What is "bransholme"

Bransholme is an area and a housing estate on the north side of Kingston upon Hull, England. The name Bransholme comes from an old Scandinavian word meaning Brand's water meadow (brand or brandt meant 'wild boar').

The largely council owned estate is located in between Sutton-on-Hull to the east, Sutton Park to the south, and the new East Hull suburb of Kingswood to the west. It is surrounded by fields and 'A' Roads which largely isolate it from the rest of East Hull.

There are two high, or secondary schools, Winifred Holtby Academy and Kingswood Academy, within the environs of Bransholme, these are fed by a number of primary schools.

There are two major retail centres available within the area. These are North Point Shopping Centre, formerly and still locally known as Bransholme Centre, a location where a number of smaller shops can be found as well as a covered market, and Kingswood Retail Park, which is the site of a number of large major stores as well as an entertainment area including a multiscreen cinema, bowling alley and restaurants. Bransholme is made up of the Bransholme East and West wards and the combined population at the 2011 census was 18,533.