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Avonmouth
Avonmouth is a port and outer suburb of Bristol, England, located on the Severn Estuary, at the mouth of the River Avon.
The council ward of Avonmouth also includes Shirehampton and the western end of Lawrence Weston.
== Geography ==
Historically in Gloucestershire, Avonmouth is located at the mouth of the River Avon, on its north bank and on the Severn Estuary. It is the location of a large port, Avonmouth Docks. The Royal Portbury Dock, under the same management, is on the other side of the Avon. Avonmouth is home to several large chemical manufacturing plants〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://www.bristol.gov.uk/crime-emergencies/hazardous-chemicals-and-control-of-major-accident-hazards-comah )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-18069000 )〕 and the gas-fired Seabank Power Station.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://sse.com/media/106805/17778-SSE-Bristol-newsletter-A4-FINAL.pdf )〕 There is also a significant residential area in Avonmouth 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. The Welsh cities of Newport and Cardiff are both clearly visible from Avonmouth's coastline.
The Portway, part of the A4, connects Avonmouth to the centre of Bristol. Avonmouth is also is served by a usually hourly train service to central Bristol from Avonmouth railway station on the Severn Beach Line.
A new deepsea container terminal is planned in Avonmouth.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=13 December 2010 )〕
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