Discount Hotels Bristol
Historical interest: Bristol
    
Bristol grew out of a Saxon settlement at the confluence of the rivers Avon
and Frome. A bridge was built there and the settlement was known as 'Brigstow'.
Today, Bristol is a leading international port, with extensive facilities, including
docks at Avonmouth, Portishead, and Royal Portburg. It is a transportation hub
and is a financial services center. General and nuclear engineering and the
design and manufacture of aircraft are the largest industries - in fact, the
Concorde was built in Bristol. Others major industries include flour milling,
printing, and the manufacture of paper, footwear, and tobacco products.
Bristol has been a trading centre since the 12th century and was first chartered
as a city in 1155. It became a separate county by order of Edward III in 1373,
the first provincial town to receive this honour. During the reign of Edward
III the manufacture of woollen cloth was developed. In the 18th century Bristol
was active in the colonial triangular trade: English goods went to Africa; African
slaves to the West Indies; and West Indian sugar, rum, and tobacco to Bristol.
The slave trade was opposed by John Wesley and by Quakers, who were influential
in Bristol.
Bristol's port declined during the late 18th and early 19th century, primarily
because of competition from Liverpool, the end of slave trading, and the decline
of the West Indian trade. It was again revived in the mid-19th century and Bristol
still boasts a major leading international port.
Selection of hotels in this region:
Corus hotel Bristol and 15 days parking | | City Inn Bristol (Room Only) | | Bristol, Holiday Inn | | The Grange Ramada Jarvis | | Bristol Marriott Hotel City Centre | | Ramada Plaza Bristol | | Holiday Inn Bristol Filton | | Aztec Hotel | | Hilton Bristol | | Bristol Marriott Royal Hotel | | Jurys Bristol Hotel | | Redwood Lodge Hotel & Country Club | | Days Inn Bristol West | | Travelodge Bristol Central | | The Brigstow Hotel | | Arno's Manor Hotel | | City Inn Bristol | |
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