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Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Region
  
South West England

Created
  
1 April 1974

Area
  
959 km²

Ceremonial county
  
Somerset

Constituent country
  
England

Admin HQ
  
Yeovil

Time zone
  
GMT (UTC0)

Local time
  
Tuesday 6:04 AM

University
  
Yeovil College

South Somerset httpswwwsouthsomersetgovukmedia161202area

Weather
  
5°C, Wind E at 8 km/h, 100% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Montacute House, Fleet Air Arm Museum, Barrington Court, Haynes International Motor Mu, Muchelney Abbey

South Somerset is a local government district in Somerset, England.

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Map of South Somerset District, UK

The South Somerset district covers and area of 370 square miles (958 km2) ranging from the borders with Devon, Wiltshire and Dorset to the edge of the Somerset Levels. It has a population of approximately 158,000. The administrative centre of the district is Yeovil.

The district was formed on 1 April 1974, and was originally known as Yeovil, adopting its present name in 1985. It was formed by the merger of the municipal boroughs of Chard, Yeovil, along with Crewkerne and Ilminster urban districts and the Chard Rural District, Langport Rural District, Wincanton Rural District and Yeovil Rural District.

The Council covers the whole of the Yeovil constituency, and part of Somerton and Frome.

It is currently Liberal Democrat controlled, and has Beacon Council status.

Towns

Its main towns include:

  • Bruton
  • Castle Cary
  • Chard
  • Crewkerne
  • Ilminster
  • Langport
  • Milborne Port
  • Somerton
  • Wincanton
  • Yeovil

    • Wards

    The electoral wards include: Camelot and Wessex.

    Major roads

  • A30
  • A37
  • A303

    • Rail stations

  • Bruton railway station (Heart of Wessex Line and Reading to Taunton Line), First Great Western
  • Castle Cary railway station (Heart of Wessex Line and Reading to Taunton Line), First Great Western
  • Crewkerne railway station (West of England Main Line), South West Trains
  • Templecombe railway station (West of England Main Line), South West Trains
  • Yeovil Junction railway station (West of England Main Line), South West Trains
  • Yeovil Pen Mill railway station (Heart of Wessex Line), First Great Western

    • Heritage Railways

  • Chard Branch Line, former Great Western Railway line between Chard and Taunton
  • Yeovil Railway Centre

    • Education

    County schools (those which are not independent) in the five non-metropolitan districts of the county are operated by Somerset County Council.

    For a full list of schools see: List of schools in Somerset

    References

    South Somerset Wikipedia
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