Almondsbury
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Template:GBdot Almondsbury is a small town near junction 16 of the M5, in South Gloucestershire, England.
It is home to sporting facilities, a motorway police station, a garden centre, a restaurant and pub.
Almondsbury is a popular view point. The River Severn and both Severn Bridges are visible from the higher parts of the village.
The town is split by a steep hill. At the bottom of the hill is lower Almondsbury. The local church is dedicated to Saint Mary the Virgin. Next to it is the Bowl public house.
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A view of Almondsbury from the highest part of the village (The Tump). The spire is the village church (Saint Mary the Virgin). The fields seen beyond are part of the Severn Vale, stretching down to the river Severn
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St Mary’s parish church, in the centre of the village, is dedicated to Saint Mary the Virgin. The church and tower were built in 1140 AD. The lead-covered spire was added some time before 1619
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On the edge of the Severn Estuary in lower Almondsbury, the Bowl Inn derives its name from the bowl shape of the land surrounding the estuary. Parts of this whitewashed stone inn were originally the three cottages erected in 1146 to house the monks building the adjacent church of St Mary the Virgin. The present building became a licensed inn in 1550