Bristol

Bristol is famous as being the largest city in the south west of England. It is England's sixth, and the United Kingdom's ninth, most populous city. Though being England's most populated cities, the attractive central areas, from the famous gorge, Brunel's equally famous suspension bridge, to the huge downtown shopping districts and the lively cultural zones around the harbor all make the city a worthwhile place to visit.

Bristol city is England's largest and most economically and culturally important cities in England for the last eight centuries. The region of the city has seen settlement since the Stone Age, and the city rose to fame in the Norman era. Bristol England history during the 17th and 18th centuries saw Bristol's maritime industry flourishing, and despite the industries subsequent decline Bristol has remained prosperous. It was first declared as a city in 1155, it became a separate county by order of Edward III in 1373, the first provincial town to receive this honor. During the 18th century Bristol was active in the colonial triangular trade: English goods went to Africa; African slaves to the West Indies; and West Indian sugar, rum, and tobacco to Bristol.

The city’s port declined during the late 18th and early 19th century because of competition from Liverpool, the end of slave trading, and the decline of the West Indian trade. It revived in the mid-19th cent. The city was heavily damaged during World War II but today it has overcome to become a developed region.


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