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

BRIDGEGATE, a village in Abson parish, Gloucester; 9 miles E of Bristol.

Bridge Yate through time

Bridge Yate 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 Bridge Yate itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26469

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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