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( R e d i r e c t e d f r o m W o o d s p r i n g )
Unitary authority in England
North Somerset is a unitary authority in the ceremonial county of Somerset , England. The council is based in Weston-super-Mare , the area's largest town. The district also contains the towns of Clevedon , Nailsea and Portishead , along with a number of villages and surrounding rural areas. Some southern parts of the district fall within the Mendip Hills , a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty .
The district was formed in 1974 as the Woodspring district of the county of Avon . Avon was abolished in 1996, when the district was renamed North Somerset and its council took on county-level functions from the abolished county council.
The district is on the coast, facing the Bristol Channel to the west. The neighbouring districts are Bristol , Bath and North East Somerset and Somerset .
History [ edit ]
The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 , covering four former districts and part of a fifth, which were all abolished at the same time:[3]
Woodspring Priory , which gave its name to the district as created in 1974.
The whole area had been part of Somerset prior to the 1974 reforms, but was transferred to the new county of Avon. The new district was named Woodspring after Woodspring Priory , an isolated medieval church near the coast in the parish of Kewstoke , north of Weston-super-Mare.[4]
Following the Banham Review , the county of Avon was abolished in 1996, with the area being divided into unitary authorities responsible for both district and county-level functions. Woodspring became one of the unitary authorities, and the government gave the district the new name "North West Somerset" as part of the reforms.[5] The area was also transferred back to Somerset for the ceremonial purposes of lieutenancy and shrievalty .[6]
In July 1995 the council resolved to change the name to "North Somerset" with effect from when the reforms came into effect on 1 April 1996. Some years later the government identified that the council's decision to rename in 1995 may not have been technically valid, and so in 2005 the council passed another resolution formally changing the name to put the matter beyond doubt.[7] [8]
Governance [ edit ]
North Somerset Council provides both county-level and district-level services. The whole area is also covered by civil parishes , which form a second tier of local government.[9]
The area comprises the parliamentary constituencies of Weston-super-Mare and North Somerset .
Settlements [ edit ]
Map of wards within North Somerset
The principal towns in the district are the coastal towns of Weston-super-Mare , Portishead , Clevedon and Nailsea .
Abbots Leigh
Backwell , Banwell , Barrow Gurney , Blagdon , Bleadon , Bourton , Brockley , Burrington , Butcombe
Cambridge Batch , Chelvey , Christon , Churchill , Clapton in Gordano , Claverham , Cleeve , Clevedon , Congresbury
Downside , Dundry
East End , East Hewish , East Rolstone , Easton in Gordano
Failand , Farleigh , Felton , Flax Bourton
Ham Green , Hutton
Icelton
Kenn , Kewstoke , Kingston Seymour
Leigh Woods , Locking , Lodway , Long Ashton , Lower Failand , Lower Langford , Loxton , Lulsgate Bottom
Maiden Head , Milton
Nailsea , North End , North Weston
Pill , Portbury , Portishead , Puxton
Redcliffe Bay , Redhill , Regil , Rickford
Sandford , Sheepway , Sidcot , St Georges , St Mary's Grove
Tickenham
Uphill , Upper Town
Walton in Gordano , West End , West Hewish , West Town , West Wick , Weston in Gordano , Weston-super-Mare , Wick St. Lawrence , Winford , Winscombe , Worle , Wraxall , Wrington
Yatton
Places of interest [ edit ]
North Somerset's natural environment and coastal towns attract visitors from nearby cities. Notable geographical features include:
Notable religious sites include Woodspring Priory .
