Pennsylvania, 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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