Sedgemoor District Council

Local authority area: Sedgemoor

Sedgemoor is a district council in Somerset, in the South West England region of England. It covers 564.4 km² and had 122,791 residents in 2018 — about 218 people per km². It was abolished in 2023 and its services passed to Somerset. The council is based in Bridgwater.

sedgemoor.gov.uk All district councils South West

People

Population

Estimates recorded for Sedgemoor, 2012–2018.

Residents, 2018122,791+5.8% since 2012

Land area564.4km²217.9 sq mi

Density218/ km²people per square kilometre

Population estimates4 data points

116.1K119.1K120.3K122.8K

2012201420152018

History

How the council came to be

2023
Abolished
Replaced by Somerset.
1974
Created
Formed from Axbridge Rural District, Bridgwater Rural District.

Abroad

Twinned with

Schwalm-Eder-Kreis

Source: Wikidata Q1752483 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.