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North Somerset

Administration
Full nameNorth Somerset
Settlement typeunitary authority
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionSouth West England
Ceremonial countySomerset
Admin HQWeston-super-Mare
Created1 April 1996
Government
TypeUnitary Authority
LeaderNigel Ashton
Council
MPs:John Penrose C, Liam Fox C
Geography
Total Area144.6 sq mi (374.68 km2)
Demography
Total Population (Ranked )
Other information
Time zoneGMT (UTC0)
- Summer (DST)BST (UTC+1)

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North Somerset is a unitary authority 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 are 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. North Somerset contains the parliamentary constituencies of Weston-super-Mare and North Somerset.


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North Somerset Council - LocalGov Tweet this news
LocalGov--The mood among many public sector leaders is, understandably, sombre and subdued at the moment. Normally confident, effusive individuals have suddenly gone ... - Date : Mon, 12 Jul 2010 02:07:12 GMT+00:00
Dementia: Do not suffer in silence - Weston & Somerset Mercury Tweet this news
Weston & Somerset Mercury--THERE are 1221 people living in Weston and -North Somerset- who have been diagnosed with dementia - but it is estimated that there are a further 2100 people ... - Date : Sun, 11 Jul 2010 11:05:26 GMT+00:00
Driven mad - Weston & Somerset Mercury Tweet this news
Weston & Somerset Mercury--At a meeting of Backwell Parish Council on Thursday a resolution was passed to support the campaign for a drop in the speed limit and -North Somerset- Council ... - Date : Sun, 11 Jul 2010 15:06:15 GMT+00:00
Plan for new youth hostel in Weston - Weston & Somerset Mercury Tweet this news
Weston & Somerset Mercury--A planning application to -North Somerset- Council submitted last week has received one letter of objection from a resident concerned about potential ... - Date : Sun, 11 Jul 2010 09:04:06 GMT+00:00
Company to look at town centre plans - Weston & Somerset Mercury Tweet this news
Weston & Somerset Mercury--Consultant GVA Grimley will look at -North Somerset- Council's long-term ideas for the area and assess what works. A public version of the plan is expected to ... - Date : Sun, 11 Jul 2010 14:10:15 GMT+00:00
Swimathon plaque unveiled - Weston & Somerset Mercury Tweet this news
Weston & Somerset Mercury--The annual event that involves teams from all over -North Somerset- has raised more than £120000 for charities and local projects since it began in 1997. ... - Date : Sun, 11 Jul 2010 11:10:44 GMT+00:00
North Somerset Council - LocalGov Tweet this news
LocalGov--When one puts this into practice within an organisation, one focuses on a communication strategy and on ensuring all teams have the skills they need to deal ... - Date : Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:49:32 GMT+00:00
Campaigners 'bitterly disappointed' at sale - Bristol Evening Post Tweet this news
Bristol Evening Post--Mr Blower said a meeting was planned with -North Somerset- Council planners next week ahead of any development plans for the site, which in parts dates back ... - Date : Mon, 12 Jul 2010 07:06:30 GMT+00:00
Free event for families - Weston & Somerset Mercury Tweet this news
Weston & Somerset Mercury---...- will be craft workshops for children and stalls. It is a free event, organised by charity -North Somerset- Play Forum, as well as -North Somerset- Council.--- - Date : Mon, 05 Jul 2010 19:11:39 GMT+00:00
Travellers say Weston is 'the worst' - Weston & Somerset Mercury Tweet this news
Weston & Somerset Mercury--The travellers' movement, closely monitored by -North Somerset- Council and police, has alarmed nearby residents who fear a rise in disturbance and crime. ... - Date : Mon, 05 Jul 2010 10:17:35 GMT+00:00

