Where does Bedminster end and Southville begin?
By Tony Dyer, Sunday Apr 4, 2021
A recent Bedminster ward profile which included several places that are, err, actually in Southville ward was the cause of some red faces at Bristol 24/7.
But the question of where Bedminster ends and Southville begins, has exercised the minds of an ever growing list of people with far too much time on their hands. I include myself in that category.
It doesn’t help that often the question is less about geography and just as much about perceptions and stereotypes of working class Bristol-born Bedminster folk from coal mining and cigarette factory stock versus middle class incoming (whether from London or, worse still, Clifton!) Southvillian artisan soughdough pizza and quinoa eating creatives.