Kingswood, South Gloucestershire

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Kingswood is a town in South Gloucestershire, England, on the eastern border of the City of Bristol. The suburb is situated 3.4 miles east northeast of central Bristol and 2.5 miles from Lawrence Hill railway station.Royal ForestIn Saxon and Norman times, Kingswood Forest was a royal hunting estate which surrounded Bristol, extending as far as Filwood in South Bristol. "From early days the Constable of Bristol Castle, the king's officer in the area, was also the Chief Ranger of the Kingswood Forest and the first of these recorded is Ella who died in 920. At the edge of the forest, to the north of the River Froom, lay the little hamlet of Stapleton, the name of which is Saxon in origin, being held to mean 'The farm, homestead or croft – by or near the Stapol, post or pillar'".DemographyKingswood town and Staple Hill are the only areas that are unparished in South Gloucestershire. Hence its population is taken from four ward boundaries in South Gloucestershire. Kingswood Urban Neighbourhood is made up of four wards, Rodway, Staple Hill, Woodstock and King's Chase. These wards had a combined population of 40,734 in 2011, with a largely white British population. Geographically, Kingswood is between the M4 to the North, Hanham to the south and includes a small part of Emersons Green.Coal miningThe Kingswood area first came into industrial prominence in the late 17th century, because of coal mining. Typical of these were coal fields in the Easton and Coalpit Heath/Yate areas. The coal mining history still affects the town with gardens occasionally opening up. The local MP has petitioned in Parliament for full surveys of the coal mines under the town. A recent archaeological excavation of the Wade Street area of Kingswood has uncovered artisans'houses that were established in the early 18th century. These dwellings were demolished as part of a 'slum clearance' project in the mid 20th century.

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Kingswood, South Gloucestershire is Bristol based place and this enity listed in City category.