A bypass runs over the River Avon creating a major transport link from the A4 road in south east Bristol, to junction 3 of the M32 motorway near the city centre.

One of St Philip's' more influential residents during the early 1900s was George Townsend, a major property developer of the South Bristol area.

[2][3] St Philip's Marsh is located close to Bristol Temple Meads railway station, on the Great Western Main Line.

Originally developed by the Great Western Railway as a twin-turntable facility for freight locomotives, it was closed to steam in June 1964 and redeveloped as a diesel depot.

The move allowed the removal of the need for the majority of trains operating area, mostly in the West Country, requiring to travel through the congested Severn Tunnel.