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Hangings

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"The top of Saint Michael's Hill in Cotham was the historical city limits of Bristol, and the traditional location for hangings. Between 1555 and 1557, three Marian martyrs were burned to death here for their religious beliefs." - Could anyone provide a source for this information that could be added to the references section? Adlab (talk) 12:04, 30 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It's documented in the Maryan Martyrs page and recorded in a memorial on the wall of the Church which is now at the location of the execution SteveLoughran (talk) 10:50, 9 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Western Boundary

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The article currently declares the western boundary as "Hampton Road to the west"

I think it *may* go further west, possibly up to Whiteladies Road

  • the architecture of the buildings does not change
  • the road "Cotham Hill" is on that side. All the other Cotham-prefixed roads are in Cotham. Furthermore, at least one of the shops "Cotham Pharmacy" declares itself part of Cotham rather than of "Cotham Hill"
  • the Clifton page declares Whiteladies Road the eastern boundary of Clifton. That said, the BBC site considers itself part of Clifton -maybe it is a matter of personal choice.

Unless someone can come up with some normative source defining the boundary, maybe the section on Western boundary should be updated to make clear it is somewhat ambiguous SteveLoughran (talk) 11:42, 9 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It's a muddle because Cotham is both an informally defined neighbourhood and a clearly bounded electoral ward, and Bristol's electoral wards have migrated over the years to be quite out of sync with the neighbourhoods they're named after -- the part of Cotham west of Hampton Road is in Clifton Down (ward), a chunk of what most people would call Redland is in Cotham ward, while Redland ward includes a chunk of what most people would call Bishopston, and Bishopston and Ashley Down ward strays into territory most people call Horfield.
It's usually very difficult to find reliable sources describing where an informally defined neighbourhood exactly is, but see Eastville, Bristol for an example where I've done my best to describe the difference between the colloquial neighbourhood and the electoral ward, or Montpelier, Bristol where I put together the best sources I could find for defining an informally defined neighbourhood.
So this article should say that Hampton Road is the western boundary of the electoral ward. But if you can find sources describing e.g. the shops of Cotham Hill as being in Cotham, the article can include that in its description of the neighbourhood. Joe D (t) 12:05, 9 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]