Country: | England |
Official Name: | Pennsylvania |
Coordinates: | 51.463°N -2.367°W |
Unitary England: | South Gloucestershire |
Lieutenancy England: | Gloucestershire |
Region: | South West England |
Post Town: | CHIPPENHAM |
Postcode District: | SN14 |
Postcode Area: | SN |
Os Grid Reference: | ST743732 |
Pennsylvania is a small village in South Gloucestershire, England. It is situated on the A46 near the historic cities of Bristol (to the west) and Bath (to the south).[1]
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.