Description:

Avonmouth is a suburb of the city of Bristol, although is sometimes referred to as a satellite town of Bristol. It situated at the mouth of the River Avon on the banks of the Severn Estuary. It is the location of a large port, the Avonmouth Docks. Avonmouth is an industrial area with several large chemical manufacturing plants & a gas fired power station.

There is also a significant residential area in Avonmouth located between the industrialised zone and the M5 motorway.

The M5 motorway runs through Avonmouth, and crosses the Avon by the Avonmouth Bridge. The M49 motorway runs between the M5 near Avonmouth and the M4 motorway at the Second Severn Crossing. The old Severn Bridge and the M48 motorway are linked to Avonmouth by the A403. Avonmouth has a local train station and regular trains depart to Bristol Temple Meads with journey times of approximately 25 minutes.