In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hambrook like this:

HAMBROOK, a hamlet in Winterbourne parish, Gloucester; 5 miles NNE of Bristol. It has a post office under Bristol. Real property, £, 012; of which £63 are in quarries, and £50 in iron works. Pop. with Frenchay, 1, 621. Houses, 358.

Hambrook through time

Hambrook is now part of SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Hambrook itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hambrook, in South Gloucestershire and Gloucestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25998

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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