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Bristol Post
Bristol Post
National
Tristan Cork

So where exactly is Bristol? Are we in the West Country, South West or neither

Bristol has long been an important regional capital, a cultural centre and the biggest city in the West.

But where, exactly, do the people of Bristol feel they are? Where is Bristol?

This might sound like a strange question, given the answer could be 'about 120 miles west of London', or 'on the banks of the River Avon close to the Severn Estuary' or, most accurately and simply: 'here'.

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