Yate

Yate is a town in the northeast part of South Gloucestershire that spreads across residential streets, retail areas and open fields. The layout includes housing estates, shopping centers and parks linked by roads and footpaths.

The settlement appears in records from the eighth century as a gateway to woodland areas. In the twentieth century the community grew from a village into a suburban town with housing estates and industrial sites.

St Mary's Church stands as the central religious building of Yate, with its Norman architecture modified through the centuries and restored in 1970.

A railway station links the town to Bristol in the southwest and Birmingham in the north. Local bus routes run through the residential areas and stop at main junctions and shopping districts.

During the Second World War the local railway yard served as a depot for material transport by American forces. Residents still recall the busy years when military vehicles moved through the streets.

Location: South Gloucestershire

Shares border with: Chipping Sodbury

Website: http://yatetowncouncil.gov.uk

GPS coordinates: 51.54083,-2.41861

Latest update: December 14, 2025 17:19