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Avon ( / ˈeɪvən /) was a non-metropolitan and ceremonial county in the west of England that existed between 1974 and 1996. The county was named after the River Avon, which flows through the area. It was formed from the county boroughs of Bristol and Bath, together with parts of the administrative counties of Gloucestershire and Somerset .
The unitary districts of North Somerset and Bath & North East Somerset are instead covered by the Avon Fire and Rescue Service, a service which also covers Bristol and South Gloucestershire. The South Western Ambulance Service covers the entire South West of England, including all of Somerset. [130]
Avon and Somerset Police is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement in the five unitary authority areas of Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset, Somerset, and South Gloucestershire, all in South West England . As of September 2020, the force had 2,965 police officers, 299 special constables, and 330 police ...
Bath ( RP: / bɑːθ /; [ 2] local pronunciation: [ba (ː)θ] [ 3]) is a city in the ceremonial county of Somerset in England, known for and named after its Roman-built baths. [ 4] At the 2021 Census, the population was 94,092. [ 1] Bath is in the valley of the River Avon, 97 miles (156 km) west of London and 11 miles (18 km) southeast of Bristol.
Bradford-on-Avon (sometimes Bradford on Avon or Bradford upon Avon[ 2][ 3]) is a town and civil parish in west Wiltshire, England, near the border with Somerset, which had a population of 10,405 at the 2021 census. [ 1] The town's canal, historic buildings, shops, pubs and restaurants make it popular with tourists.
Bristol. / 51.45361°N 2.59750°W / 51.45361; -2.59750. Bristol ( / ˈbrɪstəl / ⓘ) is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, the most populous city in the region. [ 9][ 10] Built around the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the ...
Avon Fire & Rescue Service ( AF&RS) is the fire and rescue service covering the unitary authorities of Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire in South West England . The headquarters of the service is co-located with Avon and Somerset Police in Portishead, and the service has 22 fire stations across its ...
The Boundary Commission for England reviewed Avon in 2000 and devised a constituencies scheme in which no constituency spanned the four unitary authority boundaries within the abolished county. This entailed four seats to Bristol , three to South Gloucestershire and two each to Bath and North East Somerset and North Somerset and accordingly a ...