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Filton
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Filton is a toun in Sooth Gloucestershire, Ingland, on the northren ootskirts o Bristol. Filton is fund on junction 1 o the M32 motorwey an junction 16 o the M5 motorwey. It haes a smaa Railwey Station an aw, no far frae Pairkwey. It is twinned wi St Vallier-sur-Rhône, Fraunce an Witzenhausen, Germany. The local fitbaw (soccer) team is cried "St Vallier FC" efter it's French twin.
Filton | |
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Location within Gloucestershire | |
Population | 10,607 [1] |
OS grid reference | ST6078 |
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Kintra | Ingland |
Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
Post toun | BRISTOL |
Postcode destrict | BS34, BS7 |
Diallin code | 0117 and 01454 |
Police | Avon an Somerset |
Fire | Avon |
Ambulance | Sooth Wastren |
EU Pairlament | Sooth Wast Ingland |
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Filton is merkit as a centre o the aerospace industry, wi BAE Seestems, Airbus an Rolls-Royce haein factories locatit roond aboot Filton Aerodrome, a connection that gangs back tae the early days o the Bristol Aeroplane Company. On 26t November 2003, Concorde 216 (G-BOAF) makkit the final iver Concorde flicht, returnin tae Filton for tae be hauden thare permanent as the centrepiece o a projectit air museum. This museum will include the exeestin Bristol Aero Collection that is for the nou hauden in a hangar at Kemble Airfield, fowertie mile frae Filton. This collection includes a Bristol Britannia aircraft that micht aiblins be brocht tae Bristol an aw. Ither companies an organisations sic as the MOD, Viridor, Hewlett Packard an Ryal Mail haes a presence in Filton an aw.
Filton haes a reenge o eddicational faceelities, includin Filton College, Filton Hie Schuil an several primary schuils. The Varsity o the Wast o Ingland is at naurby Frenchay.
Filton haes twa main shoppin auries - the Shield Centre an Abbey Wid Retail Pairk, as weel as monie local shops. Tae the aest o the toun thare is a smaa aurie o widland kent as Splatt's Abbey Wid, wi an interestin history. Forby thon thare is a lairge gowf coorse locatit at Filton that belangs Filton Gowf Club.
- Filton College
- BAE Seestems aircraft hangars at thair Filton factory. The Bristol Brabazon, Bristol Britannia an Concorde wis constructit here.
- Pairt o the Meenistry o Defence (Defence Procurement Agency) Biggin at Abbey Wid, Filton. The site employs 4200 fowk, managin procurement contracts for the Navy, the Airmie an the Air Force