Avon county
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Avon county was a former administrative county in southwest England, centered on the city of Bristol and existing from 1974 until its abolition in 1996.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| county of Avon | 1 |
| Avon (county) | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | former non-metropolitan and ceremonial county ⓘ |
| abolished | 1996 ⓘ |
| administrativeCentre | Bristol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Bristol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ceremonialLordLieutenantTitle | Lord Lieutenant of Avon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contained |
Bath
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
City of Bristol NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingswood NERFINISHED ⓘ Northavon NERFINISHED ⓘ Wansdyke NERFINISHED ⓘ Weston-super-Mare NERFINISHED ⓘ Woodspring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | Local Government Act 1972 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedBy | Local Government Changes 1996 in England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1 April 1996 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Bath and North East Somerset (unitary authority)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bristol (unitary authority) NERFINISHED ⓘ North Somerset (unitary authority) NERFINISHED ⓘ South Gloucestershire (unitary authority) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | county council ⓘ |
| hasBorderWith |
Gloucestershire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Somerset NERFINISHED ⓘ Wiltshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicCountyOverlap |
historic county of Gloucestershire
ⓘ
historic county of Somerset ⓘ |
| inception | 1974 ⓘ |
| ISO3166-2Code | GB-AVN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| largestCity | Bristol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Avon County Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
southwest England
ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
|
| locatedOn | Severn Estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | River Avon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | England ⓘ |
| regionCode | GB-AVN ⓘ |
| replaced |
Bristol (county borough)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
parts of Gloucestershire ⓘ parts of Somerset ⓘ |
| shortName | Avon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1 April 1974 ⓘ |
| status | abolished administrative county ⓘ |
| timeZone |
British Summer Time
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greenwich Mean Time ⓘ |
| usedFor | ceremonial purposes until 1996 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
county of Avon