Aust

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Aust is a small village in South Gloucestershire, England, situated near the Severn Estuary and known historically for its ferry crossing and proximity to the Severn Bridge.

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Aust canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil parish
village
ceremonialCounty Gloucestershire
churchDenomination Church of England
civilParishIncludes Aust village
Elberton
Littleton-upon-Severn
country England
dialCode 01454
distanceToBristol about 10 miles north
distanceToChepstow about 6 miles south
etymology name believed to derive from Old English "east" or a personal name
ferryReplacedBy Severn Bridge
ferryServiceCeased 1966
geologicalSignificance Triassic and Jurassic rock exposures
hasAmenity public house
village hall
hasFeature rural farmland surroundings
hasReligiousBuilding St John the Baptist Church, Aust
hasRoadAccessVia A403 road
M48 motorway NERFINISHED
hasStructure Aust Cliff
historicalFeature site of the Aust Ferry terminal
historicCounty Gloucestershire
knownFor Aust Cliff geological site
historic ferry crossing over the River Severn
proximity to the Severn Bridge
viewpoints over the Severn Estuary
locatedIn South Gloucestershire
southwest England
surface form: South West England
locatedNear Severn Bridge
Severn Estuary
mouth of the River Wye
locatedOn eastern bank of the River Severn
locatedWithin Avon Green Belt
surface form: Green Belt around Bristol and Bath
nearestLargeTown Thornbury
osGridReference ST572892
parliamentaryConstituency Thornbury and Yate
population approximately 300
populationCensusYear 2011
postcodeArea BS
postcodeDistrict BS35
postTown Bristol
surface form: BRISTOL
severnBridgeOpened 1966
unitaryAuthority South Gloucestershire

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