HENLEAZE, BRISTOL

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'Henleaze' is a northern suburb of the city of Bristol in the South West of England.
It is an almost entirely residential inter-war development, with Edwardian streets on its southern fringes. Its main neighbours are Westbury on Trym, Horfield, Bishopston and Redland.
It is in the Bristol West constituency, and the MP for the area is Stephen Williams, a Liberal Democrat. There are two seats on Bristol City Council for Henleaze ward (which includes both Golden Hill and Westbury Park), held by Dennis Brown and Clare Campion-Smith, both Liberal Democrats.
Henleaze is one of the most affluent areas of the city. Among the thirty-five wards into which Bristol is divided, it had the fifth lowest proportion of people in routine and semi-routine occupations, according to the 2001 census, and the fifth highest proportion with higher education qualifications.
It is also the location of one of Britain's most prestigious girls' schools Badminton, which has recently taught notable pupils such as King Hussein of Jordan's daughter and the Sultan of Brunei's daughter. Henleaze Junior School, which is state-funded, is also ranked as one of the best junior schools in the country.
Henleaze Lake, a flooded former quarry on the northern edge of Henleaze near Southmead and Westbury on Trym, has been the home of Henleaze Swimming Club since 1919.
Henleaze also features newsagents, bakeries, supermarkets and charity-shops, as well as a library and the Orpheus cinema, which is run by 'King' Harold and Reeltime Cinemas.
Henleaze parish church, St Peter's, was designed and built in 1926 by A. V. Gough. Trinity United Reformed Church was built in 1906 and designed by Frank Wills, who designed many Bristol churches.

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