Avon & Somerset Constabulary is a police force in England covering the county of Somerset and the districts of South Gloucestershire, Bristol, North Somerset and Bath and North East Somerset; these districts were the now defunct county of Avon hence the force's name. Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (2001) - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... Somerset is a county in the south-west of England. ... South Gloucestershire is a local government area in South West England. ... Bristol is an English city and county and one of the two administrative centres of South West England (the other being Plymouth). ... North Somerset is a unitary authority in England, historically part of the county of Somerset but now administered independently. ... Bath and North East Somerset (commonly referred to as BANES) is an English unitary local government authority that was created on April 1, 1996 following the abolition of Avon County Council, and is an administrative county in its own right. ... Northavon Bristol Kingswood Woodspring Wansdyke Bath The County of Avon was a short-lived administrative county in the west of England, named after the River Avon which ran through it. ...
Avon was formed from the City and County of Bristol and parts of Gloucestershire and Somerset by the Local Government Act 1972, and came into being on April 1, 1974.
The County of Avon was never a well-loved institution: many Bristolians regretted the removal of the "county" title from their city, and many people in parts of Gloucestershire and Somerset that were now included in Avon felt they had been cut off from their traditional counties.
The demise of the County of Avon was the focus of a documentary called "The End of Avon" by the BBC produced by Linda Orr and Michael Lund broadcast in 1996.
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