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Bristol (/ ˈ b r ɪ s t əl / ⓘ) is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, the most populous city in the region. [9] [10] Built around the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south.
18th-century map of the city and region around Bristol, England. NW Prospect of Bristol, 1734 SE Prospect of Bristol, 1734. Bristol Bridge, the only way of crossing the river without using a ferry, was rebuilt between 1764 and 1768. [87] The earlier medieval bridge was too narrow and congested to cope with the amount of traffic that needed to ...
Bristol City Council, formerly known as The Bristol Corporation (and colloquially as "The Corporation"), is the local government authority governing the city of Bristol, England. Following the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, successive royal charters granted increasing rights of local governance to Bristol. County status was attained in ...
The counties of England are a type of subdivision of England.Counties have been used as administrative areas in England since Anglo-Saxon times. There are three definitions of county in England: the 48 ceremonial counties used for the purposes of lieutenancy; the 84 metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties for local government; [a] and the 39 historic counties.
Bristol City Council is the local authority for the city of Bristol, in South West England. Bristol has had a council from medieval times, which has been reformed on numerous occasions. Since 1996 the council has been a unitary authority, being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council.
Greater Bristol is a term used for the conurbation which contains and surrounds the city of Bristol in the South West of England.There is no official "Greater Bristol" authority, but the term is sometimes used by local, regional and national authorities, and others as a synonym for either the "Bristol Urban Area" or a wider area of the former County of Avon (sometimes the whole of the former ...
Bristol and West of England Amateur Photographic Association formed. [31] Industrial Exhibition held. [5] Daily Bristol Times and Mirror newspaper in publication. [16] 1867 – Bristol Beacon concert hall opens as Colston Hall. [2] 1870 – Gloucestershire County Cricket Club formed. 1871 – Bristol Museum and Library established. [32]
The county has formed the upper tier of local government over much of the United Kingdom at one time or another, [1] and has been used for a variety of other purposes, such as for Lord Lieutenants, land registration and postal delivery. This list of 184 counties is split by constituent country, time period and purpose.