In 1933, the civil parish was abolished and absorbed into Bristol. Churches in Brislington include St Luke's (which dates from the 15th century) and includes a bell dating from 1766 and made by Thomas Bilbie of the Bilbie family, St Cuthberts, Carmel Christian Centre, St Christophers and the United Reformed Church. The Bristol and North Somerset Railway (later the Great Western Railway) had a station at , which linked the city with the towns of the Somerset coalfield. The line opened in 1873 and was closed to passenger traffic in 1959, with freight services withdrawn in the mid-1960s. The early 19th-century Arnos Vale Cemetery is undergoing restoration after a lengthy public and newspaper campaign. In the early 21st century, Brislington's paint works was converted to studios, offices and houses, home to arts and media organisations. Education The area is home to CLC@Brislington, one of Bristol's three City Learning Centres, which use information communication technology in teaching and learning. Schools in Brislington include St. Brendan's Sixth Form College, Holymead Primary School, Broomhill Junior and Infant School, West Town Lane Primary School, and Oasis Academy Brislington, a local secondary school. Sport and leisure Brislington has a Non-League football club Brislington F.C. who play at Ironmould Lane and a rugby union club, Old Redcliffians who play in National League 3 South West, a fifth level league in the English rugby union system. It is also home to Firebird Studios, an award-winning rehearsal studio based on Emery Road and home to its children's music school - Saturday Music Club. References External links Article on St. Anne's in the Wood Brislington Conservation and Historical Society Brislington Cricketers FC Brislington FC Friends of Arno's Vale The Paintworks The City Learning Centre at Brislington Enterprise College Brislington on GENUKI Brislington Community Museum online exhibits Areas of Bristol Former civil parishes in Bristol Places formerly in Somerset