Traditional county: Bristol · Unitary authority: City of Bristol · Region: South West
Explore Fishponds, Bristol with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Fishponds map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Fishponds, Bristol, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Fishponds |
| Traditional County | Bristol |
| Unitary Authority | City of Bristol |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.481467 |
| Longitude | -2.528070 |
| Place Type | Other Settlement |
Fishponds reveals its character through the steady hum of a working suburb that once drew its identity from the stone quarries and springs that gave the place its name. It lies 2.8 miles south-east of Filton (from Filton: bearing 136°T, OS grid ST 634 759), and is situated north-west of Hillfields village. The morning light often catches the high, red-brick walls of the old hospital grounds, where the shadows stretch long across the quiet paths leading toward the nearby Glenside Hospital Museum. Residents find a respite in the open expanse of Fishponds Park, a central lung of greenery where the air feels cooler and the noise of the main road fades into a distant, rhythmic murmur. To the north, the sloping terrain of Oldbury Court offers a wilder landscape, where the ancient trees seem to hold the memory of the land before the Victorian terraces arrived. The local streets carry a lingering sense of industry, though the heavy tools of the past have long since given way to the domestic quietude of gardens and terraced rows. One might spot the local public artwork, Fish on its Nose, a playful metal reminder of the water that shaped the topography of the surroundings. Fishponds endures as a place of transition, balancing the weight of its architectural heritage with the persistent, everyday movement of those who live there now.
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Explore Fishponds, Bristol, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.481467, -2.528070. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |