St Werburghs
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St. Werburghs is an area in north-east central Bristol, England. Nowadays, it is surrounded by the M32 motorway, railway embankments and allotment slopes.GeologyThe solid geology of St Werburghs comprises Triassic Redcliffe Sandstone to the south-east of Glenfrome Road, and Triassic mudstone and halite-stone of the Mercia Mudstone Group to the north. The solid geology in the Mina Road Park area and in the valleys of the River Frome and Horfield Brook is overlain by superficial deposits of Quaternary alluvium.HistoryBefore 1879 the northern part of the area now known as St. Werburghs was referred to as Ashley Vale, and the southern part Baptist Mills. The area became known as St. Werburghs in 1879 when St Werburgh's Church was relocated (with substantial rebuilding) to Mina Road in this district from Corn Street, Bristol. The church is now a climbing centre run by Undercover Rock.The area was historically prone to serious flooding from the River Frome, notably in 1882 and 1889. There are still four Victorian flood marker posts. It was also a source of water supply for the city of Bristol through the Quay Pipe and The Boiling Wells.
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