Regil, North Somerset

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Regil
Coordinates: 51.3596° N 2.6614° W
Population	approx. 500
OS grid reference	ST539625
Unitary authority	North Somerset
Ceremonial county	Somerset
Region	South West
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BRISTOL
Postcode district	BS40
Dial code	01275
Police	Avon and Somerset
Fire	Avon
Ambulance	Great Western
UK Parliament	Woodspring
European Parliament	South West England
List of places: UK • England • Somerset

Regil (grid reference ST539625) is a small village within the Chew Valley in North Somerset about 8 miles south of Bristol very close to Chew Stoke and Chew Valley Lake.

It has one pub, a village hall and several farms.

Contents 1 Government and politics 2 Demographics 3 Church 4 Grade II listed buildings 5 References

[edit] Government and politics

Regil is part of the Winford Ward which is represented by one councillor on the North Somerset Unitary Authority which has responsibilities for services such as education, refuse, tourism etc. The village is a part of the Woodspring constituency part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament.

[edit] Demographics

According to the 2001 Census the Winford Ward, had 1,316 residents, living in 527 households, with an average age of 41.9 years. Of these 73% of residents describing their health as 'good', 26% of 16-74 year olds had no qualifications; and the area had an unemployment rate of 1.8% of all economically active people aged 16-74. In the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2004, it was ranked at 22,024 out of 32,482 wards in England, where 1 was the most deprived LSOA and 32,482 the least deprived.^[1]

[edit] Church

The small church in the village is dedicated to St James.

[edit] Grade II listed buildings

• (Regil Farmhouse at Images of England)

[edit] References

• ↑  Neighbourhood Statistics LSOA North Somerset 013B Winford. Office of National Statistics 2001 Census. Retrieved on 2006-04-25.