Hanham Abbots
Parish in South Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.438, -2.504 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 65 71 |
| Dialling code: | 0117 (Bristol) |
Hanham Abbots is a civil parish in South Gloucestershire, immediately east of Bristol, sitting on the edge of the city’s suburban spread where village streets and 20th‑century housing meet surrounding greenbelt. The parish lies close to the River Avon and the old Kingswood coalfield, so its landscape and buildings reflect both agricultural roots and an industrial past, with a compact historic core centred on the parish church and several listed structures.
Today Hanham Abbots largely functions as a residential, commuter area for Bristol, supported by local shops, pubs, community organisations and sports clubs, while small business and light industrial estates sit on the parish fringes near Warmley and Kingswood. There remains a strong local identity - conservation areas, volunteer groups and village traditions help preserve the parish’s historic character even as it adapts to modern suburban life.
Postcode districts covering Hanham Abbots
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 4.5 miles
- Newport 22.3 miles
- Bath 7.2 miles
- Weston-super-Mare 20 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 2 miles
- Stroud 24.2 miles
- Trowbridge 15.2 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 8.4 miles
- Chippenham 16.6 miles
- Yate 8 miles
- Frome 17.6 miles
- Portishead 12.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Longwell Green Ward 0.5 miles
- Oldland Parish 0.8 miles
- Hanham Parish 0.9 miles
- Keynsham North Ward 1.4 miles
- Brislington East Ward 1.5 miles
- Woodstock Ward 1.6 miles
- Parkwall & Warmley Ward 1.6 miles
- St. George Troopers Hill Ward 1.6 miles
- Keynsham Built-up area 1.8 miles
- St. George Central Ward 1.9 miles
- Brislington West Ward 2 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds Built-up area 2 miles
Example postcodes in Hanham Abbots
BS15 3JP, BS30 9BA, BS15 3PB, BS30 9AH, BS30 9DE, BS15 3HL, BS15 3TQ, BS15 3LQ, BS15 3LL … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 10 miles
- Cardiff Airport 36.3 miles
- Bitton Railway Station 1.3 miles
- Keynsham Railway Station 1.4 miles
Hotels near Hanham Abbots Ad
- Leonardo Bristol City 4 3.6 miles
- Majestic Hotels Bristol 4 4.1 miles
- The Bristol Hotel 4 4.1 miles
- Hayward's at the Grasmere 4 1.9 miles
- The Bristol Wing 4 4.1 miles
- Moxy Bristol 3.5 3.7 miles
- Hotel du Vin Bristol 4 4.2 miles
- The Crown Inn - By Blunt Bars 3 1.4 miles
- The Old Manor House Hotel 3 1.4 miles
- Hilton Garden Inn Bristol City Centre 4 3.6 miles
Schools in Hanham Abbots
- Christ Church Hanham C of E Primary School Primary
- Hanham Abbots Junior School Primary
- Hanham Woods Academy Secondary
- Longwell Green Primary School Primary
- Samuel White's Infant School Primary
Local points of interest
- College Road Allotments Gardens 3.6 miles
- Oldbury Court Estate Estate 3.6 miles
- Cabot Circus Shopping centre 3.8 miles
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 4.3 miles
- University of Bristol University 4.5 miles
- SS Great Britain Museum 4.6 miles
- Memorial Stadium Stadium 4.8 miles
- Bristol Harbour Harbour 4.9 miles
- Ashton Gate Stadium 5 miles
- Twerton Park Stadium 6.2 miles
- Dyrham Park Historic site 6.4 miles
- Fashion Museum Museum 7.1 miles