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	\|constituency_westminster= [[~~Filton~~ ~~and~~ ~~Bradley Stoke~~ (UK Parliament constituency)\|~~Filton and~~ ~~Bradley~~ ~~Stoke~~]]		\|constituency_westminster= [[Bristol North East (UK Parliament constituency)\|Bristol North East]]
	\|post_town= BRISTOL		\|post_town= BRISTOL
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	'''Staple Hill''' is a suburb of [[Bristol]], England, lying outside the city boundary in [[South Gloucestershire]], in the ceremonial county of [[Gloucestershire]]. It is directly east of [[Fishponds, Bristol\|Fishponds]], south of [[Downend, South Gloucestershire\|Downend]], west of [[Mangotsfield]] and north of [[Soundwell]].		'''Staple Hill''' is a suburb of [[Bristol]], England, lying outside the city boundary in [[South Gloucestershire]], in the ceremonial county of [[Gloucestershire]]. It is directly east of [[Fishponds, Bristol\|Fishponds]], south of [[Downend, South Gloucestershire\|Downend]], west of [[Mangotsfield]] and north of [[Soundwell]].

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	== References ==		== References ==
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	{{Areas of Bristol}}		{{Areas of Bristol}}

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	'''Staple Hill''' is a suburb of [[Bristol]], England, lying outside the city boundary in [[South Gloucestershire]]. It is directly east of [[Fishponds, Bristol\|Fishponds]], south of [[Downend, South Gloucestershire\|Downend]], west of [[Mangotsfield]] and north of [[Soundwell]].		'''Staple Hill''' is a suburb of [[Bristol]], England, lying outside the city boundary in [[South Gloucestershire]], in the ceremonial county of [[Gloucestershire]]. It is directly east of [[Fishponds, Bristol\|Fishponds]], south of [[Downend, South Gloucestershire\|Downend]], west of [[Mangotsfield]] and north of [[Soundwell]].

	==History==		==History==
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	==Governance==		==Governance==
	Between 1927 and 1974 Staple Hill was part of Mangotsfield Urban District.<ref>{{cite vob\|name=Mangotsfield UD\|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10025989\|map=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10025989/boundary\|accessdate=31 January 2018}}</ref> Between 1974 and 1996 it was part of [[Kingswood Borough]] in the county of [[Avon (county)\|Avon]], and it is ~~now~~ an [[unparished area]] in ~~the~~ [[~~unitary~~ ~~authority~~]] of South Gloucestershire.		Between 1927 and 1974 Staple Hill was part of Mangotsfield Urban District.<ref>{{cite vob\|name=Mangotsfield UD\|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10025989\|map=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10025989/boundary\|accessdate=31 January 2018}}</ref> Between 1974 and 1996 it was part of [[Kingswood Borough]] in the county of [[Avon (county)\|Avon]] when it became part of South Gloucestershire, between 1974 and 2023 it was in [[Mangotsfield]] [[unparished area]], on 1 April 2023 it became part of [[Staple Hill and Mangotsfield]] [[civil parish]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://beta.southglos.gov.uk/static/cc1bfed8d94dde75869b09ca10a4c0df/South-Gloucestershire-Reorganisation-of-Community-Governance-Order-2023-1.pdf\|title=The South Gloucestershire (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2023\|publisher=[[South Gloucestershire Council]]\|accessdate=16 November 2023}}</ref>

	The area forms the Staple Hill [[wards of the United Kingdom\|ward]] of South Gloucestershire. The elections on 7 May 2015 returned two [[Labour Party (UK)\|Labour Party]] [[Councillor]]s, Shirley Potts and Ian Boulton.<ref>[http://apps.southglos.gov.uk/elections/Results/LiveResults.aspx South Gloucestershire Council] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110509172517/http://apps.southglos.gov.uk/elections/Results/LiveResults.aspx \|date=9 May 2011 }} Election Results.</ref>		The area forms the Staple Hill [[wards of the United Kingdom\|ward]] of South Gloucestershire. The elections on 7 May 2015 returned two [[Labour Party (UK)\|Labour Party]] [[Councillor]]s, Shirley Potts and Ian Boulton.<ref>[http://apps.southglos.gov.uk/elections/Results/LiveResults.aspx South Gloucestershire Council] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110509172517/http://apps.southglos.gov.uk/elections/Results/LiveResults.aspx \|date=9 May 2011 }} Election Results.</ref>

