Kingswood
| Kingswood | |||
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| Coordinates | 51 ° 28 ′ N , 2 ° 30 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 62,679 ( 2001 Census ) | ||
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| Post town | BRISTOL | ||
| ZIP code section | BS15 | ||
| prefix | 0117 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| region | South West England | ||
| Ceremonial county | Gloucestershire | ||
| Unitary authority | South Gloucestershire | ||
| British Parliament | Kingswood | ||
Kingswood is a town in South Gloucestershire in south-west England . It is an eastern suburb of Bristol on the A 420 from Bristol to Oxford . Kingswood has 62,679 inhabitants (2001).
The name of the city is explained by the fact that the area was formerly used as a hunting ground for the English king. Today the city is best known for Kingswood Park, which has a remarkable collection of flowers and trees.
Originally a small country community, Kingswood became a coal mining town during early industrialization. A self-confident labor movement also formed here early on, which was also the target of missionary attempts by the founder of the Methodists , John Wesley , who had been preaching to miners in the open air since 1739.
Until 1974 Kingswood belonged administratively to Gloucestershire , but then came to the newly formed County of Avon with the administrative center Bristol . This county was dissolved in 1996 and assigned to Kingswood South Gloucestershire.
Kingswood is the birthplace of the composer and conductor Eric Ball (1903–1989) and the football player and coach Ian Holloway (* 1963).