Totterdown

Totterdown
Totterdown houses
Totterdown is located in Bristol
Totterdown
Totterdown
Location within Bristol
OS grid referenceST607712
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBRISTOL
Postcode districtBS
Dialling code0117
PoliceAvon and Somerset
FireAvon
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
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England
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51°26′20″N 2°33′58″W / 51.4388°N 2.5660°W / 51.4388; -2.5660
Temple Meads rail station approaches from Richmond Street, edge of Totterdown, with the Bath Road bridge over the rail lines to the right of image, the Fowlers motorcycle store (L-shaped building) and modern industrial units in foreground

Totterdown is an inner-suburb of Bristol, England, situated just south of the River Avon and to the south-east of Temple Meads railway station and the city centre.

It rises relatively steeply from the river bank to a largely terraced Victorian housing area which is notable for its painted homes - often in bright colours - that can be seen from some distance.

There is a tight network of extremely steep roads in Upper Totterdown, of which Vale Street, although very short, is alleged to be the steepest residential road in England.[1][2]

  1. ^ Dyckhoff, Tom (24 April 2010). "Let's move to Totterdown, Victoria Park and Knowle, Bristol". Guardian. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  2. ^ Henrys, Colin. "Vale Street, Bristol". Ten of the UK’s steepest climbs to tackle. Road Cycling UK. Retrieved 11 December 2015.