Talk:South West England

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[edit] Avon

It was originally divided into just Avon, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset, and Wiltshire.

I have changed this to It was previously divided... Avon was never an historic county, and only came into being in 1974.--MichaelMaggs 08:50, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

All versions are correct. The current region was formed in 1994 so it came after Avon was created and before it was abolished. MRSC 18:34, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Gibraltar

The article on Gibraltar lists that area as part of the EU voting constituency of South West England. Could someone who is more knowledgeable on the subjesct please clear this up for me? - USArsnl 03:08, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

The link was wrong on the Gibraltar article. It should have linked to the constituency and not the region. I've corrected this. MRSC 13:18, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Name

While I think the article name should remain South West England (because that's what most people will think of it as), the emboldened part of the opening paragraph should read ‘South West (or Government Office for the South West) is one of the regions of England . . . ’ since the word England does not form part of its title. The only region of England which includes the word is East of England. If no-one objects, I'd like to change this (and also the other region of England articles). - Heavens To Betsy 13:48, 18 April 2007 (UTC)