Avon
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Avon was a former non-metropolitan and ceremonial county in south-west England that existed from 1974 until its abolition in 1996.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former ceremonial county
ⓘ
former non-metropolitan county ⓘ |
| administrativeHeadquarters | Bristol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Gloucestershire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Somerset NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales across the Severn Estuary ⓘ Wiltshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Bristol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ceremonialStatusAbolished | 1996 ⓘ |
| containedCity | Bristol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containedTown |
Avonmouth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bath NERFINISHED ⓘ Bitton NERFINISHED ⓘ Bradley Stoke NERFINISHED ⓘ Chipping Sodbury NERFINISHED ⓘ Clevedon NERFINISHED ⓘ Filton NERFINISHED ⓘ Frome NERFINISHED ⓘ Keynsham NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingswood NERFINISHED ⓘ Long Ashton NERFINISHED ⓘ Mangotsfield NERFINISHED ⓘ Midsomer Norton NERFINISHED ⓘ Nailsea NERFINISHED ⓘ Patchway NERFINISHED ⓘ Portbury NERFINISHED ⓘ Portishead NERFINISHED ⓘ Pucklechurch NERFINISHED ⓘ Radstock NERFINISHED ⓘ Saltford NERFINISHED ⓘ Shirehampton NERFINISHED ⓘ Staple Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ Thornbury NERFINISHED ⓘ Weston-super-Mare NERFINISHED ⓘ Whitchurch NERFINISHED ⓘ Yate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| createdBy | Local Government Act 1972 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateAbolished | 1996 ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 1974 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Bath and North East Somerset
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bristol (unitary authority) NERFINISHED ⓘ North Somerset NERFINISHED ⓘ South Gloucestershire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Avon County Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadPostalAbbreviation | AVON NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | River Avon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | South West England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedAdministrativeUnit |
Bristol (county borough)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
parts of Gloucestershire ⓘ parts of Somerset ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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