County of Avon
1. Northavon
2. Bristol
3. Kingswood
4. Woodspring
5. Wansdyke
6. Bath
The County of Avon was a county in western England from 1974 to 1996 , named after the River Avon that flows through the county .
Avon was formed in 1975 from the city and county of Bristol and parts of the counties of Gloucestershire and Somerset . The county had six districts : Bristol, Bath , Northavon , Kingswood , Woodspring, and Wansdyke . It bordered Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east and Somerset to the south. To the west it bordered the Bristol Channel .
The county had an area of 1347 km² and 919,800 inhabitants (1991). Cities and towns included Bristol, Bath, Weston-super-Mare , Yate , Clevedon , Midsomer Norton and Radstock , Bradley Stoke , Nailsea , Yatton , Keynsham and Thornbury .
The County of Avon, however, was not very popular. Bristol residents regretted the loss of county titles and the former Gloucestershire and Somerset territories felt cut off from their traditional counties.
In 1996 the County of Avon was dissolved and divided into four Unitary Authorities : The City and County of Bristol, South Gloucestershire (formerly Kingswood and Northavon), North Somerset (formerly Woodspring) and Bath and North East Somerset (formerly Bath and Wansdyke).
However, there is still a joint fire brigade and other jointly used organizations.