North Somerset, England
| North Somerset | |
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| Unitary authority area | |
Weston-super-Mare Town Hall
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 North Somerset shown in Somerset |
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| Coordinates: Coordinates: 51°23′N 2°48′W / 51.39°N 2.80°W | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | South West England |
| Ceremonial county | Somerset |
| Admin HQ | Weston-super-Mare |
| Created | 1 April 1996 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unitary Authority |
| • Leader | Nigel Ashton |
| • Council | Conservative |
| • MPs: | John Penrose C, Liam Fox C |
| Area | |
| • Total | 144.66 sq mi (374.68 km2) |
| Population (mid-2016 est.) | |
| • Total | 211,700 (Ranked 80th) |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC0) |
| • Summer (DST) | BST (UTC+1) |
| ISO 3166 code | GB-NSM |
| Website | http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/ |
North Somerset (/nɔːrθ ˈsʌmərsɛt/) is a unitary authority area in England. Its area covers part of the ceremonial county of Somerset but it is administered independently of the non-metropolitan county. Its administrative headquarters is in the town hall in Weston-super-Mare.
North Somerset borders the local government areas of Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, Mendip and Sedgemoor. The area comprises the parliamentary constituencies of Weston-super-Mare and North Somerset.
Between 1 April 1974 and 31 March 1996, it was the Woodspring district of the county of Avon (named after Woodspring Priory, an isolated mediaeval church near the coast just north east of Weston-super-Mare). The district of Woodspring was formed from the municipal boroughs of Weston-super-Mare, Clevedon and Portishead urban districts, Long Ashton Rural District, and part of Axbridge Rural District.
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