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Avon (/ ˈ eɪ v ən / AY-vən) was a non-metropolitan and ceremonial county in the west of England that existed between 1974 and 1996. The county was named after the River Avon, which flows through the area.
Bath (RP: / b ɑː θ /; [2] local pronunciation: [3]) is a city in Somerset, England, known for and named after its Roman-built baths. [4] At the 2021 Census, the population was 94,092. [1] Bath is in the valley of the River Avon, 97 miles (156 km) west of London and 11 miles (18 km) southeast of Bristol.
For the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which redrew the constituency map ahead of the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the Boundary Commission for England opted to combine "Avon" (covering the Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire council areas) with Devon and Somerset as a ...
Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES) is a unitary authority district in Somerset, South West England. Bath and North East Somerset Council was created on 1 April 1996 following the abolition of the county of Avon. It is part of the ceremonial county of Somerset.
Between 1 April 1974 and 1 April 1996, it was the Wansdyke district and the City of Bath of the county of Avon. [7] Before 1974 that the parish was part of the Bathavon Rural District. [8] The parish is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom as part of the Frome and East Somerset county constituency.
This is a list of settlements in the former ceremonial county of Avon, England. The administrative and ceremonial county of Avon was created in 1974 and abolished in 1996. See the list of places in England for places in other counties. The red links represent settlements that are awaiting an article.
The BA postcode area, also known as the Bath postcode area, [2] is a group of nineteen postcode districts in South West England, within sixteen post towns.These cover east Somerset (including Bath, Yeovil, Bruton, Castle Cary, Frome, Glastonbury, Radstock, Shepton Mallet, Street, Templecombe, Wells and Wincanton) and west Wiltshire (including Bradford on Avon, Trowbridge, Warminster and ...
The West of England Combined Authority (1–3) and North Somerset (4), which together covered the former County of Avon, in South West England. The term has been used in the Bristol and Bath area since at least the 18th century. The Royal Bath and West of England Society was named the Bath and West of England Society in 1790. [4]