Pennsylvania, Gloucestershire

Village in Gloucestershire, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pennsylvania is a small village in South Gloucestershire, England. It is situated on the A46 and is east of Bristol and north of Bath.[1]

OSgridreferenceST743732
Post townCHIPPENHAM
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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania is located in Gloucestershire
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Location within Gloucestershire
OS grid referenceST743732
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCHIPPENHAM
Postcode districtSN14
PoliceAvon and Somerset
FireAvon
AmbulanceSouth Western
List of places
UK
England
Gloucestershire
51.463°N 2.367°W / 51.463; -2.367
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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]

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