North Somerset
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| North Somerset District | |
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| Image:EnglandNorthSomerset.png | |
| Geography | |
| Status: | Unitary district |
| Region: | South West England |
| Traditional county: | Somerset |
| Ceremonial county: | Somerset |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 125th 374.68 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Weston-super-Mare |
| ONS code: | 00HC |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2003 est.) - Density | Ranked 70th 191,439 511 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 98.6% White |
| Politics | |
| North Somerset Council http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Conservative + Liberal Democrats |
| MPs: | Liam Fox, John Penrose |
- North Somerset is also the name give to vice-county 6 in the Watsonian vice-county system
North Somerset is a unitary authority in England, historically part of the county of Somerset but now administered independently. Between 1974 and April 1, 1996, it was the Woodspring district of the county of Avon (named after Woodspring Priory, an isolated mediaeval church near the coast just north of Weston-super-Mare).
It borders the administrative counties of Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset and Somerset, and contains the parliamentary constituencies of Woodspring and Weston-super-Mare.
Its administrative headquarters are in the town hall in Weston-super-Mare.
Towns and villages
- Abbots Leigh,
- Backwell, Banwell, Barrow Gurney, Blagdon, Bleadon, Bourton, Brockley, Burrington, Butcombe,
- Chelvey, Christon, Churchill, North Somerset, Clapton in Gordano, Claverham, Clevedon, Cleeve, Congresbury
- Downside, Dundry
- East End, East Rolstone, Easton in Gordano
- Failand, Farleigh, Felton, Flax Bourton
- Ham Green, Hewish, Hutton
- Icelton
- Kenn, Kewstoke, Kingston Seymour
- Leigh Woods, Locking, Long Ashton, Lower Langford, Lower Failand, Loxton, Lulsgate Bottom
- Nailsea
- Portishead
- Weston-super-Mare
- Milton
- North End
- Pill, Portbury, Puxton
- Redcliff Bay, Redhill, Regil, Rickford
- Sandford, Sheepway, Sidcot, St George's, St Mary's Grove
- Tickenham
- Uphill, Upper Town
- Walton in Gordano, West Wick, West Hill, West End, West Town, Weston in Gordano, Wick St Lawrence, Winford, Winscombe, Worle, Wraxall, Wrington
- Yatton
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Counties with multiple districts: Cornwall - Devon - Dorset - Gloucestershire - Somerset - Wiltshire |
