Catbrain

Catbrain Hill, simply known as Catbrain, is a small village near the north of Bristol, at the edge of neighbouring district South Gloucestershire, England.  It is located by Cribbs Causeway, on a road that contains many car dealerships.  A new housing estate has been recently constructed at Catbrain.  At the bottom of the hill the lies Filton airfield. 

The area belongs to postcode BS10

Name history
"Cat's brain" is a common name for fields in the south of England, and likely indicates soil type (the rough stoney clay found here supposedly resembling feline brain matter).  There are other Catbrains in Wiltshire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, and Surrey.  Catbrain has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names. 

Hazel Brook
The Hazel Brook rises in nearby Cribbs Causeway and its flow into the River Trym is controlled by an attenuation reservoir at Catbrain, which reduces the silt flowing into the system from the many shopping malls in the area.  Measurements of pollution by the city council show the water to be relatively clean. 

See also
Catbrain attenuation reservoir

References

Category:Villages in South Gloucestershire District
Category:Areas of Bristol