South Gloucestershire
Local government district in Gloucestershire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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South Gloucestershire is a unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, South West England. Towns in the area include Yate, Chipping Sodbury, Kingswood, Thornbury, Filton, Patchway and Bradley Stoke. The southern part of its area falls within the Greater Bristol urban area surrounding the city of Bristol.
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South Gloucestershire | |
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Coordinates: 51°28′44″N 2°22′48″W | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | England |
Region | South West England |
Ceremonial County | Gloucestershire |
Combined authority | West of England |
Admin HQ | Yate |
Government | |
• Type | Unitary authority |
• Body | South Gloucestershire Council |
• Leadership | (Conservative) |
• MPs | Jack Lopresti (C) Damien Egan (L) Luke Hall (C) |
Area | |
• Total | 191.87 sq mi (496.94 km2) |
• Rank | 78th (of 296) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 290,736 |
• Rank | 51st (of 296) |
• Density | 1,500/sq mi (590/km2) |
Ethnicity (2021) | |
• Ethnic groups | |
Religion (2021) | |
• Religion | List
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Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
ONS code | 00HD (ONS) E06000025 (GSS) |
OS grid reference | ST735757 |
Police | Avon and Somerset |
Fire | Avon |
Ambulance | South Western |
Website | southglos |
South Gloucestershire was created in 1996 to replace the Northavon district of the abolished county of Avon. It is separate from Gloucestershire County Council, but is part of the ceremonial county and shares Gloucestershire's Lord Lieutenant (the Sovereign's representative to the county).[3] Because of its history as part of the county of Avon, South Gloucestershire works closely with the other unitary authorities that took over when that county was abolished, including shared services such as Avon Fire and Rescue Service[4] and Avon and Somerset Police,[5] together with co-operation in planning strategy for transport, roads and housing.