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	[[Page Park, Bristol\|Page Park]], which has been improved by volunteers from the community in recent years and celebrated its 100-year anniversary in 2010.<ref>{{cite news\|title=100 Years of Park Life\|url=http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/100-YEARS-PARK-LIFE/story-11247828-detail/story.html\|access-date=6 December 2015\|work=Bristol Post\|date=5 July 2010}}</ref>		[[Page Park, Bristol\|Page Park]], which has been improved by volunteers from the community in recent years and celebrated its 100-year anniversary in 2010.<ref>{{cite news\|title=100 Years of Park Life\|url=http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/100-YEARS-PARK-LIFE/story-11247828-detail/story.html\|access-date=6 December 2015\|work=Bristol Post\|date=5 July 2010}}</ref>

	An event known as "Christmas on the Hill" takes place on the first Saturday in December during which entertainments along the main street take place with music, stall holders, treasure hunts and performances.<ref>http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/neighborhood-near-bristol-launch-appeal-to-buy-christmas-tree/story-29763979-detail/story.html {{~~Bare~~ ~~URL inline~~\|date=~~December~~ ~~2021~~}}</ref>		An event known as "Christmas on the Hill" takes place on the first Saturday in December during which entertainments along the main street take place with music, stall holders, treasure hunts and performances.<ref>http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/neighborhood-near-bristol-launch-appeal-to-buy-christmas-tree/story-29763979-detail/story.html {{Dead link\|date=February 2022}}</ref>

	The railway line and the station site has been converted to the [[Bristol & Bath Railway Path\|Bristol & Bath Railway]] [[cycle route]], one of the [[Sustrans]] National Cycle routes. For a minor section in the central part of the ward, the path runs through Staple Hill tunnel as the land rises in this section, allowing for the hill above.<ref>[http://www.bristolbathrailwaypath.org.uk/thestations.shtml The Stations] Bristol Railway Path</ref>		The railway line and the station site has been converted to the [[Bristol & Bath Railway Path\|Bristol & Bath Railway]] [[cycle route]], one of the [[Sustrans]] National Cycle routes. For a minor section in the central part of the ward, the path runs through Staple Hill tunnel as the land rises in this section, allowing for the hill above.<ref>[http://www.bristolbathrailwaypath.org.uk/thestations.shtml The Stations] Bristol Railway Path</ref>

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	==History==		==History==
	''Staple'' is a rendering of the [[Old English\|Anglo-Saxon/Old English]] word ''stapol'' or ''staypole'' which meant a post in the sense of an old boundary marker.<ref >{{cite book\|last=Chibnall\|first=A.C.\|title=Sherington Fiefs and Fields of a Buckinghamshire Village\|date=29 March 2012\|edition=Reissue\|publisher=Cambridge University Press\|isbn=978-0521158268\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U5HPvfLWQXUC&q=%22staple+hill%22+name+stapol+post&pg=PA8\|page=8}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|title=The Wiltshire archaeological and natural history magazine, Volumes 9–10\|year=1863\|publisher=Wiltshire Archeological and Natural History Society\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZV1IAAAAYAAJ&q=%22staple+hill%22+stapol&pg=PA144\|page=144}}</ref>		''Staple'' is a rendering of the [[Old English\|Anglo-Saxon/Old English]] word ''stapol'' or ''staypole'' which meant a post in the sense of an old boundary marker.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Chibnall\|first=A.C.\|title=Sherington Fiefs and Fields of a Buckinghamshire Village\|date=29 March 2012\|edition=Reissue\|publisher=Cambridge University Press\|isbn=978-0521158268\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U5HPvfLWQXUC&q=%22staple+hill%22+name+stapol+post&pg=PA8\|page=8}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|title=The Wiltshire archaeological and natural history magazine, Volumes 9–10\|year=1863\|publisher=Wiltshire Archeological and Natural History Society\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZV1IAAAAYAAJ&q=%22staple+hill%22+stapol&pg=PA144\|page=144}}</ref>

