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Knowle West is a neighbourhood in the south of Bristol, England, 2 miles (3 km) from the city centre, and mostly in the Filwood ward of Bristol City Council, although a small part of the estate lies within Knowle ward to the east. To the west are Bishopsworth and Hartcliffe, to the north Bedminster and Windmill Hill and to the south Whitchurch Park and Hengrove. In 2008, the population was 11,787.
There is evidence of late Iron Age and Roman settlements in the area. At the time of the Domesday Book, Knowle was a rural area assessed at a taxable value of two geld units. Knowle West remained rural in character until the 1930s, when a council estate was developed to provide homes for people displaced by slum clearance in the centre of the city.
Former residents include the musician
History
There is evidence of late
Inns Court and Filwood farms have medieval origins.[4] The surviving parts of Inns Court, originally Inyn's Court, are now part of the former Holy Cross Inns Court Vicarage and the staircase turret is now a Grade II* listed building.[10] The building is in the process of repair and is on the "at risk" register.[11] An isolation hospital was built at Nover's Hill in 1892, eventually superseded by a new hospital at Ham Green, near Pill, which opened in 1927.[4][12] The site is now occupied by the Knowle DGE (DGE standing for Discovery, Guidance and Enjoyment) Special School.[13][14] In the 1920s, the area was still rural in nature, mostly agricultural and allotment land, including Filwood Farm, Inns Court Farm and Hengrove House. The old field boundaries influenced the subsequent development.[4]
Knowle West was built in the 1930s as a council housing estate.[15] It was constructed on garden city principles, with large gardens and "an abundance of fresh air and daylight."[4] The aim of the development was to provide new homes for those who needed to be relocated as a result of clearance of inner-city slums in Bristol and "to provide healthier living conditions for large families on low incomes.[4]
A new wave of development commenced in the 1960s at Inns Court, occasioned by the need for more homes following the further clearance of inner city areas which had been devastated by the
Location
Modern Knowle West has an area of approximately 1.26 square miles (3.3 km2), located on a plateau about 215 feet (66 m) above sea level,[note 1] south of the centre of Bristol,[19] between the districts of Knowle on the east, Whitchurch Park and Hengrove to the south, Hartcliffe and Bishopsworth to the west and Bedminster and Windmill Hill to the north.[20] There is steeply sloping land to the north and west, which together with Pigeonhouse Brook, a tributary of the River Malago, creates a natural barrier to adjacent areas.[19] The underlying bedrock is of the Lias Group, a mixture of mudstones, marine limestones, sandstones and clays. The Bedminster Great coal seam lies some 2,952 feet (900 m) below the area, but it is considered unlikely that coal was mined underneath Knowle West.[note 2][21]
The local council Filwood ward is roughly coterminous with Knowle West, but two small areas of the estate lie in the neighbouring Knowle ward. Definitions of the area of Knowle West vary, with some residents in the eastern fringes preferring to identify with Knowle.[22]
Notable residents
The boxer
The musician
The England International rugby player Ellis Genge grew up on the estate.
Amenities
Education
There are three primary schools in Knowle West; Greenfield Primary School, Oasis Academy Connaught, and the School of Christ the King.
