Two Mile Hill, Bristol

Two Mile Hill is a small district and parish on the eastern edge of the City of Bristol, just to the west of Kingswood which itself is in South Gloucestershire.[1] Two Mile Hill Primary School is located in the area.[2]

St Michael, the parish church

Area

It is not known how the name for the area came about however it is speculated that it was done when the area was split off from the nearby St George's parish and based on Two Mile Hill Road that runs through it.[3] Queen Street in the area was named locally as one of the most congested rat run streets in Bristol.[4] The area used to house a retail outlet run by the supporters trust of Bristol Rovers F.C. It would mostly be used by fans for merchandise sales before matches at the Memorial Stadium as well as for ticket sales. In 2018, it was closed by the supporters trust due to lack of revenue and due to duplicating services already offered at the Memorial Stadium.[5]

Churches

The Church of England parish church is St Michael, on Two Mile Hill Road.[6][3] The church was constructed in 1848 in the Gothic Revival style. St Michael's is one of Bristol's seven Commissioners' churches. In 1994 it was granted grade II listed status by English Heritage.[7] Two Mile Hill was the location selected by John Wesley, one of the founders of Methodism, as the location for a Methodist school and preaching house.[8] The area also housed the first Primitive Methodist Church chapel in the United Kingdom. It was opened in 1841 but was remodelled in 1849 when it was taken over by the Salvation Army.[9]

References
  1. "Britain Through Time: Two Mile Hill". Britain Through Time. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  2. "Two Mile Hill Primary School". Two Mile Hill Primary School. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  3. "St Michael the Archangel, TWO MILE HILL, BRISTOL". ChurchCrawler. 11 February 2011. Archived from the original on 24 September 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  4. "11 rat runs you said are the worst in Bristol". Bristol Post. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  5. "Bristol Rovers Supporters Club shop to close". 8 January 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  6. "St Michael, Kingswood". Church of England. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  7. "CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL, City of Bristol". Historic England. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  8. Cheetham, J. Keith (2003). On the Trail of John Wesley. Dundurn. p. 89. ISBN 1842820230.
  9. Jenkins, Timothy (1999). Religion in English Everyday Life: An Ethnographic Approach. Berghahn Books. p. 106. ISBN 1571817697.

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