South Gloucestershire (UAA)

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Location of South Gloucestershire unitary authority. 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 an Unitary Authority Area (UAA), created in 1996 when the adminstrative county of Avon was abolished. It is north of the city of Bristol. South Gloucestershire is a part of the traditional and ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire.

South Gloucestershire covers an area of 497 km² and is home to around 250,000 people.

The major towns in South Gloucestershire are

Bradley Stoke
Filton
Kingswood
Thornbury
Yate

More minor towns and villages in South Gloucestershire include

Abson
Almondsbury
Alveston
Chipping Sodbury
Dyrham
Doynton
Hinton
Little Stoke
Olveston
Patchway
Pucklechurch
Rudgeway
Wick
Winterbourne

It is home to the eastern ends of the two famous Severn bridges which are the main route to Wales.

A small part of the Cotswolds and the national trust site Dyrham Park are also in the area.

The county borders Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire.

External links

South Gloucestershire Council: http://www.southglos.gov.uk/