A Geographic English Mystery Advent Calendar [19] Quiz

Answer: Bristol

Clifton is an area of Bristol, in the south west of England, famous for the suspension bridge across the River Avon and designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. The bridge crosses over the Avon gorge. Clifton is also home to a large park, called Clifton Downs, and Clifton College, a public (fee-paying) school established in 1862.

Until 2022, Clifton was the location of Bristol Zoo, which relocated to more modern and accessible premises in north Bristol.

Answer: Bristol

Hotwells is also in the south of Bristol, often described as lying below Clifton, which is on higher ground. The name comes from the springs which produce warm water from the rocks of the Avon Gorge. They were known for their medicinal purposes as far back as the fifteenth century.

Hotwells is where the River Avon reaches the sea, and there are docks alongside the region, now widely called Avonmouth.

Answer: Bristol

Southmead is in the northern part of Bristol, bordering Filton, where Concorde was built. Southmead was originally a small hamlet but development in the 1930s incorporated it into the city. The River Trym rises in Southmead, which was classed as part of Westbury-on-Trym in the fourteenth century.

Southmead has one of Bristol's major hospitals. It originated as an infirmary attached to a workhouse before being expanded in the 1920s. In the first quarter of the twenty-first century most of the city's medical requirements were moved to Southmead.

Answer: Liverpool

Knotty Ash was brought to the attention of non-Liverpudlians when the comedian Ken Dodd included it in his comedy routines. He was born there himself and created the 'Diddy Men' who worked in the 'jam butty mines'.

The name comes from a real ash tree which was particularly twisted. The original tree is long gone, but a replacement was planted in 2004. Knotty Ash is on the eastern side of Liverpool and borders other regions called Wavertree and Old Swan.

Answer: Liverpool

Toxteth is located to the south of Liverpool's centre, and is classed as an inner city ward. It was developed from Toxteth Park, one of the royal parks of England, and was mainly rural until redevelopment took place in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, during the Industrial Revolution.

Toxteth is the location of two of Liverpool's parks: Sefton Park, originally part of the royal park, and Princes Park, an early work by Joseph Paxton who was later to design the Crystal Palace.

Answer: Liverpool

Anfield may well have rung a bell with you if you follow sport as it is the home of Liverpool Football Club and the name of their stadium. Everton's stadium, Goodison Park, is in the neighbouring suburb of Walton.

Anfield, the suburb, is situated to the north east of Liverpool's city centre and is where the comedian Alexei Sayle was born and raised..

Answer: Birmingham

Acocks Green derives its name from the Acock family who owned land in the area in the fourteenth century. It is in the south east of Birmingham, in the Midlands of England, and grew in size when the railways came to the region. Like most suburbs of large cities, it was originally a hamlet which became absorbed into the city as industry took over.

It is primarily a residential area, with good public transport links to the centre of Birmingham by both trains and buses. Birmingham is England's second largest city, with only London being bigger.

Answer: Birmingham

Edgbaston is an area to the south west of Birmingham, home to the University of Birmingham and Birmingham City University, which has a campus there as well as in the city centre. Edgbaston was originally controlled by wealthy families, who would not allow redevelopment there, making it a popular area for the richer residents of the city to live.

Followers of cricket will have recognised the name from the cricket ground located there. It has staged numerous tournaments and test matches. The Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower is situated on the campus of Birmingham University and is said to be the tallest free standing clock tower in the world.

Answer: Birmingham

Aston is located near the centre of Birmingham and was remodelled after the end of World War II. It is home to Aston Hall, a mansion dating from Jacobean times, in the seventeenth century. It is a Grade I listed building now owned, and operated as a museum, by the City Council.

It also has another of Birmingham's universities, Aston University, originally established as a technical college. Followers of sport, particularly football (soccer), will also have heard of the team Aston Villa.

Answer: Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Jesmond is a suburb of the city in the north of England called Newcastle-upon-Tyne which is, as the name indicates, located on the River Tyne. Historically, the area dates from the time of the Norman Conquests, in the eleventh century.

Jesmond is one of the wealthier parts of Newcastle, although it is also home to many of the students who study at Newcastle University.

Answer: Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Byker is on the eastern side of the city, and gave its name to a television series called 'Byker Grove' which ran from 1989 until 2006 on the BBC. It brought the duo of Ant (Anthony McPartlin) and Dec (Declan Donnelly) to public attention for the first time.

Byker is where Hadrian's Wall passed through the region. The name of Byker is believed to be a combination of Old Norse, with 'kjarr' meaning marsh and either Old English 'bi', meaning near, or 'byr', also Old Norse, which translates as farmstead.

Answer: Newcastle-upon-Tyne

The suburb of Westerhope lies in the western part of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, as the name rather indicates. Originally on the outskirts of the city, it was brought into Newcastle in 1974. In Victorian times, the area was known for coalmining, but the pits are now exhausted, and closed in the 1960s.

The area is now mostly a dormitory area for those who work in the city. It has good transport links, due to its proximity to the airport, which is around five miles away.