Parishes [ edit ]
Image
Name
Status
Population
Former local authority
Coordinates
Refs
Abbots Leigh
Civil parish
799
Long Ashton Rural District
51°28′N 2°39′W / 51.46°N 2.65°W / 51.46; -2.65 (Abbots Leigh )
[10] [11]
Backwell
Civil parish
4,589
Long Ashton Rural District
51°25′N 2°44′W / 51.41°N 2.73°W / 51.41; -2.73 (Backwell )
[10] [11]
Banwell
Civil parish
2,919
Axbridge Rural District
51°19′N 2°52′W / 51.32°N 2.86°W / 51.32; -2.86 (Banwell )
[10] [12]
Barrow Gurney
Civil parish
349
Long Ashton Rural District
51°24′N 2°40′W / 51.40°N 2.67°W / 51.40; -2.67 (Barrow Gurney )
[10] [11]
Blagdon
Civil parish
1,116
Axbridge Rural District
51°20′N 2°43′W / 51.33°N 2.72°W / 51.33; -2.72 (Blagdon )
[10] [12]
Bleadon
Civil parish
1,079
Axbridge Rural District
51°19′N 2°56′W / 51.31°N 2.94°W / 51.31; -2.94 (Bleadon )
[10] [12]
Brockley
Civil parish
277
Long Ashton Rural District
51°23′N 2°46′W / 51.39°N 2.76°W / 51.39; -2.76 (Brockley, Somerset )
[10] [11]
Burrington
Civil parish
464
Axbridge Rural District
51°20′N 2°44′W / 51.33°N 2.74°W / 51.33; -2.74 (Burrington, Somerset )
[10] [12]
Butcombe
Civil parish
218
Axbridge Rural District
51°21′N 2°41′W / 51.35°N 2.69°W / 51.35; -2.69 (Butcombe )
[10] [12]
Churchill
Civil parish
2,235
Axbridge Rural District
51°20′N 2°47′W / 51.33°N 2.79°W / 51.33; -2.79 (Churchill, Somerset )
[10] [12]
Clapton in Gordano
Civil parish
348
Long Ashton Rural District
51°28′N 2°45′W / 51.46°N 2.75°W / 51.46; -2.75 (Clapton in Gordano )
[10] [11]
Cleeve
Civil parish
902
Long Ashton Rural District
51°23′N 2°46′W / 51.39°N 2.77°W / 51.39; -2.77 (Cleeve, Somerset )
[10] [11]
Clevedon
Town
21,281
Clevedon Urban District
51°26′N 2°51′W / 51.43°N 2.85°W / 51.43; -2.85 (Clevedon )
[10] [13]
Congresbury
Civil parish
3,497
Axbridge Rural District
51°22′N 2°49′W / 51.37°N 2.81°W / 51.37; -2.81 (Congresbury )
[10] [12]
Dundry
Civil parish
829
Long Ashton Rural District
51°23′N 2°38′W / 51.39°N 2.64°W / 51.39; -2.64 (Dundry )
[10] [11]
Easton in Gordano
Civil parish
4,828
Long Ashton Rural District
51°29′N 2°41′W / 51.48°N 2.69°W / 51.48; -2.69 (Easton in Gordano )
[10] [11]
Flax Bourton
Civil parish
715
Long Ashton Rural District
51°25′N 2°43′W / 51.42°N 2.71°W / 51.42; -2.71 (Flax Bourton )
[10] [11]
Hutton
Civil parish
2,582
Axbridge Rural District
51°19′N 2°56′W / 51.32°N 2.93°W / 51.32; -2.93 (Hutton, Somerset )
[10] [12]
Kenn
Civil parish
431
Long Ashton Rural District
51°25′N 2°50′W / 51.42°N 2.84°W / 51.42; -2.84 (Kenn, Somerset )
[10] [11]
Kewstoke
Civil parish
1,690
Axbridge Rural District
51°22′N 2°58′W / 51.37°N 2.96°W / 51.37; -2.96 (Kewstoke )
[10] [12]
Kingston Seymour
Civil parish
388
Long Ashton Rural District
51°23′N 2°52′W / 51.39°N 2.86°W / 51.39; -2.86 (Kingston Seymour )
[10] [11]
Locking
Civil parish
2,756
Axbridge Rural District
51°20′N 2°55′W / 51.33°N 2.91°W / 51.33; -2.91 (Locking, North Somerset )
[10] [12]
Long Ashton
Civil parish
6,044
Long Ashton Rural District
51°26′N 2°39′W / 51.43°N 2.65°W / 51.43; -2.65 (Long Ashton )
[10] [11]
Loxton
Civil parish
192
Axbridge Rural District
51°17′N 2°53′W / 51.29°N 2.89°W / 51.29; -2.89 (Loxton, North Somerset )
[10] [12]
Nailsea
Town
15,630
Long Ashton Rural District
