Bradley Stoke - Definition and Overview

Part of Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre

The RAC tower, a local landmark

Bradley Stoke is an extensive housing estate in South Gloucestershire, England. The new town was first planned in the 1970s and building began in 1987. Although there is some provision for local employment, such as the businesses at the north of the town and the two supermarkets it is effectively a dormitory suburb of Bristol. The planned population is approximately 25,000. It has become so large that it converges with Little stoke and Stoke Gifford. Growth is restricted by the M4 motorway.

Due to the increase in interest rates in the 1990s and the following housing slump and the high proportion of middle-class home ownership in the estate, it became nicknamed "Sadly Broke" by some Bristolians. The large number of contractors employed in building the town contributed to the variety of different house designs found there.

There are 6 primary schools, a Leisure Centre with a swimming pool and library, an emerging District Centre and a secondary school planned for 2005.

See also

• Longwell Green, another estate in South Gloucestershire

External links

• Bradley Stoke town council web site (http://www.bradleystoke.gov.uk)
• Bradley Stoke Judo Club (http://www.bradleystokejudoclub.co.uk/)
• Bradley Stoke Holy Trinity Church (http://www.htcbradleystoke.co.uk/)
• Bradley Stoke street map (http://www.standbrook-guides.com/bradley/maps.htm)