class="unsortable" | Image Name Status Population Former local authority class="unsortable" | Coordinates class="unsortable" | Refs
alt=Stone building with prominent three stage square tower. In the foreground is a grass area and road separated from the church by a stone wall. Abbots Leigh Civil parish Long Ashton Rural District
alt=Road signs with Backwell in black writing on white background and below it another sign saying village of the year South West and Wales regional winner 1997. Backwell Civil parish Long Ashton Rural District
alt=Stone building with slit windows and battlements. Foreground is road with grass verges. Banwell Civil parish Axbridge Rural District
alt=Water contained within stone walls to the right of road. In the background stone house with red roof. Barrow Gurney Civil parish Long Ashton Rural District
alt=Church tower surrounded by trees with water in the background. Blagdon Civil parish Axbridge Rural District
alt=Square three stage stone tower. To the right is a building with a white wall and in the foreground a parked car. Bleadon Civil parish Axbridge Rural District
alt=Brown field being ploughed by multiple red tractors. In the background it a hill with trees. Brockley Civil parish Long Ashton Rural District
alt=Stone building with arched windows and a square tower. Burrington Civil parish Axbridge Rural District
alt=Stone building with arched windows and a square tower. Butcombe Civil parish Axbridge Rural District
alt=Multiple houses mostly with red roofs seen in a valley between the vegetation in the foreground and the hills beyond. Churchill Civil parish Axbridge Rural District
alt=Red brick building with tall chimneys. In the foreground is an arched gateway. Clapton in Gordano Civil parish Long Ashton Rural District
alt=Stone building with arched windows and central square tower.In the foreground are trees and a road. Cleeve Civil parish Long Ashton Rural District
alt=Metal pier standing on thin legs rising from the sea. Beach in the foreground Clevedon Town Clevedon Urban District
alt=Roofs of houses showing amongst tree with prominent church tower. In the foreground are green fields with hills behind. Congresbury Civil parish Axbridge Rural District
alt=Yellow stone church tower above other buildings of the same stone.In the foreground is a grassy field with cows. Dundry Civil parish Long Ashton Rural District
alt=Street sign with the words Welcome to Easton in Gordano & Pill. Easton in Gordano Civil parish Long Ashton Rural District
alt=Three stage square stone church tower on the left. Red painted building on the right and a rainbow. Flax Bourton Civil parish Long Ashton Rural District
alt=Stone cross, with red wreaths, separated from a building behind by metal railings. Hutton Civil parish Axbridge Rural District
alt=Stone church with square tower in the background partially obscured by trees. To the left is a pink painted house with red roof and in the foreground a car and grass area. Kenn Civil parish Long Ashton Rural District
alt=Square stone tower and red roofed buildings behind a stone wall and partially obscured by trees. Kewstoke Civil parish Axbridge Rural District
alt=Street scene with area between two roads containing trees and stone column behind a white fence. Kingston Seymour Civil parish Long Ashton Rural District
Locking Civil parish Axbridge Rural District
alt=Yellow painted building fronting the road is nearest the camera. In the background is the square stone tower. Long Ashton Civil parish Long Ashton Rural District
alt=The houses and church of a small village can be seen in the bottom left of the picture. It is surrounded by a patchwork of fields with some trees on a hillside. Large hills in the distance. Loxton Civil parish Axbridge Rural District
alt=lots of house roofs, with trees and grass in the foreground and hills in the distance. Nailsea Town Long Ashton Rural District
alt=Square stone tower behind churchyard with cross and gravestones. Portbury Civil parish Long Ashton Rural District
alt=Multiple buildings including terraces, detached houses and blocks of flats. In the foreground are fields and in the background water and then hills. Portishead and North Weston Town Long Ashton Rural District
Portishead Urban District
alt=Low building with tiled roof and non vertical square tower, surrounded by trees and with grass in the foreground. Puxton Civil parish Axbridge Rural District
alt=White fronted shop with sign saying St Georges News St Georges Civil parish Axbridge Rural District
alt=Stone church view from a low angle. The church has a simple tower and there are gravestones in the churchyard surrounding it Tickenham Civil parish Axbridge Rural District
alt=The markings on a road junction around a tree are visible in the foreground, in front of a small shop with Christmas decorations in the window. A red K8 model telephone box and a red post box built into a wall are to the left. Walton in Gordano Civil parish Axbridge Rural District
alt=Stone building with arched windows and square tower. In the foreground is a grass area with gravestones. Weston in Gordano Civil parish Axbridge Rural District
alt=Multiple houses and other buildings around a bay into which a pier projects. On the background are hills. Weston super Mare Town Axbridge Rural District
Weston super Mare Municipal Borough
alt=Stone steps up to a stone shaft which would once have had a cross at the top. To the left are yellow painted houses. To the right is an old stone church with a square tower partially obscured by trees. Wick St Lawrence Civil parish Axbridge Rural District
alt=Stone building with tiled roof. Sign saying Prince of Waterloo. In the foreground are tables, benches and planters. Winford Civil parish Long Ashton Rural District
alt=Street scene with houses and shops on both side of road on which there is a tractor. Winscombe and Sandford Civil parish Axbridge Rural District
alt=Stone building with square tower. In the foreground are gravestones. Wraxall and Failand Civil parish Long Ashton Rural District
alt=Street scene showing shops and houses with cars. Wrington Civil parish Axbridge Rural District
alt=Row of shops in pedestrianised precinct. In the foreground a bus shelter and tree. Yatton Civil parish Long Ashton Rural District

Year Regional Gross Value Added Agriculture Industry Services
1995 5,916 125 1,919 3,872
2000 8,788 86 2,373 6,330
2003 10,854 67 2,873 7,914

UK Census 2001 North Somerset UA South West England England
UK Census 2001 North Somerset UA South West England England
Total population 188,564 4,928,434 49,138,831
Foreign born 9.5% 9.4% 9.2%
White 97.1% 97.7% 91%
Asian 1.7% 0.7% 4.6%
Black 0.9% 0.4% 2.3%
Christian 75.0% 74.0% 72%
Muslim 0.2% 0.5% 3.1%
Hindu 0.1% 0.2% 1.1%
No religion 16.6% 16.8% 15%
Over 75 years old 9.9% 9.3% 7.5%
Unemployed 2.1% 2.6% 3.3%

Year|1801|1851|1901|1911|1921|1931|1941|1951|1961|1971|1981|1991|2001
Population North Somerset 16,670 33,774 60,066 68,410 75,276 82,833 91,967 102,119 119,509 139,924 160,353 179,865 188,556



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