51°26′N 2°46′W / 51.43°N 2.76°W / 51.43; -2.76 (Nailsea )
[10] [11]
Portbury
Civil parish
827
Long Ashton Rural District
51°28′N 2°43′W / 51.47°N 2.72°W / 51.47; -2.72 (Portbury )
[10] [11]
Portishead
Town
23,699
Portishead Urban District Long Ashton Rural District
51°29′N 2°46′W / 51.48°N 2.77°W / 51.48; -2.77 (Portishead and North Weston )
[10] [11]
Puxton
Civil parish
359
Axbridge Rural District
51°22′N 2°51′W / 51.37°N 2.85°W / 51.37; -2.85 (Puxton )
[10] [12]
St Georges
Civil parish
3,379
Axbridge Rural District
51°22′N 2°54′W / 51.36°N 2.90°W / 51.36; -2.90 (St. Georges, North Somerset )
[10] [12]
Tickenham
Civil parish
910
Axbridge Rural District
51°26′N 2°48′W / 51.44°N 2.80°W / 51.44; -2.80 (Tickenham )
[10] [12]
Walton in Gordano
Civil parish
273
Axbridge Rural District
51°27′N 2°50′W / 51.45°N 2.83°W / 51.45; -2.83 (Walton in Gordano )
[10] [12]
Weston in Gordano
Civil parish
301
Axbridge Rural District
51°28′N 2°47′W / 51.46°N 2.79°W / 51.46; -2.79 (Weston in Gordano )
[10] [12]
Weston super Mare
Town
76,143
Axbridge Rural District Weston super Mare Municipal Borough
51°21′N 2°58′W / 51.35°N 2.97°W / 51.35; -2.97 (Weston-super-Mare )
[10] [12]
Wick St Lawrence
Civil parish
1,331
Axbridge Rural District
51°23′N 2°55′W / 51.38°N 2.91°W / 51.38; -2.91 (Wick St. Lawrence )
[10] [12]
Winford
Civil parish
2,153
Long Ashton Rural District
51°23′N 2°40′W / 51.38°N 2.66°W / 51.38; -2.66 (Winford )
[10] [11]
Winscombe and Sandford
Civil parish
4,546
Axbridge Rural District
51°19′N 2°50′W / 51.31°N 2.83°W / 51.31; -2.83 (Winscombe and Sandford )
[10] [12]
Wraxall and Failand
Civil parish
2,302
Long Ashton Rural District
51°26′N 2°44′W / 51.44°N 2.73°W / 51.44; -2.73 (Wraxall and Failand )
[10] [11]
Wrington
Civil parish
2,633
Axbridge Rural District
51°22′N 2°46′W / 51.36°N 2.76°W / 51.36; -2.76 (Wrington )
[10] [12]
Yatton
Civil parish
7,552
Long Ashton Rural District
51°23′N 2°50′W / 51.39°N 2.83°W / 51.39; -2.83 (Yatton )
[10] [11]
Economy [ edit ]
North Somerset's economy is traditionally based on agriculture, including sheep raised for wool on the Mendip Hills and dairy farming in the valleys. This is celebrated at the annual North Somerset Show . During the Georgian era tourism became a significant economic sector in the coastal towns, most notably Weston-super-Mare which grew from a small village to a large resort town. Though tourism declined in the mid to late-20th century, in common with most British coastal resorts, this sector of the economy has stabilised.
In the 19th century the major port city of Bristol found that modern ships had outgrown the narrow river approach and the Port of Bristol company began seeking locations for new docks on the coast. The first of these was Portishead Dock , which handled coal from South Wales, though this too has seen shipping outgrow its facilities. The newer Royal Portbury Dock is noted for the large volume of car imports.
This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of North and North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire at current basic prices (pp. 240–253) by Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of British Pounds Sterling.
