Bitton
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Bitton is a village and civil parish of South Gloucestershire in England, to the east of the Greater Bristol area on the River Boyd.
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Transport
The A431 road runs through the village. Beyond Bitton the road routes north-west to Willsbridge and south-east to Kelston. The heritage Avon Valley Railway is based at Bitton railway station.[2] The National Cycle Network Bristol and Bath Railway Path runs alongside the railway. Bus Routes 19, 37, 441, 443 and 684 run down the A431 and go towards Bath and Bristol City Centres and suburbs.
Sport
Bitton A.F.C. are the local football team and Bitton CC are the local cricket team. They both play at the Recreation Ground, immediately south of the A431, just west of the village.
Bitton Road Runners is a running club based in the east of Bristol which caters for all running abilities. Founded in 1986 to help people better enjoy the sport of running, it is a thriving club with over 300 members in both junior and senior sections.
Notable people
Bibliography
Ellacombe, Henry Thomas History of the Manor of Bitton, 1869.
Ellacombe, Henry Thomas History of the Parish of Bitton, 1881.
References
- ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ^ "Story of the Avon Valley Railway".
- ^ Page 65 of Stern F C, Snowdrops and Snowflakes – A study of the Genera Galanthus and Leucojum, The Royal Horticultural Society, 1956
- ^ SEALY, Allen Culpepper Suffolk Artists, accessed 23 Apr 2024
External links
- Parish Council website
- Parish Church of St Mary's, Bitton
- Website of Bitton Road Runners
- Local History Group (Bitton Parish History Group)
51°25′29″N 2°27′36″W / 51.424802°N 2.460038°W
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