Bishopsworth sits on the southern fringe of Bristol, a patchwork of a little historic village core and broader post‑war suburban development. Its name records the medieval connection to the bishop’s estate, and you can still sense that mix of older stone buildings around the village centre set against later council and private housing, with bits of open greenbelt and allotments at the edge of the city.
The ward has a fairly mixed social and economic profile: local shops, schools and community centres serve a largely commuter population while grassroots groups and regeneration projects have been active in recent years to tackle pockets of deprivation. It’s also handy for leisure and retail facilities in nearby Hengrove and for connections into central Bristol and neighbouring suburbs such as Bedminster, so residents tend to balance a village feel with easy urban access.
Postcode districts covering Bishopsworth
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Cardiff 24.8 miles40 km
- Newport 18.7 miles30.1 km
- Bath 11.2 miles18.1 km
- Weston-super-Mare 15 miles24.2 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 5.7 miles9.1 km
- Cwmbran Central 23.5 miles37.9 km
- Cwmbrân 23.7 miles38.1 km
- Trowbridge 19.1 miles30.7 km
- Chipping Sodbury 12.6 miles20.2 km
- Chippenham 21.5 miles34.6 km
- Yate 11.7 miles18.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Bedminster Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Hartcliffe and Withywood Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Filwood Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Southville Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Windmill Hill Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Hengrove and Whitchurch Park Ward 1.8 miles3 km
- Dundry Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Long Ashton Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Knowle Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Hotwells and Harbourside Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Leigh Woods Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Barrow Gurney Built-up area 2.3 miles3.8 km
Example postcodes in Bishopsworth
BS13 7DT, BS13 7QP, BS13 7NE, BS99 6BP, BS13 7TT, BS13 7AJ, BS13 8ET, BS13 7RL, BS13 7QN … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Cardiff Airport 31.4 miles50.5 km
- Parson Street Railway Station 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Bedminster Railway Station 1.5 miles2.5 km
Hotels near Bishopsworth Ad
- Number 38 Clifton 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Hotel Du Vin & Bistro Bristol 4 2.5 miles4 km
- Leonardo Hotel Bristol City 4 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Artist Residence Bristol 3 miles4.8 km
- The Bristol Hotel 4 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Clayton Hotel Bristol City 4 2.5 miles4 km
- Moxy Bristol 4 3 miles4.8 km
- Alison Court 4 3 miles4.8 km
- Bristol Marriott Royal Hotel 4 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Doubletree by Hilton Bristol City Centre 4 2.2 miles3.5 km
Schools in Bishopsworth
- Bedminster Down School Secondary
- Headley Park Primary School Primary
- St Peter's C of E Primary School (VC) Primary
Local points of interest
- Ashton Gate Stadium 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Bristol Harbour Harbour 1.7 miles2.8 km
- SS Great Britain Museum 1.9 miles3 km
- University of Bristol University 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Cabot Circus Shopping centre 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Memorial Stadium Stadium 4.6 miles7.4 km
- College Road Allotments Gardens 5.7 miles9.1 km
- Oldbury Court Estate Estate 5.9 miles9.4 km
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Clevedon Court Estate 9.3 miles15 km
- Twerton Park Stadium 10 miles16.1 km
- Mendip Hills Hill 10.8 miles17.3 km