Difference between revisions of "Avon"

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*The City and County of [[Bristol]]
 
*The City and County of [[Bristol]]
 
*[[South Gloucestershire]] (previously Kingswood and Northavon)
 
*[[South Gloucestershire]] (previously Kingswood and Northavon)
*[[North Somerset]] (formerly Woodspring)
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*[[North Somerset]] (previously Woodspring)
*[[Bath and North East Somerset]]
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*[[Bath and North East Somerset]] (previously Bath and Wansdyke)
  
 
The name lives on in the local police force, the [[Avon and Somerset Constabulary]]
 
The name lives on in the local police force, the [[Avon and Somerset Constabulary]]

Revision as of 10:49, 30 December 2013

Former Avon districts:
1. Northavon 2. Bristol 3. Kingswood 4. Woodspring 5. Wansdyke 6. Bath

Avon was a county in south-west England from 1974 to 1996. It comprised parts of Gloucestershire and Somerset plus Bristol. On its abolition in 1996 it was replaced by four unitary authorities:

The name lives on in the local police force, the Avon and Somerset Constabulary

LGBT history

The Gay Men’s Health Network in Avon was formed in 1985.[1]

References

  1. http://outstoriesbristol.org.uk/people/biographies/richards-aled/