Wansdyke district

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Wansdyke district was a former local government district in Avon, England, centered on the town of Keynsham and surrounding rural areas, that existed from 1974 until its abolition in the 1990s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former non-metropolitan district
local government district
adminCentre Keynsham NERFINISHED
bordered City of Bath NERFINISHED
Mendip district NERFINISHED
Northavon district NERFINISHED
Thornbury district NERFINISHED
category Districts of Avon NERFINISHED
Former non-metropolitan districts of England
History of Somerset NERFINISHED
containedTown Keynsham NERFINISHED
Midsomer Norton NERFINISHED
Radstock NERFINISHED
containedVillage Paulton NERFINISHED
Peasedown St John NERFINISHED
Saltford NERFINISHED
Timsbury NERFINISHED
country England
createdBy Local Government Act 1972 NERFINISHED
dissolvedIn local government reorganisation of 1996
endTime 1996
existedFrom 1 April 1974
existedUntil 31 March 1996
governmentType non-metropolitan district council
higherTierAuthority Avon County Council NERFINISHED
legislativeBody Wansdyke District Council NERFINISHED
locatedIn Avon NERFINISHED
southwest England
surface form: South West England
namedAfter Wansdyke (early medieval earthwork) NERFINISHED
partOfHistoricCounty Somerset NERFINISHED
region southwest England
surface form: South West England
replaced Bathavon Rural District NERFINISHED
Keynsham Urban District NERFINISHED
Norton-Radstock Urban District NERFINISHED
part of Clutton Rural District
part of Frome Rural District
replacedBy Bath and North East Somerset NERFINISHED
startTime 1974
status abolished local government district
successorUnitaryAuthority Bath and North East Somerset Council NERFINISHED

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