	The settlement of Staple Hill developed in the 19th century.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Plaster \|first1=Andrew \|title=Mangotsfield \|url=http://www.bafhs.org.uk/our-parishes/other-parishes/77-mangotsfield \|publisher=Bristol & Avon Family History Society \|access-date=25 August 2018}}</ref> It was a hamlet in the ancient parish of Mangotsfield.<ref>{{cite vob\|name=Mangotsfield\|url= http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1193\|accessdate=31 January 2018}}</ref> Staple Hill was once within the ancient forest of [[Kingswood, South Gloucestershire\|Kingswood]]. This prevented by law of royal privilege anyone settling within the [[Royal Forest]] of Kingswood.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=La Trobe-Bateman \|first1=E. \|title=Kingswood and Mangotsfield \|url=https://www.southglos.gov.uk/documents/pte070179.pdf \|website=Avon Extensive Urban Survey Archaeological Assessment Report \|publisher=South Gloucestershire Council \|access-date=25 August 2018}}</ref>		The settlement of Staple Hill developed in the 19th century.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Plaster \|first1=Andrew \|title=Mangotsfield \|url=http://www.bafhs.org.uk/our-parishes/other-parishes/77-mangotsfield \|publisher=Bristol & Avon Family History Society \|access-date=25 August 2018}}</ref> It was a hamlet in the ancient parish of Mangotsfield.<ref>{{cite vob\|name=Mangotsfield\|url= http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1193\|accessdate=31 January 2018}}</ref> Staple Hill was once within the ancient forest of [[Kingswood, South Gloucestershire\|Kingswood]]. This prevented by law of royal privilege anyone settling within the [[Royal Forest]] of Kingswood.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=La Trobe-Bateman \|first1=E. \|title=Kingswood and Mangotsfield \|url=https://www.southglos.gov.uk/documents/pte070179.pdf \|website=Avon Extensive Urban Survey Archaeological Assessment Report \|publisher=South Gloucestershire Council \|access-date=25 August 2018}}</ref>
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	[[Image:Jane Omorogbe Quasar.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Broadcaster [[Jane Omorogbe]] in a Quasar]]		[[Image:Jane Omorogbe Quasar.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Broadcaster [[Jane Omorogbe]] in a Quasar]]
	Staple Hill briefly became a centre for engineering, with Wilson and Sons Engineering designing and assembling [[Quasar (motorcycle)]]s. This was a recumbent motorcycle built in small numbers which is today widely recognised as the first modern feet-forward motorcycle design.		Staple Hill briefly became a centre for engineering, with Wilson and Sons Engineering designing and assembling [[Quasar (motorcycle)]]s. This was a recumbent motorcycle built in small numbers which is today widely recognised as the first modern feet-forward motorcycle design.

	== Staple Hill today ==		== Staple Hill today ==
	Staple Hill has a wide-ranging high street and the architecture is largely Victorian with ornate roof ridges and eaves, attractive decorative brickwork and architectural features in stonemasonry. The High Street is broad as trams originally ran along its length.		Staple Hill has a wide-ranging high street and the architecture is largely Victorian with ornate roof ridges and eaves, attractive decorative brickwork and architectural features in stonemasonry. The High Street is broad as trams originally ran along its length.
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	[[Page Park, Bristol\|Page Park]], which has been improved by volunteers from the community in recent years and celebrated its 100-year anniversary in 2010.<ref>{{cite news\|title=100 Years of Park Life\|url=http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/100-YEARS-PARK-LIFE/story-11247828-detail/story.html\|access-date=6 December 2015\|work=Bristol Post\|date=5 July 2010}}</ref>		[[Page Park, Bristol\|Page Park]], which has been improved by volunteers from the community in recent years and celebrated its 100-year anniversary in 2010.<ref>{{cite news\|title=100 Years of Park Life\|url=http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/100-YEARS-PARK-LIFE/story-11247828-detail/story.html\|access-date=6 December 2015\|work=Bristol Post\|date=5 July 2010}}</ref>

