Avonmouth

Avonmouth
Avonmouth Location within Bristol
Population	3,402 2011 Census - Avonmouth equates to output areas Bristol 008E and 008F
OS grid reference	ST516785
• London	110 miles (180 km)
Unitary authority	Bristol
Ceremonial county	Bristol
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BRISTOL
Postcode district	BS11
Dialling code	0117
Police	Avon and Somerset
Fire	Avon
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Bristol North West
List of places UK England Bristol 51°30′04″N 2°41′56″W / 51.501°N 2.699°W / 51.501; -2.699

Avonmouth is a port and outer suburb of Bristol, England. It faces two rivers: the reinforced north bank of the final stage of the Avon, which rises at sources in Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Somerset; and the eastern shore of the Severn Estuary. Strategically, the area has been and remains an important part of the region's maritime economy, particularly for larger vessels for the unloading and exporting of heavier goods as well as in industry including warehousing, light industry, electrical power and sanitation. The area contains a junction of and is connected to the south by the M5 motorway and other roads, railway tracks and paths to the north, south-east and east.

The council ward of Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston is as drawn a simplified name as it includes Shirehampton and the western end of Lawrence Weston.^{[n 1]}
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