south gloucestershire

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olspan=2 align=center bgcolor="#ff9999"\|South Gloucestershire District
olspan=2 align=center\|
olspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"\|Geography
idth="45%"\|Status:	Unitary, District
a href="/encyclopedia/Regions-of-England" title="Regions of England">Region:	South West England
eremonial County:	Gloucestershire
a href="/encyclopedia/Surface-area" title="Surface area">Area: - Total	Ranked 102nd 496.94 km²
dmin. HQ:	Thornbury
a href="/encyclopedia/ONS-coding-system" title="ONS coding system">ONS code:	00HD
olspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"\|Demographics
a href="/encyclopedia/Population" title="Population">Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density	Ranked 40th 246,273 496 / km²
thnicity:	97.6% White
olspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"\|Politics
olspan=2 align=center\|South Gloucestershire Council http://www.southglos.gov.uk/
a href="/encyclopedia/Local_government_in_England#Councils_and_councillors" title="Local_government_in_England#Councils_and_councillors">Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
xecutive:	All Party
a href="/encyclopedia/MPs-elected-in-the-UK-general-election,-2001" title="MPs elected in the UK general election, 2001">MPs:	Roger Berry, Doug Naysmith, Steve Webb	}
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South Gloucestershire is a local government area in South West England. It was created in 1996 when the county of Avon was abolished, by the merger of the districts of Kingswood and Northavon. The district borders the city of Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire. It lies within the traditional and ceremonial county of Gloucestershire. South Gloucestershire is a major transport hub for the south of England where the M4 and M5 motorways meet. Other major routes include the A38, the Avon Ring Road and part of the M32. It also has major connections to the railway network, home to Bristol Parkway railway station and the Severn Tunnel. It is home to the eastern ends of the two famous Severn bridges which are the main route by road to and from South Wales.

Geography

The western side of South Gloucestershire is a valley surrounding the River Severn. A small part of the Cotswolds and the National Trust site Dyrham Park are also in the county. South of the motorways are suburbs of Bristol while areas north are rural areas. Much of the green belt has been taken away by developments like Bradley Stoke in recent years.

Major towns in South Gloucestershire

Other towns and villages

Abson, Acton Turville, Almondsbury, Alveston, Aust, Awkley
Badminton, Bagstone, Bitton, Bridgeyate
Cadbury Heath, Catbrain, Charfield, Chipping Sodbury, Churchend, Coalpit Heath, Codrington, Cold Ashton, Cowhill, Cromhall
Dodington, Downend, Doynton, Duckhole, Dyrham
Easter Compton, Elberton, Engine Common
Falfield, Frampton Cotterel
Gaunt's Earthcott
Hawkesbury, Hawkesbury Upton, Hill, Hillesley, Hallen, Hambrook, Hanham, Harry Stoke, Hinton, Horton
Ingst, Iron Acton, Itchington
Latteridge, Little Badminton, Little Sodbury, Little Stoke, Littleton-upon-Severn, Longwell Green
Marshfield, Milbury Heath, Upper and Lower Morton
Nibley, Northwick
Oldbury Naite, Oldbury-on-Severn, Old Down, Oldland, Old Sodbury, Olveston, Over
Patchway, Pilning, Pucklechurch
Rangeworthy, Redwick, Rockhampton, Rudgeway
Severn Beach, Shepperdine, Siston, Soundwell, Stoke Gifford
Tockington, Tormarton, Tortworth, Tresham, Tytherington
Upton Cheyney
Wapley, Warmley, West Littleton, Westerleigh, Whitfield, Wick, Wickwar, Winterbourne

Places of interest

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