Health
There is a National Health Service walk-in centre for treating minor injuries on the Knowle West Health Park site.[31] Doctors may be consulted at the adjacent GP walk-in centre[32] and there are general practitioner (GP) led health centres nearby in Knowle, Bedminster and Hartcliffe.[33] Dentistry is provided at practices in Bishopsworth, Knowle and Bedminster.[34] The nearest hospital is Bristol Royal Infirmary in Bristol city centre. South Bristol Community Hospital in nearby Hengrove opened in March 2012.[35]
Community activities
There are a number of community activities, including a community website, knowlewest.co.uk,[36] showing the latest events and news in the area. A community newsletter called The Knowledge is produced by Community in Partnership (CIP),[37] facilitated by the Knowle West Media Centre.[38] The Knowle West Future planning forum was established in 2013 to work on a regeneration plan, based on the positive attributes of the estate.[39]
The Knowle West Media Centre won a
Community enterprises include Re:work, who run construction, gardening, and furniture renovation projects, including their store on Filwood Broadway. They work with volunteers and support young people in skills development.[42] Knowle West Health Park includes a GP service, a healthy living centre (which includes a studio with activities such as keep fit and dance activities), children's park, outdoor sports facilities, and a one-mile walk.[43] Nearby nature walks include the Northern Slopes, including Novers Common, Glyn Vale/Kingswear and Wedmore Vale.[44]
Local amenities include The Park Opportunity Centre,[45] which offers a number of courses and programmes. The area has local shopping facilities, cafés and community centres and youth clubs such as Filwood Community Centre, Eagle House, Broadplain House, Novers Park,The Mede and KWMC (Knowle West Media Centre).[46][47]
Churches
Churches include Christ the King (
Transport
Knowle West is served by four council supported bus services, which connect the area to Totterdown, Broadmead, Hotwells, Bedminster and Brislington.[53] In addition First West of England run two services, which connect with Withywood, the city centre and Hengrove.[54] The nearest railway station is at Parson Street in Bedminster.[55]
Journey times from Knowle West to the city centre have been identified as hampering employment opportunities for residents and proposals for a Greater Bristol Bus Network and a rapid transit scheme have noted the need to provide better connectivity for the area.[56] A journey from Filwood Park to the city centre takes around 50 minutes[57] and from Inns Court to Broadmead takes over 30 minutes.[58] Proposed extensions to the A4174 ring road, which would pass along the southern part of Knowle West, have been claimed to reduce delays across the Greater Bristol area by 6%, and lead to a 9% increase in public transport use. The plans were approved by the Department for Transport in December 2011.[59]
Demographics
The population estimate for Filwood ward, as of 2008, was 11,787. There were 3,007 under 15 years old and 1,651 were of pensionable age. 7,316 were Christian, 2,925 had no religion and there were small numbers of Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu and Sikh residents. 96.2 per cent were described as white and 3.8 per cent as being of black minority ethnicity.[2]
Even in 2011, the Filwood ward was still an area with a relatively small amount of ethnic minorities, with 85.8 per cent of the 12,267 residents being White British.
Employment
There are a number of small community enterprises in the area, but most of those in work need to drive to other parts of Bristol. The Bristol City Council Baseline Briefing notes that employment opportunities for those without a car are limited[60] There is a retail park on the former Imperial Tobacco factory site in Hartcliffe, which has plans for further development.[61] In addition, South Bristol Business Park was built on the former Filwood playing fields in the early 21st century.[62] It was reported that 2,300 residents had local employment in 2008 and 3,264 were classed as economically inactive; that is to say they were not employed and not actively seeking employment.[note 3] 71 per cent of jobs were in service industries. 213 residents were claiming unemployment benefits.[63]
Deprivation
Six out of eight areas in Knowle West are ranked as being economically deprived.
Politics
Since 2015, the two Bristol City councillors for Filwood ward have been Labour Party members.[71] The MP for the Bristol South constituency, since 2015, is Karin Smyth, of the Labour Party.[72] Prior to that, the constituency was represented from 1987 by Dawn Primarolo, now the Right Honourable the Baroness Primarolo.[73] Prior to Brexit in 2020, Filwood was represented in the European Parliament by the six MEPs of the South West England constituency.[74]
Environment
Open spaces include Glyn Vale Open Space, part of the Northern Slopes;
See also
Notes
- ^ Data from OS Landranger Map (1:50 000) Bristol & Bath Sheet 172, Ordnance Survey, 2005
- ^ Data from Open Geoscience maps, British Geological Survey, 2011
- ^ UK Statistics Authority (2011). "Economic Inactivity". UK National Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 29 August 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
Economically inactive people are not in work and do not meet the internationally agreed definition of unemployment. They are people without a job who have not actively sought work in the last four weeks and/or are not available to start work in the next two weeks.
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