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West Somerset is a local government district in Somerset, England. Its council is based in Williton and Minehead. The Quantock Hills run down the centre of the district, which was the first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty created in the UK, awarded 1956. Quantock Common is also a Site of Special Scientific Interest. Image File history File links map File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Somerset is a county in the south-west of England. ...
The BOGUS regions, also known as BOGUS FASCIST SCOTTISH Government Office Region, is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity in England. ...
South West England is one of the regions of England. ...
Somerset is a county in the south-west of England. ...
This article explains the meaning of area as a Physical quantity. ...
This is a list of districts of England ordered by area. ...
To help compare different orders of magnitude and geographical regions, we list here areas between 100 km² and 1000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ...
Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...
Williton is a medium-sized village in West Somerset. ...
The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating census and other statistical data. ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Density (symbol: Ï - Greek: rho) is a measure of mass per unit of volume. ...
This is a list of districts of England ordered by population. ...
The United Kingdom is divided into four parts, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. ...
The Conservative Party is one of the two largest political parties in the United Kingdom and the most successful party in political history based on election victories. ...
This is a list of MPs elected in the UK general election, 2005 to the House of Commons for the Fifty-Fourth Parliament of the United Kingdom at the United Kingdom general election, 2005, arranged by constituency. ...
Jeremy Browne Jeremy Richard Browne (born 17 May 1970) is a British politician. ...
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Non-metropolitan districts (usually just called Districts) are local government sub-divisions of English Counties. ...
Somerset is a county in the south-west of England. ...
Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population –mid-2004...
Williton is a medium-sized village in West Somerset. ...
Minehead is a coastal town in West Somerset, England with a population of around 10,000. ...
The Quantock Hills are a range of hills near Bridgwater in Somerset in the south-west of England. ...
The district was formed on April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the previous urban districts of Minehead and Watchet, along with Dulverton Rural District and Williton Rural District. April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ...
1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ...
The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c. ...
In the British Isles an urban district was a type of local government district which covered an urbanised area. ...
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The West Somerset Railway runs through most of the district, from Bishop's Lydeard in the south, to Minehead in the North West. The Railways runs mostly steam trains and some diesel, and provides a very scenic and nostalgic journey through this very pleasant stretch of the South West. Exmoor National Park also starts on the Western edge of the area. At 20 miles, the West Somerset Railway (WSR) is the longest privately owned passenger rail line in the UK. It operates using heritage steam and diesel locomotives, and provides transport for the local community as well as a leisure attraction for visitors. ...
Bishops Lydeard is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated on the A358 road and West Somerset Railway five miles north west of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district. ...
Minehead is a coastal town in West Somerset, England with a population of around 10,000. ...
Dunster Yarn Market (a covered market for the sale of local cloth, built in 1609) and Dunster Castle, Exmoor Exmoor National Park is a national park situated on the Bristol Channel coast of Devon and Somerset in South West England. ...
External links
- West Somerset District Council
- BBC Somerset
- West Somerset news on Exmoor Eden without a Roof
Local Media - Quay Fm (local radio) Wikipedia Entry: Quay West Radio
- West Somerset Free Press (local newspaper)
Quay West Radio (or Quay West FM as it became in 2005) is a radio station broadcasting in Watchet, Somerset, providing a laid-back style of radio to the area of West Somerset. ...
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Bath and North East Somerset (commonly referred to as BANES or B&NES) 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. ...
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Caradon is a local government district in Cornwall, United Kingdom. ...
Carrick is a local government district in Cornwall, United Kingdom. ...
Cheltenham (or Cheltenham Spa) is a spa town and borough in Gloucestershire, England, near Gloucester and Cirencester. ...
Christchurch is a town in Dorset, England on the English Channel coast. ...
Cotswold is a local government district in Gloucestershire in England. ...
East Devon is a local government district in Devon, England. ...
East Dorset is a local government district in Dorset, England. ...
The city of Exeter is the county town of Devon, in England, UK. It is located at , . In the 2001 census its population was recorded at 111,066. ...
Forest of Dean is a local government district in Gloucestershire, England, named for the Forest of Dean. ...
Gloucester (pronounced ) is a city and district in south-west England, close to the Welsh border. ...
The Isles of Scilly (Cornish: Ynysek Syllan) form an archipelago of islands off the Cornish coast. ...
Kennet is a local government district in Wiltshire, England. ...
Kerrier is a local government district in Cornwall, United Kingdom. ...
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Mid Devon is a local government district in Devon, England. ...
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North Dorset is a local government district in Dorset, England. ...
North Somerset is a unitary authority in England, historically part of the county of Somerset but now administered independently. ...
North Wiltshire is a local government district in Wiltshire, England. ...
Penwith (Cornish: Penwyth) is a local government district in Cornwall, UK. It is the westernmost district in the UK, other than the Isles of Scilly. ...
Plymouth is a city in the South West of England, or alternatively the Westcountry, and is situated within the traditional county of Devon. ...
Poole is a coastal town, port and tourist destination in the traditional county of Dorset in southern England. ...
Purbeck is a local government district in Dorset, England, named for the Isle of Purbeck. ...
Restormel is a local government district and borough in Cornwall, United Kingdom. ...
Salisbury is a local government district in Wiltshire, England. ...
Sedgemoor is a local government district of Somerset in England. ...
South Gloucestershire is a local government area in South West England. ...
South Hams is a local government district on the south coast of Devon, England. ...
South Somerset is a local government district in Somerset, England. ...
Stroud District is a local government district in Gloucestershire, England. ...
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Taunton Deane is a local government district with borough status in Somerset, England. ...
Teignbridge is a local government district in Devon, England. ...
Tewkesbury is a local government district and borough in Gloucestershire, south-west England. ...
Torbay is an east facing bay at the western most end of Lyme Bay in the south west of England, situated roughly midway between the cities of Exeter and Plymouth. ...
Torridge is a local government district in Devon, England. ...
West Devon is a local government district and borough in Devon, England. ...
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West Wiltshire is a local government district in Wiltshire, England. ...
Weymouth and Portland is a local government district and borough in Dorset, England. ...
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Cornwall (Cornish: Kernow) is a county at the extreme South-West of England on the peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar. ...
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Gloucestershire (pronounced ; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a county in South West England. ...
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