West of England
Combined authority area of England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with the West Country.
The West of England is an area of South West England around the River Avon. The area has a local government combined authority that consists of the unitary authorities of Bristol, South Gloucestershire, and Bath and North East Somerset. The combined authority is led by the Mayor of the West of England Dan Norris.[1][2][3] The city of Bristol is the region's largest population centre. Before the region, from 1974 until 1996, the area was under the County of Avon with North Somerset.
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West of England | |
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Combined authority region | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | England |
Region | South West England |
Counties | Bristol Gloucestershire Somerset |
Administrative HQ | Bristol (3 Rivergate, Temple Quay) |
Boroughs | |
Government | |
• Type | Combined authority Local enterprise partnership |
• Body | West of England Combined Authority |
• Mayor | Dan Norris (Labour) |
Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (British Summer Time) |
Website | www |
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