Whitchurch is a suburb of south eastern Bristol, England, bounded by Hartcliffe to the west and Hengrove and Knowle to the north. The original village of Whitchurch lies outside the city boundary in Somerset. The suburb was initially developed during the 1930s.
The parish church is dedicated to St Nicholas.
The A37 trunk road, which passes through Whitchurch, links Bristol with Dorchester. Within Whitchurch the A37 is known as the Wells Road. It was one of the first dual carriageways to be built in Bristol.
Although the greater part of the suburb lies within the city boundary, it is the only part of Bristol not to use the 0117 dialing code, Whitchurch numbers using the 01275 of North Somerset instead.
The suburb is home to the Whitchurch Sports Centre, and an occasional venue for pro-boxing bouts and the dilapidated Whitchurch athletics stadium. The sports centre is also earmarked for redevelopment as part of the regeneration drive throughout the Hartcliffe, Withywood and Whitchurch areas.
In October 2006 Whitchurch Sports Centre was taken over by Action Sport UK, a South African company. All of Whitchurch Sports Centre's activities are now based at Withywood Sports Centre.
Facilities close by include the Hengrove Leisure Park which includes a Cineworld Cinema, various restaurants, a Gala Bingo hall and a popular activities park including skateboard and climbing frame type facilities.
On 2 August 2005 the beginnings of a tornado (a funnel) floated in the skies above South Bristol. As it did not touch it cannot be classed as a tornado but nevertheless it provided an unusual yet impressive sight for the residents of Whitchurch and surrounding parts of Bristol, such as Stockwood.
Source: CIA Factbook, Wikipedia
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