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South West England is one of the regions of England. It is the largest such region in terms of area, covering 9200 sqmi (23827.9 km2) including Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire, Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Five million people live there. The region includes the area often known as the West Country, and much of Wessex. The size of the region is shown by the fact that the northern part of Gloucestershire, near Chipping Campden, is as close to the Scottish border as it is to the tip of Cornwall. The largest city is Bristol. Other major urban centres include Plymouth, Swindon, Gloucester, Exeter, and the South East Dorset conurbation of Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch.

Two National Parks and four World Heritage Sites, including Stonehenge are in the region.

Traditionally, the South West of England has been well known for producing Cheddar cheese, which originated in the Somerset village of Cheddar, for Devon cream teas, and for cider.

It is now probably equally well known as the home of the Eden Project, Aardman Animations, the Glastonbury festival, the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta, trip hop music and also Cornwall's famous seafood restaurants and surfing beaches.

Key data and facts about the region are produced by the South West Observatory.

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Modern history : Transport policy
Key population data for
South West England
Total population 4,928,434
Foreign born 9.4%
White 97.7%
Asian 0.7%
Black 0.4%
Christian 74.0%
Muslim 0.5%
Hindu 0.2%
No religion 16.8%
Over 75 years old 9.3%
Unemployed 2.6%

Local government :
Map Ceremonial county Shire county / unitary Districts
Somerset 1. Bath and North East Somerset UA
2. North Somerset UA
11. Somerset CC South Somerset, Taunton Deane, West Somerset, Sedgemoor, Mendip
3. Bristol UA
Gloucestershire 4. South Gloucestershire UA
5. Gloucestershire CC Gloucester, Tewkesbury, Cheltenham, Cotswold, Stroud, Forest of Dean
Wiltshire 6. Swindon UA
7. Wiltshire UA
Dorset 8. Dorset CC Weymouth and Portland, West Dorset, North Dorset, Purbeck, East Dorset, Christchurch
9. Poole UA
10. Bournemouth UA
Devon 12. Devon CC Exeter, East Devon, Mid Devon, North Devon, Torridge, West Devon, South Hams, Teignbridge
13. Torbay UA
14. Plymouth UA
Cornwall Isles of Scilly sui generis UA
15. Cornwall UA

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Districts of South West England

DevonEast Devon * Exeter * Mid Devon * North Devon * South Hams * Teignbridge * Torridge * West Devon
DorsetChristchurch * East Dorset * North Dorset * Purbeck * West Dorset * Weymouth and Portland
GloucestershireCheltenham * Cotswold * Forest of Dean * Gloucester * Stroud * Tewkesbury
SomersetMendip * Sedgemoor * South Somerset * Taunton Deane * West Somerset
Unitary authoritiesBath and North East Somerset * Bournemouth * Bristol * Cornwall * Isles of Scilly * North Somerset * Plymouth * Poole * South Gloucestershire * Swindon * Torbay * Wiltshire

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