been discovered nearby and St Lyte wrote in 1480 that it was an old established hostelry.

It is the site of Hanham Lock on the River Avon.

George Whitefield first preached in the open air on Hanham Mount to Kingswood miners in 1739. Because he was soon to go to Georgia he introduced John Wesley to his congregation and to open air preaching, a great novelty in 18th century Britain. A replica pulpit was erected in honour of this, as well as commemorative plaques.

Hanham (disambiguation)

Hanham is a village.

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People with the surname