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West Somerset District Council

Local authority area: West Somerset

West Somerset is a district council in Somerset, in the South West England region of England. It covers 725.4 km² and had 34,400 residents in 2015 — about 47 people per km². It was abolished in 2019 and its services passed to Somerset West and Taunton. The council is based in Williton.

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People

Population

Estimates recorded for West Somerset, 2012–2015.

Residents, 201534,400-0.6% since 2012
Land area725.4km²280.1 sq mi
Density47/ km²people per square kilometre
History

How the council came to be

  1. 2019
    Abolished

    Replaced by Somerset West and Taunton.

  2. 1974
    Created

    Formed from Williton Rural District, Dulverton Rural District.

Source: Wikidata Q1853853 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.