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 miles
- Cardiff 24.8 miles
- Newport 18.7 miles
- Bath 11.2 miles
- Weston-super-Mare 15 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 5.7 miles
- Cwmbran Central 23.5 miles
- Cwmbrân 23.7 miles
- Trowbridge 19.1 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 12.6 miles
- Chippenham 21.5 miles
- Yate 11.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Bedminster Ward 0.9 miles
- Hartcliffe and Withywood Ward 1 mile
- Filwood Ward 1.1 miles
- Southville Ward 1.6 miles
- Windmill Hill Ward 1.7 miles
- Hengrove and Whitchurch Park Ward 1.8 miles
- Dundry Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Long Ashton Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Knowle Ward 2 miles
- Hotwells and Harbourside Ward 2 miles
- Leigh Woods Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Barrow Gurney Built-up area 2.3 miles
Example postcodes in Bishopsworth
BS13 7NW, BS13 7QA, BS13 8JP, BS13 7HN, BS13 7NL, BS99 6BP, BS99 6AQ, BS13 7JQ, BS99 6BJ … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 5.2 miles
- Cardiff Airport 31.4 miles
- Parson Street Railway Station 0.8 miles
- Bedminster Railway Station 1.5 miles
Hotels near Bishopsworth Ad
- Number 38 Clifton 3.2 miles
- Hotel Du Vin & Bistro Bristol 4 2.5 miles
- Leonardo Hotel Bristol City 4 2.6 miles
- Artist Residence Bristol 3 miles
- Clayton Hotel Bristol City 4 2.5 miles
- The Bristol Hotel 4 2.1 miles
- Moxy Bristol 4 3 miles
- Bristol Marriott Royal Hotel 4 2.2 miles
- Doubletree by Hilton Bristol City Centre 4 2.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Bristol City Centre 4 2.8 miles
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 miles
- Bristol Harbour Harbour 1.7 miles
- SS Great Britain Museum 1.9 miles
- University of Bristol University 2.5 miles
- Cabot Circus Shopping centre 2.8 miles
- Memorial Stadium Stadium 4.6 miles
- College Road Allotments Gardens 5.7 miles
- Oldbury Court Estate Estate 5.9 miles
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 8.9 miles
- Clevedon Court Estate 9.3 miles
- Twerton Park Stadium 10 miles
- Mendip Hills Hill 10.8 miles