Southwestern Britain
| South West England | |
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South West England region in England
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | England |
| Status | Region |
| Government | |
| • Leaders' board | South West Councils |
| • EP constituency | South West England |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9,200 sq mi (23,800 km2) |
| Area rank | 1st |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 5,289,000 |
| • Rank | 6th of 9 |
| • Density | 580/sq mi (220/km2) |
| GVA | |
| • Total | £113 billion |
| • Per capita | £18,195 (4th) |
| NUTS code | UKK |
| ONS code | E12000009 |
| Website | www |
South West England is one of nine official regions of England. It is the largest in area, covering 9,200 square miles (23,800 km2) and the counties of Gloucestershire, Bristol, Wiltshire, Somerset, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall, as well as the Isles of Scilly. Five million people live in South West England.
The region includes the West Country and much of the ancient kingdom of Wessex. The largest city is Bristol. Other major urban centres include Plymouth, Swindon, Gloucester, Cheltenham, Exeter, Bath, Torbay, and the South East Dorset conurbation (which includes Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch). There are eight cities: Salisbury, Bath, Wells, Bristol, Gloucester, Exeter, Plymouth and Truro. It includes two entire national parks, Dartmoor and Exmoor (a small part of the New Forest is also within the region); and four World Heritage Sites, including Stonehenge and the Jurassic Coast. The northern part of Gloucestershire, near Chipping Campden, is as close to the Scottish border as it is to the tip of Cornwall. The region has by far the longest coastline in England and many seaside fishing towns.
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