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AlanE: Deruddification

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AlanE at 04:36, October 20, 2012

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History: wikify

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−	'''Bristol''' (derived from the Old English ''Brycgstow'' - "the meeting place at the bridge") is the sixth largest city in [[England]] in terms of population, and the largest in the ~~Southwest~~. It has a population of over 400,000 within the City proper, and over 550,000 in the greater metropolitan area.	+	'''Bristol''' (derived from the Old English ''Brycgstow'' - "the meeting place at the bridge") is a city in [[Gloucestershire]] and [[Somerset]] in England. It is the sixth largest city in England in terms of population, and the largest in the South West. It has a population of over 400,000 within the City proper, and over 550,000 in the greater metropolitan area.

	==History==		==History==

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 The first record is dated c.1020, but by the time of the [[Norman Conquest]] it was a flourishing embarkation point in the Anglo-Irish slave trade.  A key strategic site, a castle was built there shortly after the Conquest. In the civil war in the 1100s  Earl Robert of Gloucester was based there supporting his half-sister [[Matilda]] against [[Stephen (King of England)|Stephen]].
-By the beginning of the reign of [[Henry III]] Bristol was prosperous enough to elect its own mayor; and ,a few years later, to improve its port by diverting the River Frome. Throughout the [[Middle Ages]]  grew steadily – by 1377 it ranked third behind London and York,  [[Edward III]] having excised it from its neighbouring counties and given it its own [[Charters|Charter]] as a body corporate. Its trade during these centuries was mainly with [[Ireland]], the [[Iberian Peninsula]], and [[Gascony]] – it was the chief port for the arrival of [[Bordeaux]] wines.
+By the beginning of the reign of [[Henry III]] Bristol was prosperous enough to elect its own mayor; and a few years later, to improve its port by diverting the River Frome. Throughout the [[Middle Ages]]  grew steadily – by 1377 it ranked third behind London and York,  [[Edward III]] having excised it from its neighbouring counties and given it its own [[Charters|Charter]] as a body corporate. Its trade during these centuries was mainly with [[Ireland]], the [[Iberian Peninsula]], and [[Gascony]] – it was the chief port for the arrival of [[Bordeaux]] wines.
 In 1497 [[John Cabot]] sailed from Bristol to explore North America.

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 The first record is dated c.1020, but by the time of the [[Norman Conquest]] it was a flourishing embarkation point in the Anglo-Irish slave trade.  A key strategic site, a castle was built there shortly after the Conquest. In the civil war in the 1100s  Earl Robert of Gloucester was based there supporting his half-sister [[Matilda]] against [[Stephen (King of England)|Stephen]].
-By the beginning of the reign of [[Henry III]] Bristol was prosperous enough to elect its own mayor; and ,a few years later, to improve its port by diverting the River Frome. Throughout the [[Middle Ages]]  grew steadily – by 1377 it ranked third behind London and York,  [[Edward III]] having excised it from its neighbouring counties and given it its own [[Charters|Charter]] as a body corporate. Its trade during these centuries was mainly with [[Ireland]], the [[Iberian Peninsular]], and [[Gascony]] – it was the chief port for the arrival of [[Bordeaux]] wines.
+By the beginning of the reign of [[Henry III]] Bristol was prosperous enough to elect its own mayor; and ,a few years later, to improve its port by diverting the River Frome. Throughout the [[Middle Ages]]  grew steadily – by 1377 it ranked third behind London and York,  [[Edward III]] having excised it from its neighbouring counties and given it its own [[Charters|Charter]] as a body corporate. Its trade during these centuries was mainly with [[Ireland]], the [[Iberian Peninsula]], and [[Gascony]] – it was the chief port for the arrival of [[Bordeaux]] wines.
 In 1497 [[John Cabot]] sailed from Bristol to explore North America.
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 ==Sport==
-Bristol RFC is one of England's largest [[Rugby Union]] clubs, with the majority of its recent history spent in the top flight of the English league. The city is also home to two professional football (soccer) clubs - [[Bristol Rovers FC]] and [[Bristol City FC]].
+Bristol RFC is one of England's largest [[Rugby Union]] clubs, with the majority of its recent history spent in the top flight of the English league. The city is also home to two professional football (soccer) clubs - Bristol Rovers FC and Bristol City FC.
 ==Education==
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 == Bristol, Pennsylvania ==
-Bristol Township, likely named after the British city, was founded in Pennsylvania along the [[Delaware River]] a half-century prior to the [[American Revolution]].  It has a population of roughly 50,000 people today.
+Bristol Township, likely named after the British city, was founded in Pennsylvania along the Delaware River a half-century prior to the [[American Revolution]].  It has a population of roughly 50,000 people today.
 ==And==

