Redland Green

Park in Bristol, England

51°28′30″N 2°36′29″W﻿ / ﻿51.47488°N 2.60817°W﻿ / 51.47488; -2.60817

Redland Green

class=notpageimage|

Redland Green, Bristol

Redland Green is a park in the Bristol suburb of Redland.[1] The park consists of a grassland area and an area of scrub and woodland managed as wildlife habitats by Bristol City Council in partnership with local community groups. A major event each year is Redland May Fair, organised by Redland and Cotham Amenities Society, which has been held annually for over 25 years on the first Monday in May and is opened each year by the Bristol street band The Ambling Band.[2]

Redland Green, summer 2008.

The green was once farmland, part of the manor of Redland. The name comes from the Latin Rubea Terra and in Norman, la Rede Londe,[3] describing the red soil of the area. The palace of the Bishop of Bristol once stood there, but was destroyed by bombing in World War II.[4] Adjacent to the green are Bristol Lawn Tennis and Squash Club, Redland Green Bowling Club and Redland Green secondary school, and to the north there are allotments. Also adjacent to Redland Green is Redland Parish Church, a Georgian place of worship, built in 1742. It is a Grade I listed building,[5] and was previously the chapel of local manor house, Redland Court, which is why it is not dedicated to any particular saint.[6]

The park consists of a grassed area and a larger area of scrub and woodland managed by Bristol City Council, in partnership with local community groups, to encourage biodiversity. The park is open all year round and includes a picnic area with picnic benches and a playground with equipment, including a climbing frame, swings, a roundabout, a sandpit and a zip wire.[7]

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Redland Green". Bristol City Council: Environment and planning: Parks and open spaces. Retrieved 21 May 2008.
2. ^ "Redland May Fair". www.rcas.org.uk. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
3. ^ "Bristol City Council: Parks and open spaces: Redland Green". www.bristol.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
4. ^ "Redland Green". About Bristol. Retrieved 21 May 2008.
5. ^ Historic England. "Redland Parish Church (1218876)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
6. ^ Will Musgrave (15 October 2013). Redland, Cotham & Kingsdown Through Time. Amberley Publishing Limited. pp. 72–75\. ISBN 978-1-4456-1607-0.
7. ^ "Redland Green Park Playground, Bristol". Freeparks.co.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2020.

* v
* t
* e

Culture in Bristol

Venues|

* Ashton Gate
* Bristol Arena (proposed)
* Bristol County Ground
* Bristol Hippodrome
* Bristol Old Vic
* Bristol Beacon
* Cube Microplex
* Exchange
* Memorial Stadium
* O2 Academy Bristol
* QEH Theatre
* Redgrave Theatre
* St George's, Brandon Hill
* The Thekla
* Tobacco Factory
* Victoria Rooms
* Watershed
* Whiteladies Picture House
* Wickham Theatre
* Winston Theatre

Festivals|

* Afrika Eye
* Bristol Festival of Ideas
* Bristol Harbour Festival
* Bristol International Balloon Fiesta
* Bristol Shakespeare Festival
* Festival of Nature
* Kite Festival
* Pride Bristol
* Slapstick Festival
* St Pauls Carnival
* Upfest

Museums, galleries,
archives and public art|

* Arnolfini
* Blaise Castle
* Blaise Hamlet
* Banksy
* Bristol Archives
* Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery
* Bristol Harbour Railway
* Bristol Zoo
* Clifton Observatory
* Georgian House
* Glenside Museum
* Kings Weston Roman Villa
* M Shed
* Red Lodge Museum
* Royal West of England Academy
* See No Evil
* SS Great Britain
* We The Curious
* Wild Place Project

Parks &
Open Spaces|

* Parks of Bristol
* Ashton Court
* Blaise Castle
* Brandon Hill
* Castle Park
* College Green
* The Downs
* Eastville Park
* Greville Smyth Park
* Kings Weston Hill
* Lamplighters Marsh
* Perrett's Park
* Redland Green
* Oldbury Court Estate
* Queen Square
* Snuff Mills
* St George's Park
* Stoke Park
* Troopers Hill
* Victoria Park

Churches|

* All Saints' Church
* Bristol Cathedral
* Bristol Community Church
* Broadmead Baptist Church
* Buckingham Baptist Chapel
* Chapel of the Three Kings of Cologne
* Christ Church, Clifton Down
* Christ Church with St Ewen
* Church of All Saints
* Church of Holy Trinity, Hotwells
* Church of Holy Trinity, Stapleton
* Church of Our Lady of Ostrobrama
* Church of the Holy Trinity with St Edmund
* Church of St John the Baptist
* City Road Baptist Church
* Cotham Church
* Counterslip Baptist Church
* Clifton Cathedral
* Crofts End Church
* John Wesley's New Room
* Holy Trinity Church, Kingswood
* Holy Trinity Church, Westbury on Trym
* Horfield United Reformed Church
* Hope Chapel
* Lewin's Mead Unitarian meeting house
* Pro-Cathedral of the Holy Apostles
* St Mary Redcliffe
* Redland Chapel
* St. Augustine's Church, Whitchurch
* St Augustine the Less Church
* St George's Church
* St James' Presbyterian
* St James' Priory
* St John the Baptist
* St Luke's Church
* St Mark's Church
* St Mary le Port Church
* St Mary on the Quay
* St Mary's Church, Henbury
* St Matthew's Church
* St Michael on the Mount Without
* St Nicholas
* St Paul's Church
* St Paul's, Clifton
* St Peter and St Paul
* St Peter's Church, Bishopsworth
* St Peter's Church, Castle Park
* St Philip and St Jacob
* St Stephen's Church
* St Thomas the Martyr
* St Werburgh's Church
* Temple Church
* Trinity Centre
* Tyndale Baptist Church
* Whitefield's Tabernacle, Kingswood
* Woodlands Christian Centre

Pubs|

* Black Castle
* The Crown
* The Coronation Tap
* The Famous Royal Naval Volunteer
* Hatchet Inn
* King William Ale House
* The Lido
* Llandoger Trow
* Mauretania, Bristol
* Nova Scotia
* The Old Duke
* Old Post Office
* Palace Hotel
* Printers Devil
* Pump House
* Seven Stars
* Shakespeare Inn
* The Shakespeare
* Stag and Hounds

Former attractions|

* Ashton Court Festival
* Bierkeller Theatre
* British Empire and Commonwealth Museum
* Bristol Industrial Museum
* Jacobs Well Theatre
* Redcliffe Hall

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template