In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Avonmouth like this:
AVONMOUTH, a new sea-port in the SW of Gloucester; at the mouth of the river Avon, and at the terminus of the Bristol Port and Pier railway, 5¾ miles NW by W of Clifton. The railway and the pier were opened in 1865; and a dock, 1,400 feet long and 85 wide, was being constructed in 1869. The port is to accommodate such large vessels as cannot readily go up the Avon to Bristol.
Avonmouth through time
Avonmouth is now part of Bristol district. Click here for graphs and data of how Bristol has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Avonmouth itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Avonmouth, in Bristol and Gloucestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20168
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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