Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Location within Gloucestershire
OS grid reference	ST743732
Unitary authority	South Gloucestershire
Ceremonial county	Gloucestershire
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CHIPPENHAM
Postcode district	SN14
Police	Avon and Somerset
Fire	Avon
Ambulance	South Western
List of places UK England Gloucestershire 51°27′47″N 2°22′01″W / 51.463°N 2.367°W / 51.463; -2.367

Pennsylvania is a small village in South Gloucestershire, England. It is situated on the A46 near the historic cities of Bristol (to the west) and Bath (to the south).^[1]

Name origin

The second part of the name, 'sylvania', comes from the Latin word for 'woodland', silva.^[2] The first part of the name, 'penn', likely comes either from the British (Celtic) word pen, meaning 'hill', or a personal name.^[2]