South Gloucestershire
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South Gloucestershire is a local government area in South West England. It was created in 1996 when the county of Avon was abolished, by the merger of the districts of Kingswood and Northavon. It is north of the city of Bristol.
South Gloucestershire lies within the traditional and ceremonial county of Gloucestershire. South Gloucestershire covers an area of 497 km2 and is home to around 250,000 people.
The major towns in the area are:
Other towns and villages in South Gloucestershire include:
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Location of South Gloucestershire. The thick line at the top of the map is a country border, separating Monmouthshire (Wales) from Gloucestershire (England).
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Map of South Gloucestershire. The blue lines are motorways.
- Abson
- Almondsbury
- Alveston
- Aust
- Charfield
- Chipping Sodbury
- Coalpit heath
- Cromhall
- Dyrham
- Doynton
- Duckhole
- Easter Compton
- Elberton
- Falfield
- Frampton Cotrell
- Gaunt's Earthcott
- Harry Stoke
- Hinton
- Iron Acton
- Itchington
- Little Sodbury
- Little Stoke
- Marshfield
- Milbury Heath
- Upper and Lower Morton
- Northwick
- Olveston
- Oldbury
- Old down
- Old Sodbury
- Over
- Patchway
- Pilning
- Pucklechurch
- Rangeworthy
- Redwick
- Rockhampton
- Rudgeway
- Severn Beach
- Shepperdine
- Stoke Gifford
- Tockington
- Tyherington
- Wick
- Wickwar
- Winterbourne
It is home to the eastern ends of the two famous Severn bridges which are the main route by road to and from South Wales.
A small part of the Cotswolds and the National Trust site Dyrham Park are also in the area.
The district borders Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire.
External links
- South Gloucestershire Council: http://www.southglos.gov.uk/