Bristol

:This article is about the English city of Bristol. For other uses please see Bristol (disambiguation).

Local Government

The Avon traditionally marks the border between Gloucestershire and Somerset. In 1373 Edward III of England proclaimed "that the said town of Bristol withall be a County by itself and called the county of Bristol for ever", but maps usually instead show it as part of Gloucestershire, and as the city spilled south of the river, it took the county with it.

Related Topics:
Avon - Gloucestershire - Somerset - 1373 - Edward III of England

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In 1974 Bristol became a district of the newly formed administrative County of Avon. When that county was abolished on the 1st April 1996, Bristol returned to its former status of a city and county in itself. The city borders on the unitary districts of Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

Related Topics:
1974 - County of Avon - 1st April - 1996 - Bath and North East Somerset - North Somerset - South Gloucestershire

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