South Gloucestershire

South Gloucestershire District Geography Status: Unitary, District Region: South West England Ceremonial County: Gloucestershire Area: - Total Ranked 102nd 496.94 km² Admin. HQ: Thornbury ONS code: 00HD Demographics Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density Ranked 40th 246,273 496 / km² Ethnicity: 97.6% White Politics South Gloucestershire Council http://www.southglos.gov.uk/ Leadership: Leader & Cabinet Executive: All Party MPs: Roger Berry, Doug Naysmith, Steve Webb

Location of South Gloucestershire. The thick line at the top of the map is a country border, separating Monmouthshire (Wales) from Gloucestershire (England) Map of South Gloucestershire. The blue lines are motorways

South Gloucestershire is a local government area in South West England. It was created in 1996 when the county of Avon was abolished, by the merger of the districts of Kingswood and Northavon. The district borders the city of Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire. It lies within the traditional and ceremonial county of Gloucestershire.

South Gloucestershire is a major transport hub for the south of England where the M4 and M5 motorways meet. Other major routes include the A38, the Avon Ring Road and part of the M32. It also has major connections to the railway network, home to Bristol Parkway railway station and the Severn Tunnel. It is home to the eastern ends of the two famous Severn bridges which are the main route by road to and from South Wales.

Geography

The western side of South Gloucestershire is a valley surrounding the River Severn. A small part of the Cotswolds and the National Trust site Dyrham Park are also in the county. South of the motorways are suburbs of Bristol while areas north are rural areas. Much of the green belt has been taken away by developments like Bradley Stoke in recent years.

Major towns in South Gloucestershire

• Bradley Stoke
• Filton
• Kingswood
• Thornbury
• Yate

Other towns and villages

• Abson , Acton Turville , Almondsbury, Alveston, Aust, Awkley
• Badminton, Bagstone , Bitton , Bridgeyate
• Cadbury Heath , Catbrain, Charfield, Chipping Sodbury, Churchend , Coalpit Heath, Codrington , Cold Ashton , Cowhill, Cromhall
• Dodington , Downend , Doynton , Duckhole , Dyrham
• Easter Compton, Elberton , Engine Common
• Falfield, Frampton Cotterel
• Gaunt's Earthcott
• Hawkesbury , Hawkesbury Upton , Hill , Hillesley , Hallen, Hambrook , Hanham, Harry Stoke , Hinton , Horton
• Ingst , Iron Acton , Itchington
• Latteridge , Little Badminton , Little Sodbury, Little Stoke, Littleton-upon-Severn , Longwell Green
• Marshfield , Milbury Heath, Upper and Lower Morton
• Nibley , Northwick
• Oldbury Naite , Oldbury-on-Severn, Old Down , Oldland , Old Sodbury , Olveston, Over
• Patchway, Pilning, Pucklechurch
• Rangeworthy , Redwick , Rockhampton, Rudgeway
• Severn Beach, Shepperdine , Siston , Soundwell , Stoke Gifford
• Tockington, Tormarton , Tortworth , Tresham , Tytherington
• Upton Cheyney
• Wapley , Warmley , West Littleton , Westerleigh, Whitfield , Wick , Wickwar, Winterbourne

Places of interest

• Cribbs Causeway and The Mall
• Filton Airfield
• Severn Way
• The Severn Bridges
• Thornbury Castle