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Long Ashton Rural District

Long Ashton Rural District
Area
 • 1911 47,900 acres (194 km2)
 • 1961 45,440 acres (183.9 km2)
Population
 • 1911 16,197
 • 1961 29,325
History
 • Created 1894
 • Abolished 1974
Status Rural district

Long Ashton was a rural district in Somerset, England, from 1894 to 1974.

It was created in 1894 under the Local Government Act 1894.

In 1974 it was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972 to become part of North Somerset.

The parishes which were part of the district include Abbots Leigh, Backwell, Blagdon, Brockley, Clapton in Gordano, Cleeve, Dundry, Easton in Gordano, Flax Bourton, Kenn, Kingston Seymour, Long Ashton, Nailsea, Portbury, Portishead and North Weston, Winford, Wraxall and Failand and Yatton.

Coordinates: 51°26′N 2°39′W / 51.43°N 2.65°W / 51.43; -2.65


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