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Geography of Bristol
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GEOGRAPHY OF BRISTOL
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•Bristol is a city in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 people.
•It’s one of the warmest cities in the UK, with a mean annual temperature of 10.2–12 °C.
•The rivers Avon and Frome create Bristol's characteristic hilly landscape.
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BRISTOL HISTORY Bristol was a town by
the 10th century and by the 11th century had its own mint.
It received a Royal Charter in 1155 and was granted county status in 1373.
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BRISTOL HISTORYBristol was in a good
geographic position to trade with Ireland and the ports of South Wales.
Wool and leather were its chief exports at the time.
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Bristol and the sea
Bristol owes its status to the sea.
It was a port in Saxon times and it remains a port today. Bristol prospered on trade.
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Bristol-built ships were constructed using the finest materials and most skilled techniques, and quickly became famous.
Sailors visiting the port spawned the famous saying ‘Shipshape and Bristol fashion'. (todo limpio y en su sitio ).
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By the 19th century the success of Bristol's port was beginning to decline. However, the arrival of a new chief engineer, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, helped to attract further investment into the area.
Brunel did more than anyone to shape the face of modern Bristol today, his legacy includes the Clifton Suspension Bridge the SS Great Britain and Temple Meads Old Railway Station.
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BritainThe SS Great was built by Brunel and was completed in 1843.
It was the first ship to be built of iron and powered by steam.