	An event known as "Christmas on the Hill" takes place on the first Saturday in December during which entertainments along the main street take place with music, stall holders, treasure hunts and performances.<ref>[http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/neighborhood-near-bristol-launch-appeal-to-buy-christmas-tree/story-29763979-detail/story.html]</ref>		An event known as "Christmas on the Hill" takes place on the first Saturday in December during which entertainments along the main street take place with music, stall holders, treasure hunts and performances.<ref>http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/neighborhood-near-bristol-launch-appeal-to-buy-christmas-tree/story-29763979-detail/story.html {{Bare URL inline\|date=December 2021}}</ref>

	The railway line and the station site has been converted to the [[Bristol & Bath Railway Path\|Bristol & Bath Railway]] [[cycle route]], one of the [[Sustrans]] National Cycle routes. For a minor section in the central part of the ward, the path runs through Staple Hill tunnel as the land rises in this section, allowing for the hill above.<ref>[http://www.bristolbathrailwaypath.org.uk/thestations.shtml The Stations] Bristol Railway Path</ref>		The railway line and the station site has been converted to the [[Bristol & Bath Railway Path\|Bristol & Bath Railway]] [[cycle route]], one of the [[Sustrans]] National Cycle routes. For a minor section in the central part of the ward, the path runs through Staple Hill tunnel as the land rises in this section, allowing for the hill above.<ref>[http://www.bristolbathrailwaypath.org.uk/thestations.shtml The Stations] Bristol Railway Path</ref>

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	===Development of the suburb and community===		===Development of the suburb and community===
	The modern settlement of Staple Hill originated in the 18th century by when forest law had become largely anachronistic and the wild boar and wolves which once made the forest dangerous were long since extinct (see [[Royal Forest]]). Expansion of the settlement was facilitated after 1888 when the [[Midland Railway]] opened [[Staple Hill railway station]], giving direct access to Bristol and Gloucester, and also to Bath by the [[Mangotsfield and Bath branch line]]. The Bath line of the Midland Railway involved the construction of a beautifully engineered tunnel deep under the hill at Staple Hill. After this investment, Staple Hill grew beyond a small hamlet and gained tram and bus links with Bristol that allowed it to become a residence for commuters to Bristol or Bath. The station closed in 1966.		The modern settlement of Staple Hill originated in the 18th century by when forest law had become largely anachronistic and the wild boar and wolves which once made the forest dangerous were long since extinct (see [[Royal Forest]]). Expansion of the settlement was facilitated after 1888 when the [[Midland Railway]] opened [[Staple Hill railway station]], giving direct access to Bristol and Gloucester, and also to Bath by the [[Mangotsfield and Bath branch line]]. The Bath line of the Midland Railway involved the construction of a beautifully engineered tunnel deep under the hill at Staple Hill. After this investment, Staple Hill grew beyond a small hamlet and gained tram and bus links with Bristol that allowed it to become a residence for commuters to Bristol or Bath. The station closed in 1966.

	[[Image:Jane Omorogbe Quasar.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Broadcaster [[Jane Omorogbe]] in a Quasar]]		[[Image:Jane Omorogbe Quasar.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Broadcaster [[Jane Omorogbe]] in a Quasar]]
	~~In the 20th century,~~ Staple Hill ~~benefited from the construction of Bristol's ring-road and the M4 and M5 motorways. Staple Hill also~~ briefly became a centre for engineering, with Wilson and Sons Engineering designing and assembling [[Quasar (motorcycle)]]s. This was a recumbent motorcycle built in small numbers which is today widely recognised as the first modern feet-forward motorcycle design.		Staple Hill briefly became a centre for engineering, with Wilson and Sons Engineering designing and assembling [[Quasar (motorcycle)]]s. This was a recumbent motorcycle built in small numbers which is today widely recognised as the first modern feet-forward motorcycle design.
	== Staple Hill today ==		== Staple Hill today ==
	Staple Hill has a wide-ranging high street and the architecture is largely Victorian with ornate roof ridges and eaves, attractive decorative brickwork and architectural features in stonemasonry. The High Street is broad as trams originally ran along its length.		Staple Hill has a wide-ranging high street and the architecture is largely Victorian with ornate roof ridges and eaves, attractive decorative brickwork and architectural features in stonemasonry. The High Street is broad as trams originally ran along its length.

