Bradley Stoke

Bradley Stoke
Willow Brook Centre, the town centre
Bradley Stoke Location within Gloucestershire
Population	20,690 (2021 Census)[1]
OS grid reference	ST621813
Unitary authority	South Gloucestershire
Ceremonial county	Gloucestershire
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BRISTOL
Postcode district	BS32
Dialling code	0117 and 01454
Police	Avon and Somerset
Fire	Avon
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Filton and Bradley Stoke
List of places UK England Gloucestershire 51°31′45″N 2°32′44″W / 51.5293°N 2.5456°W / 51.5293; -2.5456

Bradley Stoke is a town in South Gloucestershire, England, situated 6 miles (10 kilometres) north-northeast of Bristol city centre.^[2] The town is the northernmost part of the Bristol built-up area.^[3]

Planned in the 1970s, building works began in 1987. Bradley Stoke was Europe's largest new town built with private investment. It is named after two local streams, the Bradley Brook and Stoke Brook.

Bradley Stoke is part of the North Fringe of Bristol, an extensive area of housing and employment developed during the late 20th and early 21st centuries.^[4] It is bordered by Patchway to the west and Stoke Gifford to the south, but unlike these neighbours, Bradley Stoke has fewer major employers and is primarily a residential suburb, being 40% detached housing.^[3] The M5 and M4 motorways form its northern and eastern boundaries, beyond which is the Avon Green Belt.^[3]