[14]
Year
Regional gross value added1
Agriculture2
Industry3
Services4
1995
5,916
125
1,919
3,872
2000
8,788
86
2,373
6,330
2003
10,854
67
2,873
7,914
^1 Components may not sum to totals due to rounding
^2 includes hunting and forestry
^3 includes energy and construction
^4 includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured
Demographics [ edit ]
North Somerset compared
UK Census 2001
North Somerset UA[15]
South West England [16]
England[16]
Total population
188,564
4,928,434
49,138,831
Foreign born
9.5%
9.4%
9.2%
White
97.1%
97.7%
91%
Asian
1.7%
0.7%
4.6%
Black
0.9%
0.4%
2.3%
Christian
75.0%
74.0%
72%
Muslim
0.2%
0.5%
3.1%
Hindu
0.1%
0.2%
1.1%
No religion
16.6%
16.8%
15%
Over 75 years old
9.9%
9.3%
7.5%
Unemployed
2.1%
2.6%
3.3%
North Somerset covers an area of around 145 square miles (380 km 2 ) and has a resident population of 193,000 (1.4% BME) living in 85,000 households.[17]
The population of North Somerset has doubled since the 1950s and is predicted to rise by 6,184 or 3.0% to 2011 and by 17% to 2026. Whilst the proportion of people in North Somerset who are under 45 is lower than the national average, population growth is predicted to be strongest in the 2034 age group. Conversely North Somerset has a 4.2% higher percentage of older people (60+ female, 65+ male) than the rest of England and Wales. This disparity increases with age with the percentage of the population over 75 years almost 30% higher than the national average, resulting in a relatively aged population.[18]
In 2001 there were 134,132 people of working age living in North Somerset and 91,767 were in employment; an economic activity rate of 68.4%. This is very close to the economic activity rate of the West of England sub-region which was 68.8% in the 2001 census.[17]
The 2001 census stated that 1.38% of North Somerset residents identified themselves as belonging to a visible ethnic group and a further 1.27% identified themselves as 'white other'.[19]
Population since 1801 [20]
Year
1801
1851
1901
1911
1921
1931
1941
1951
1961
1971
1981
1991
2001
Population North Somerset[21]
16,670
33,774
60,066
68,410
75,276
82,833
91,967
102,119
119,509
139,924
160,353
179,865
188,556
Education [ edit ]
As of 2023[update] , North Somerset Council is associated with 72 primary schools and 18 secondary schools.[22] [23] There are also four independent (private) schools in the area.[24]
Weston College is the main provider of further education in the area. University Centre Weston offers higher education courses in conjunction with Bath Spa University and the University of the West of England .
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ a b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – North Somerset Local Authority (E06000024)" . Nomis . Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 5 January 2024 .
^ "The English Non-metropolitan District (Definition) Order 1972" , legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives , SI 1972/2039, retrieved 17 November 2023
^ "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Names) Order 1973" , legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives , SI 1973/551, retrieved 31 May 2023
^ "The Avon (Structural Change) Order 1995" , legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives , SI 1995/493, retrieved 14 December 2023
^ "Lieutenancies Act 1997" , legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives , 1997 c. 23, retrieved 14 December 2023
^ "Report to the Executive" . 14 June 2005. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2011 .
^ "Minutes of the Extraordinary Meeting of the Council" . 28 June 2005. Retrieved 22 August 2016 .
^ "Election Maps" . Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 12 December 2023 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am "2011 Census Profile" . North Somerset Council. Archived from the original (Excel) on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Long Ashton RD" . A vision of Britain Through Time . University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 4 January 2014 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Axbridge RD" . A vision of Britain Through Time . University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 4 January 2014 .
^ "Clevedon UD" . A vision of Britain Through Time . University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 4 January 2014 .
^ "Regional Gross Value Added" (PDF) . National Statistics . 21 December 2005. Retrieved 3 June 2007 .
^ United Kingdom Census 2001 (2001). "Key Figures for 2001 Census: Census Area Statistics: Area: North Somerset" . statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2007 . {{cite web }}
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^ a b United Kingdom Census 2001 (2001). "Key Figures for 2001 Census: Census Area Statistics: Area: Bath and North East Somerset" . statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2007 . {{cite web }}
: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link )
^ a b "Local Area Agreement for North Somerset 2007–2010" . North Somerset Partnership . Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2007 .
^ "Culture, Leisure and Tourism and Topic Paper" (PDF) . North Somerset Core Strategy document . Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2007 .
^ "North Somerset Council Race Equality Scheme 2007–2010" . North Somerset Council . Archived from the original (Word) on 29 October 2007. Retrieved 30 December 2007 .
^ A Vision of Britain through Time
^ "North Somerset: Total Population" . A Vision of Britain Through Time . Great Britain Historical GIS Project. Retrieved 13 December 2007 .
^ "North Somerset schools and admissions data" . admissionsday.co.uk . Retrieved 2 April 2023 .
^ "Find your local school" . North Somerset Council . Retrieved 2 April 2023 .
^ "School updates: Independent schools" . North Somerset Council . Retrieved 2 April 2023 .
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● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a
● C o d e o f C o n d u c t
● D e v e l o p e r s
● S t a t i s t i c s
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