Kingswood
Ward in South Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.463, -2.508 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 64 73 |
| Dialling code: | 0117 (Bristol) |
Kingswood is an electoral ward in the unitary authority of South Gloucestershire in England, sitting immediately to the east of Bristol. The ward contains the town centre with a blend of Victorian terraces, post‑war estates and more recent housing, and benefits from straightforward road and rail connections into Bristol, so it functions largely as part of the city’s outer suburban area.
Its name recalls the old royal hunting Kingswood Forest, and the area later developed around coal mining and light industry, leaving a distinct local identity and Methodist connections from the time of John Wesley’s preaching. Today the ward combines a busy local high street and community facilities with pockets of regeneration and a commuter population who work across the wider Bristol travel‑to‑work area.
Postcode districts covering Kingswood
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Newport 21.4 miles34.4 km
- Bath 8.4 miles13.6 km
- Weston-super-Mare 20.4 miles32.9 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Stroud 22.8 miles36.6 km
- Trowbridge 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Chipping Sodbury 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Chippenham 16.7 miles26.8 km
- Yate 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Frome 19.3 miles31.1 km
- Portishead 11.7 miles18.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Kingswood and Fishponds Built-up area 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Woodstock Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- St. George Central Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- New Cheltenham Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Hanham Parish 1 mile1.6 km
- Hillfields Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- St. George Troopers Hill Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Kingswood Built-up area 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Parkwall & Warmley Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Staple Hill & Mangotsfield Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Oldland Parish 1.5 miles2.5 km
- St. George West Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
Example postcodes in Kingswood
BS15 8FP, BS15 0FZ, BS15 1UL, BS15 8NP, BS15 9RH, BS15 1RN, BS15 8PD, BS15 4EL, BS15 8JL … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Cardiff Airport 36.3 miles58.4 km
- Oldland Common Railway Station 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Lawrence Hill Railway Station 2.5 miles4 km
Hotels near Kingswood Ad
- Leonardo Hotel Bristol City 4 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Number 38 Clifton 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Artist Residence Bristol 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Hotel Du Vin & Bistro Bristol 4 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Moxy Bristol 4 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Holiday Inn Bristol-Filton 4 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Clayton Hotel Bristol City 4 3.8 miles6 km
- The Bristol Hotel 4 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Holiday Inn Bristol City Centre 4 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Bristol City Centre 4 3.4 miles5.4 km
Schools in Kingswood
- John Cabot Academy Secondary
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School Primary
- The Park Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- College Road Allotments Gardens 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Oldbury Court Estate Estate 2 miles3.2 km
- Cabot Circus Shopping centre 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Memorial Stadium Stadium 3.6 miles5.8 km
- University of Bristol University 4.1 miles6.6 km
- SS Great Britain Museum 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Bristol Harbour Harbour 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Ashton Gate Stadium 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Dyrham Park Historic site 6 miles9.6 km
- Twerton Park Stadium 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Fashion Museum Museum 8.2 miles13.2 km