Hanham

For other uses, see Hanham (disambiguation).

Hanham is a suburb of Bristol, England, in the unitary authority area of South Gloucestershire, adjacent to, but not within the City of Bristol. It became a civil parish on 1 April 2003.

Hanham
Hanham High Street
Hanham Location within Gloucestershire
Population	10,311 (2011 Census (Ward))
Unitary authority	South Gloucestershire
Ceremonial county	Gloucestershire
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Bristol
Postcode district	BS15
Police	Avon and Somerset
Fire	Avon
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	North East Somerset and Hanham
List of places UK England Gloucestershire 51.448°N 2.513°W / 51.448; -2.513

The post code area of Hanham is BS15.^[1] The population of this civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 6,128.^[2]

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. The ward stretches south from Hanham to Hanham Abbots. The total population of the ward taken from the 2011 census was 10,311^[3]

History

Tom Cribb, once world champion bare-knuckle boxer, was born in Hanham.^[4] Stephen Merchant was also born in Hanham.^[5]

Hanham is also the first place in the UK to trial Gordon Brown's new eco-towns.^[6] Built on the former Hanham Hall Hospital site,^[7] the new village serves as a blueprint for Gordon Brown's proposed five eco-towns that will provide up to 100,000 zero-carbon dwellings across the country.^[8]

The Blue Bowl has been claimed to be one of the oldest public houses in the country.^[9]