Pennsylvania, South Gloucestershire

Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
	Pennsylvania Location within Gloucestershire
OS grid reference	ST743732
Unitary authority	South Gloucestershire;
Ceremonial county	Gloucestershire;
Region	South West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CHIPPENHAM
Postcode district	SN14
Police	Avon and Somerset
Fire	Avon
Ambulance	South Western
	List of places UK England Gloucestershire 51°27′47″N 2°22′01″W / 51.463°N 2.367°W

Pennsylvania is a small village in South Gloucestershire, England. It is situated on the A46 near the historic cities of Bristol (to the west) and Bath (to the south).^[1]

Name origin

The second part of the name, 'sylvania', comes from the Latin word for 'woodland', silva.^[2] The first part of the name, 'penn', likely comes either from the British (Celtic) word pen, meaning 'hill', or a personal name.^[2]

References

^ "Pennsylvania". British Towns and Villages. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
^ ^a ^b Lewis, William (2011). What's in an English place-name? : a history of England in its place-names. Abingdon, Oxfordshire: Brazen Head Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9565106-1-7. OCLC 872380446.

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[1] "Pennsylvania". British Towns and Villages. Retrieved 22 March 2019.

[:0-2] Lewis, William (2011). What's in an English place-name? : a history of England in its place-names. Abingdon, Oxfordshire: Brazen Head Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9565106-1-7. OCLC 872380446.

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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Location within Gloucestershire
OS grid reference	ST743732
Unitary authority	South Gloucestershire
Ceremonial county	Gloucestershire
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CHIPPENHAM
Postcode district	SN14

Police	Avon and Somerset
Fire	Avon
Ambulance	South Western

List of places UK England Gloucestershire 51°27′47″N 2°22′01″W / 51.463°N 2.367°W / 51.463; -2.367

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