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	\|official_name= Staple Hill		\|official_name= Staple Hill
	\|unitary_england= [[Gloucestershire]]		\|unitary_england= [[South Gloucestershire]]
	\|region= South West England		\|region= South West England
	\|lieutenancy_england= [[Gloucestershire]]		\|lieutenancy_england= [[Gloucestershire]]
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	'''Staple Hill''' is a suburb of [[~~bristol~~]], England, lying outside the city boundary of [[~~Bristol~~]]. It is directly east of [[Fishponds, Bristol\|Fishponds]], south of [[Downend, South Gloucestershire\|Downend]], west of [[Mangotsfield]] and north of [[Soundwell]].		'''Staple Hill''' is a suburb of [[Bristol]], England, lying outside the city boundary in [[South Gloucestershire]]. It is directly east of [[Fishponds, Bristol\|Fishponds]], south of [[Downend, South Gloucestershire\|Downend]], west of [[Mangotsfield]] and north of [[Soundwell]].

	==History==		==History==

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	\|region= South West England		\|region= South West England
	\|lieutenancy_england= [[~~Bristol~~]]		\|lieutenancy_england= [[Gloucestershire]]
	\|country= England		\|country= England
	\| population = 6,823		\| population = 6,823

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	\|region= South West England		\|region= South West England
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	[[Page Park, Bristol\|Page Park]], which has been improved by volunteers from the community in recent years and celebrated its 100-year anniversary in 2010.<ref>{{cite news\|title=100 Years of Park Life\|url=http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/100-YEARS-PARK-LIFE/story-11247828-detail/story.html\|access-date=6 December 2015\|work=Bristol Post\|date=5 July 2010}}</ref>		[[Page Park, Bristol\|Page Park]], which has been improved by volunteers from the community in recent years and celebrated its 100-year anniversary in 2010.<ref>{{cite news\|title=100 Years of Park Life\|url=http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/100-YEARS-PARK-LIFE/story-11247828-detail/story.html\|access-date=6 December 2015\|work=Bristol Post\|date=5 July 2010}}</ref>

	An event known as "Christmas on the Hill" takes place on the first Saturday in December during which entertainments along the main street take place with music, stall holders, treasure hunts and performances.<ref>http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/neighborhood-near-bristol-launch-appeal-to-buy-christmas-tree/story-29763979-detail/story.html {{~~Bare~~ ~~URL inline~~\|date=~~December~~ ~~2021~~}}</ref>		An event known as "Christmas on the Hill" takes place on the first Saturday in December during which entertainments along the main street take place with music, stall holders, treasure hunts and performances.<ref>http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/neighborhood-near-bristol-launch-appeal-to-buy-christmas-tree/story-29763979-detail/story.html {{Dead link\|date=February 2022}}</ref>

	The railway line and the station site has been converted to the [[Bristol & Bath Railway Path\|Bristol & Bath Railway]] [[cycle route]], one of the [[Sustrans]] National Cycle routes. For a minor section in the central part of the ward, the path runs through Staple Hill tunnel as the land rises in this section, allowing for the hill above.<ref>[http://www.bristolbathrailwaypath.org.uk/thestations.shtml The Stations] Bristol Railway Path</ref>		The railway line and the station site has been converted to the [[Bristol & Bath Railway Path\|Bristol & Bath Railway]] [[cycle route]], one of the [[Sustrans]] National Cycle routes. For a minor section in the central part of the ward, the path runs through Staple Hill tunnel as the land rises in this section, allowing for the hill above.<ref>[http://www.bristolbathrailwaypath.org.uk/thestations.shtml The Stations] Bristol Railway Path</ref>