Bristol Detectives have been operating in Bristol and the South West for almost 20 years.
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As well as Bristol's nautical connections, the city's economy is reliant on the aerospace industry, defence, the media, information technology and financial services sectors, and tourism.
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Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England.
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Bristol is 105 miles (169 km) west of London, and 24 miles (39 km) east of Cardiff.
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Bristol has an estimated population of 421,300 for the unitary authority in 2008.
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Bristol is England's sixth, and the United Kingdom's eighth most populous city.
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Bristol is one of the group of English Core Cities and the most populous city in South West England.
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Bristol received a Royal Charter in 1155 and was granted County status in 1373.
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Bristol is the largest centre of culture, employment and education in the region.
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Bristol's prosperity has been linked with the sea since its earliest days.
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Bristol has a tradition of local political activism, and has been home to many important political figures.
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Bristol is unusual in having been a city with county status since medieval times.
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The county was expanded to include suburbs such as Clifton in 1835, and it was named a county borough in 1889.
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Bristol is in a limestone area, which runs from the Mendip Hills to the south and the Cotswolds to the north east.
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The rivers Avon and Frome cut through this limestone to the underlying clays, creating Bristol's characteristic hilly landscape.
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The Avon flows from Bath in the east, through flood plains and areas which were marshy before the growth of Bristol.
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Situated in the south of the country, Bristol is one of the warmest cities in the UK.
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