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 The first record is dated c.1020, but by the time of the [[Norman Conquest]] it was a flourishing embarkation point in the Anglo-Irish slave trade.  A key strategic site, a castle was built there shortly after the Conquest. In the civil war in the 1100s  Earl Robert of Gloucester was based there supporting his half-sister [[Matilda]] against [[Stephen (King of England)|Stephen]].
-By the beginning of the reign of [[Henry III]] Bristol was prosperous enough to elect its own mayor; and ,a few years later, to improve its port by diverting the River Frome. Throughout the [[Middle Ages]]  grew steadily – by 1377 it ranked third behind London and York,  [[Edward III]] having excised it from its neighbouring counties and given it its own [[Charters|Charter as a body corporate. Its trade during these centuries was mainly with [[Ireland]], the [[Iberian Peninsular]], and [[Gascony]] – it was the chief port for the arrival of [[Bordeaux]] wines.
+By the beginning of the reign of [[Henry III]] Bristol was prosperous enough to elect its own mayor; and ,a few years later, to improve its port by diverting the River Frome. Throughout the [[Middle Ages]]  grew steadily – by 1377 it ranked third behind London and York,  [[Edward III]] having excised it from its neighbouring counties and given it its own [[Charters|Charter]] as a body corporate. Its trade during these centuries was mainly with [[Ireland]], the [[Iberian Peninsular]], and [[Gascony]] – it was the chief port for the arrival of [[Bordeaux]] wines.
 In 1497 [[John Cabot]] sailed from Bristol to explore North America.

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 ==History==
-The first record is dated c.1020, but by the time of the [[Norman Conquest]] it was a flourishing embarkation point in the Anglo-Irish slave trade.  A key strategic site, a castle was built there shortly after the Conquest. In the civil war in the 1100s  Earl Robert of Gloucester was based there supporting his half-sister [[Matilda]] against [[Stephen (King of England|Stephen]].
+The first record is dated c.1020, but by the time of the [[Norman Conquest]] it was a flourishing embarkation point in the Anglo-Irish slave trade.  A key strategic site, a castle was built there shortly after the Conquest. In the civil war in the 1100s  Earl Robert of Gloucester was based there supporting his half-sister [[Matilda]] against [[Stephen (King of England)|Stephen]].
 By the beginning of the reign of [[Henry III]] Bristol was prosperous enough to elect its own mayor; and ,a few years later, to improve its port by diverting the River Frome. Throughout the [[Middle Ages]]  grew steadily – by 1377 it ranked third behind London and York,  [[Edward III]] having excised it from its neighbouring counties and given it its own [[Charters|Charter as a body corporate. Its trade during these centuries was mainly with [[Ireland]], the [[Iberian Peninsular]], and [[Gascony]] – it was the chief port for the arrival of [[Bordeaux]] wines.
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 ==And==
-There are eleven Bristols in the USA, plus a Bristol Bay in Alaska. There is also a Bristol Island in [[Antarctica]] and a pair of Bristols in Canada. There was als a Bristol bomber during WWII.
+There are eleven Bristols in the USA, plus a Bristol Bay in Alaska. There is also a Bristol Island in [[Antarctica]] and a pair of Bristols in Canada. There was a Bristol bomber during WWII.
 [[Category:United Kingdom Cities and Towns]]

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	Bristol Township, likely named after the British city, was founded in Pennsylvania along the [[Delaware River]] a half-century prior to the [[American Revolution]]. It has a population of roughly 50,000 people today.		Bristol Township, likely named after the British city, was founded in Pennsylvania along the [[Delaware River]] a half-century prior to the [[American Revolution]]. It has a population of roughly 50,000 people today.
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		+	==And==
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		+	There are eleven Bristols in the USA, plus a Bristol Bay in Alaska. There is also a Bristol Island in [[Antarctica]] and a pair of Bristols in Canada. There was als a Bristol bomber during WWII.


	[[Category:United Kingdom Cities and Towns]]		[[Category:United Kingdom Cities and Towns]]

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-'''Bristol''' (derived from the Old English ''Brycgstow'' - "the place at the bridge") is the sixth largest city in [[England]] in terms of population, and the largest in the Southwest. It has a population of over 400,000 within the City proper, and over 550,000 in the greater metropolitan area.
+'''Bristol''' (derived from the Old English ''Brycgstow'' - "the meeting place at the bridge") is the sixth largest city in [[England]] in terms of population, and the largest in the Southwest. It has a population of over 400,000 within the City proper, and over 550,000 in the greater metropolitan area.
 ==History==
-In [[medieval]] times it was one of the most important [[port]] cities in England, and in the 18th century a significant centre of the [[slave]] trade.
+The first record is dated c.1020, but by the time of the [[Norman Conquest]] it was a flourishing embarkation point in the Anglo-Irish slave trade.  A key strategic site, a castle was built there shortly after the Conquest. In the civil war in the 1100s  Earl Robert of Gloucester was based there supporting his half-sister [[Matilda]] against Stephen (King of England|Stephen]].
-In [[1497]] [[John Cabot]] sailed from Bristol and explored North America.
+By the beginning of the reign of [[Henry III]] Bristol was prosperous enough to elect its own mayor; and ,a few years later, to improve its port by diverting the River Frome. Throughout the [[Middle Ages]]  grew steadily – by 1377 it ranked third behind London and York,  [[Edward III]] having excised it from its neighbouring counties and given it its own [[Charters|Charter as a body corporate. Its trade during these centuries was mainly with [[Ireland]], the [[Iberian Peninsular]], and [[Gascony]] – it was the chief port for the arrival of [[Bordeaux]] wines.
-The city is commonly linked with famous engineer [[Isambard Kingdom Brunel]] who was responsible for many of the city's famous structures including the Clifton suspension bridge, the Portbury Dock, and the Great Western railway which linked Bristol to [[London]].
+In 1497 [[John Cabot]] sailed from Bristol to explore North America.
 In the 19th century Bristol lost its maritime significance, since the larger ships coming into use could no longer navigate the several miles of river required to reach its docks.