South Gloucestershire
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South Gloucestershire lies north of Bristol, with market towns, rural villages, and suburban communities. Yate and Thornbury are key centres, the latter with its Tudor castle. The Severn Estuary forms the western boundary, crossed by the Severn Bridges, while the Cotswold Edge rises to the east with scenic hills and villages. The district’s landscape is a mix of farmland, rivers, and historic sites, blending rural charm with proximity to urban Bristol.
The local government for this district is: South Gloucestershire Council (Unitary Authority).
Constituencies in South Gloucestershire
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Wards in South Gloucestershire
South Gloucestershire is divided into 28 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Bitton & Oldland Common
- Boyd Valley
- Bradley Stoke North
- Bradley Stoke South
- Charfield
- Charlton & Cribbs
- Chipping Sodbury & Cotswold Edge
- Dodington
- Emersons Green
- Filton
- Frampton Cotterell
- Frenchay & Downend
- Hanham
- Kingswood
- Longwell Green
- New Cheltenham
- Parkwall & Warmley
- Patchway Coniston
- Pilning & Severn Beach
- Severn Vale
- Staple Hill & Mangotsfield
- Stoke Gifford
- Stoke Park & Cheswick
- Thornbury
- Winterbourne
- Woodstock
- Yate Central
- Yate North
South Gloucestershire in International Geographies
In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, South Gloucestershire is within an ITLs Level 3 area:
- (ITL 1) South West
- (ITL 2) ⇒ West of England
- (ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
The International Territorial Levels are used by OECD member countries for statistical purposes to classify administrative areas. We have this listable page for easy browsing of ITL names and codes: International Territorial Levels.