Bridgnorth (district)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bridgnorth District
Bridgnorth
Shown within Shropshire non-metropolitan county
Geography
Status: Non-metropolitan district
Region: West Midlands
Administrative and Ceremonial county: Shropshire
Area:
- Total
Ranked 70th
633.17 km²
Admin. HQ: Bridgnorth
ONS code: 39UB
Demographics
Population:
- Total (2005 est.)
- Density
Ranked 338th
52,200
82 / km²
Ethnicity: 99.1% White
Politics
Bridgnorth District Council
http://www.bridgnorth.gov.uk
Leadership: Alternative - Sec.31
Control: Conservative / Independent / Liberal Democrats
MPs: Phillip Dunne, Mark Pritchard

Bridgnorth is a local government district in Shropshire, England. Its main town is Bridgnorth and other towns in its area are Much Wenlock, Shifnal and Broseley. The villages of Albrighton and Sheriffhales as well as RAF Cosford are also in the district.

The district was formed on April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972. It was a merger of the Bridgnorth Rural District, Much Wenlock Municipal Borough and nearly all of the Shifnal Rural District.

[edit] Energy policy

In May 2006, a report commissioned by British Gas [1] showed that housing in the district of Bridgnorth produced the 12th highest average carbon emissions in the country at 7,176 kg of carbon dioxide per dwelling.

See also: Energy efficiency in British housing.


Ceremonial county of Shropshire
Unitary authorities: Telford and Wrekin
Boroughs/Districts: Bridgnorth • North Shropshire • Oswestry • Shrewsbury and Atcham • South Shropshire
Cities/Towns: Bishop's Castle • Bridgnorth • Broseley • Church Stretton • Cleobury Mortimer • Clun • Craven Arms • Dawley • Ellesmere • Ludlow • Madeley • Market Drayton • Much Wenlock • Newport • Oakengates • Oswestry • Shifnal • Shrewsbury • Telford • Wellington • Wem • Whitchurch
See also: List of civil parishes in Shropshire


Districts of the West Midlands Flag of England

Birmingham | Bridgnorth | Bromsgrove | Cannock Chase | Coventry | Dudley | East Staffordshire | Herefordshire | Lichfield | Malvern Hills | Newcastle-under-Lyme | North Shropshire | North Warwickshire | Nuneaton and Bedworth | Oswestry | Redditch | Rugby | Sandwell | Shrewsbury and Atcham | Solihull | South Shropshire | South Staffordshire | Stafford | Staffordshire Moorlands | Stoke-on-Trent | Stratford-on-Avon | Tamworth | Telford and Wrekin | Walsall | Warwick | Wolverhampton | Worcester | Wychavon | Wyre Forest

Counties with multiple districts: Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire


In other languages