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Template:GBdot Yate (pop. 23,000), near Bristol, England, is a considered by many as a new town situated at the southern end of the escarpment of the Cotswold hills. The much smaller town of Chipping Sodbury is continuous with Yate. The first known mention of Yate in history was the existence a religious house about 770 AD; Yate was also mentioned in the Doomsday Book of 1086.

The majority of the development from a village into a "new town" was conceived in the 1960s. Yate was in Gloucestershire until 1974 when it became part of the newly formed county of Avon. In 1996 Avon was abolished and the area became part of South Gloucestershire.

Yate once had an aircraft manufacturing industry (Parnall).

The town is surrounded by countryside while within easy reach of the city of Bristol (12 miles) by car, bus or train. The railway station was closed by Mr Beeching, but it has now been reopened; the Brunel-built engine shed is preserved nearby.

Development in the 1960s included a pedestrianised shopping centre of around 100 shops, including Burtons and Woolworths. Morrisons, Tesco Lidl and Iceland supermarkets are nearby, and a B&Q DIY centre. Numerous trading estates ring the town.

In 2003/2004 it was disclosed that Yate's shopping centre is to undergo a major re-development with new shops, cafes and the enlargement of Tesco.

It has a well regarded skatepark at Peghill.

The author J. K. Rowling spent her early childhood in Yate.

  • St. Mary's church tower
    St. Mary's church tower
  • Left: the Old Schoolhouse. Centre: the church tower. Right: the lych gate entrance to the churchyard
    Left: the Old Schoolhouse. Centre: the church tower. Right: the lych gate entrance to the churchyard
  • The lych gate. Inside this gate are the two war memorials
    The lych gate. Inside this gate are the two war memorials
  • World War Two memorial
    World War Two memorial
  • World War One memorial
    World War One memorial
  • The Parnall memorial in the churchyard
    The Parnall memorial in the churchyard
  • Tombs in the churchyard, seen from the church tower
    Tombs in the churchyard, seen from the church tower
  • St. Mary's Church of England school in Church road
    St. Mary's Church of England school in Church road
  • A very small part of Yate. The shopping centre is top right
    A very small part of Yate. The shopping centre is top right
  • The fire station (red doors), the ambulance station is to its right. In the foreground is middle to high income housing
    The fire station (red doors), the ambulance station is to its right. In the foreground is middle to high income housing
  • A display of spring daffodils on Rodford Way
    A display of spring daffodils on Rodford Way
  • The lake in Kingsgate Park
    The lake in Kingsgate Park
  • The shopping precinct has over one hundred shops
    The shopping precinct has over one hundred shops
  • The White Lion pub at the shopping centre
    The White Lion pub at the shopping centre
  • Stanshawes Court Hotel, an 1871 Victorian mansion in Kingsgate Park
    Stanshawes Court Hotel, an 1871 Victorian mansion in Kingsgate Park
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