[2] The area was a rural part of the parish of Westbury on Trym until 1896, when land between Henleaze Road and Durdham Down was sold for development.

In the 2009 elections, when the Liberal Democrats took control of the City Council, Liz Radford a local campaigner achieved an unprecedented swing in the ward for the Conservatives.

It was recently renovated with the help of a grant from the National Lottery for the provision of play equipment, seating and flower beds.

There is also a thriving Tennis Club based in Tennessee Grove with 4 outdoor courts and planning permission for floodlighting one has recently been granted.

The Henleaze Society is a local charitable amenity group, whose activities include a newsletter, monitoring planning applications and developments in transport and traffic, campaigning for and contributing to Bristol City Council's neighbourhood character appraisal of Henleaze and purchasing and maintaining a public defibrillator.

[14][failed verification] The following suburbs are in the same urban area, but lie in South Gloucestershire or North Somerset: