Avonmouth is a port and largely industrial district on the north‑west fringe of Bristol, England, sitting where the River Avon meets the Severn Estuary. The skyline is defined by Avonmouth Docks and the wider Port of Bristol; the adjacent mudflats and saltmarshes reflect the estuary’s huge tides and are important for wading birds.
Developed as a port from the late 19th century, Avonmouth grew up around docks, rail and later motorways - the M5 and M49 - making it a logistics, petrochemical and distribution hub, with heavy freight rather than frequent passenger services (there is a local Avonmouth railway station). Alongside the industrial activity there is a small residential community and ongoing efforts at regeneration and environmental management to balance jobs with local quality of life and wildlife protection.
Postcode districts covering Avonmouth
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 5.3 miles
- Cardiff 20.5 miles
- Newport 12.6 miles
- Bath 16.9 miles
- Weston-super-Mare 15 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 8.8 miles
- Barry 24.7 miles
- Cwmbran Central 17.1 miles
- Cwmbrân 17.3 miles
- Trowbridge 24.8 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 13.7 miles
- Pontypool 19.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston Ward 1.2 miles
- Pill and Easton-in-Gordano Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Hallen Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Portbury Parish 2.5 miles
- Portishead East Ward 2.6 miles
- Pill Ward 2.9 miles
- Portishead North Ward 3 miles
- Stoke Bishop Ward 3.4 miles
- Abbots Leigh Built-up area 3.5 miles
- Portishead South Ward 3.6 miles
- Gordano Valley Ward 3.6 miles
- Clapton in Gordano Built-up area 3.6 miles
Example postcodes in Avonmouth
BS11 9FP, BS11 0FD, BS11 8DL, BS11 8TB, BS11 9YT, BS11 0FR, BS11 9QD, BS11 8DJ, BS20 7WW … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 8.4 miles
- Cardiff Airport 28.6 miles
- Avonmouth Railway Station 0.3 miles
- St Andrews Road Railway Station 0.7 miles
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Schools in Avonmouth
- Avonmouth C of E Primary School and Nursery Primary
Local points of interest
- Memorial Stadium Stadium 5.3 miles
- University of Bristol University 5.3 miles
- Bristol Harbour Harbour 5.4 miles
- SS Great Britain Museum 5.6 miles
- Ashton Gate Stadium 5.7 miles
- Cabot Circus Shopping centre 6 miles
- Clevedon Court Estate 7.1 miles
- College Road Allotments Gardens 7.4 miles
- Oldbury Court Estate Estate 7.5 miles
- Chepstow Racecourse Recreation 10.5 miles
- Newport Stadium Stadium 12.2 miles
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 14 miles