Pill
Ward in North Somerset, England
| Coordinates: | 51.467, -2.669 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 53 74 |
| Dialling code: | 0117 (Bristol) |
Pill is a compact riverside ward in North Somerset, sitting in the sheltered Gordano Valley on the east bank of the River Avon just outside Bristol. The name comes from the old Welsh for a tidal inlet, which is still evident in its narrow harbour and creek; historically it was a seafaring place of pilots, shipwrights and small industries that served the busy port of Bristol.
Today Pill mixes waterside terraces and conservation areas with a modest high street and active community groups, while the nearby Royal Portbury Dock and good road links make it a commuter-friendly spot. Local life balances maritime echoes - boating, the harbour and occasional regattas - with contemporary village amenities, making it both historically interesting and quietly practical for residents.
Postcode districts covering Pill
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 2.9 miles
- Cardiff 22.1 miles
- Newport 15.1 miles
- Bath 14.4 miles
- Weston-super-Mare 14.5 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 7 miles
- Cwmbran Central 19.9 miles
- Cwmbrân 20 miles
- Trowbridge 22.4 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 13 miles
- Chippenham 23.6 miles
- Pontypool 22.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Abbots Leigh Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Pill and Easton-in-Gordano Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Stoke Bishop Ward 1.6 miles
- Leigh Woods Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Failand Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Clifton Ward 2.3 miles
- Wraxall and Failand Parish 2.4 miles
- Clifton Down Ward 2.4 miles
- Long Ashton Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Portbury Parish 2.6 miles
- Hotwells and Harbourside Ward 2.7 miles
- Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze Ward 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Pill
BS20 0DA, BS8 3QU, BS20 0AS, BS20 0HL, BS20 0EP, BS20 0QP, BS8 3RZ, BS8 3QG, BS8 3QT … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 6.2 miles
- Cardiff Airport 29.5 miles
- Sea Mills Railway Station 1.2 miles
- Shirehampton Railway Station 1.3 miles
Hotels near Pill Ad
- Majestic Hotels Bristol 4 3.3 miles
- The Bristol Hotel 4 3.3 miles
- Mollie's Bristol 4 4.2 miles
- Leonardo Bristol City 4 3.8 miles
- Avon Gorge 4 2.1 miles
- The Bristol Wing 4 3.3 miles
- The Priory Cellars Abbots Leigh 3 0.6 miles
- Hotel du Vin Bristol 4 3.2 miles
- Rodney Hotel 3 2.3 miles
- Bristol Marriott Royal Hotel 4 3.2 miles
Schools in Pill
- Crockerne C of E Primary School Primary
- St Katherine's School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Bristol Harbour Harbour 2.6 miles
- Ashton Gate Stadium 2.8 miles
- SS Great Britain Museum 2.9 miles
- University of Bristol University 2.9 miles
- Cabot Circus Shopping centre 3.6 miles
- Memorial Stadium Stadium 3.9 miles
- College Road Allotments Gardens 6 miles
- Oldbury Court Estate Estate 6.2 miles
- Clevedon Court Estate 7.3 miles
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 11.7 miles
- Mendip Autocross Recreation 12.5 miles
- Dyrham Park Historic site 12.8 miles