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North Somerset District
Image:EnglandNorthSomerset.png
Geography
Status:Unitary, District
Region:South West England
Ceremonial County:Somerset
Area:
- Total
Ranked 125th
374.68 km²
Admin. HQ:Weston-super-Mare
ONS code:00HC
Demographics
Population:
- Total (2002 est.)
- Density
Ranked 73rd
189,492
506 / km²
Ethnicity:98.6% White
Politics
North Somerset Council
http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk
Leadership:Leader & Cabinet
Executive:Conservative + Liberal Democrats
MPs:Brian Cotter, Liam Fox

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 short-lived administrative county of Avon.

It borders the administrative counties of Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset and Somerset.

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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