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Chester Park is a residential area in Bristol, England, with an adjacent park commonly known as Barton Fields.〔(Bristol City Council: Dogs On Leads Order. ) Retrieved on 26 June 2008.〕 It is on the outskirts of the outer urban area of Fishponds, adjacent to Mayfield Park, Speedwell, Kingswood, Hillfields and Lodge Causeway. To the south it is dominanted by the Lodge Hill skyline and the magnificent clock tower of Cossham Memorial Hospital. In parallel with Mayfield Park, the area of Chester Park developed just off Lodge Causeway in the late 19th century. From the 1870s the Provincial Land Company let land for building and a large number of semi-detached villas and other houses were built. In 1891 it was described as a "rising and most populous district".〔(The History of Kingswood Forest. ) Retrieved on 13 November 2007.〕 It originally consisted predominantly of the Victorian and Edwardian terrances of Chester Park Road, Berkeley Road, Argyle Road and Charlton Road and is served by the shops on Lodge Causeway. The most substantial building on the Causeway is Chester House at no 312, built in 1879 as a beer retailer. It became the local branch of Lloyds Bank in 1962, and more recently became offices following the bank's closure in 2006. Chester Park is now part of Hillfields Ward, and has population of 1,693 (est).〔(Bristol City Council: 2006 Population Estimates by Lower Layer Super Output Area. ) Retrieved on 26 June 2008.〕 == Early history of the area == The area of Chester Park was once covered by the Royal Forest of Kingswood. It was reduced in size in 1286 by Henry III and downgraded to a Royal Chase when large tracks were converted into common land. The forest was progressively reduced and developed over the centuries, and by 1670 the western end of the chase was known as Thomas Chester's Liberty, whose family were great land owners in the area. The common rights were cancelled in 1781 by the Stapleton Enclosure Act, which led to the area to grow rapidly and probably saw the first settlement on Lodge Causeway in the area of modern day Chester Park. In 1831 the area comprised only 10 houses cluster around Long Lane (now Forest Road) and Lodge Causeway, the most well known of which called Lodge Causeway Cottage. The area had been named Chester Park by the 1870s. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chester Park, Bristol」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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