Construction started in 2008[1] and was expected to be completed in 2015 with a total of 1,100 houses. Prior to construction the land was part of Wallscourt Farm and Hewlett Packard. The houses have been constructed by Redrow Homes, Elan Homes and Taylor Wimpey and local housing associations Curo Group (previously known as Somer Housing Group), Solon Housing, Sovereign Housing and Affinity Sutton. The structure of the village consists of a long central road called Long Down Avenue with a central square. Until 2023 it was part of Stoke Gifford parish, on 1 April 2023 it became part of Stoke Park and Cheswick.[2]
Transport links
The Cheswick bus link opened on 17 September 2012; it was built to cut journey times to UWE by avoiding the Avon Ring Road and Coldharbour Lane, which often became congested.[3]
Buses also link Cheswick with Bristol city centre via the Romney Avenue bus and cycle only road via Lockleaze.[3]