Bridgnorth (district)
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| Bridgnorth District | |
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 Shown within Shropshire non-metropolitan county |
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| 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 |
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| 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.
| 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 |
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
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