Bridgwater Without

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Bridgwater Without
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Bridgwater Without
Location within Somerset
Population428 
Civil parish
  • Bridgwater Without
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BRIDGWATER
Postcode district TA7
Police Avon and Somerset
Fire Devon and Somerset
Ambulance South Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Somerset
51°08′24″N2°57′54″W / 51.140°N 2.965°W / 51.140; -2.965

Bridgwater Without is a civil parish in the county of Somerset, England.

Contents

It lies to the east and south west of Bridgwater. The parish includes the villages and hamlets of Dunwear, Horsey and Slape Cross. In 2011 the parish had a population of 428, however, if including the newly built suburb of Bridgwater: Willow Down, the population is 1,843. [1]

Governance

The parish council has responsibility for local issues, including setting an annual precept (local rate) to cover the council's operating costs.

For local government purposes, since 1 April 2023, the parish comes under the unitary authority of Somerset Council. Prior to this, it was part of the non-metropolitan district of Sedgemoor (established under the Local Government Act 1972). It was part of Bridgwater Rural District before 1974. [2]

It is also part of the Bridgwater county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

See also

References

  1. "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  2. "Bridgwater RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 4 January 2014.