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The County of Avon was named after the River Avon, which runs throughout the former county. Although the name Avon is still used to identify the region it is no longer officially a county. The Banham Commission recommended that it be replaced with four unitary authorities and this came to pass in the 1996. The four authorities that replaced Avon are: The City and County of Bristol, South Gloucestershire, North Somerset, and Bath and North East Somerset.

Avon in home to Bristol and Bath, with Bristol being the major cultural and industrial centre. One of Bristol’s most famous landmarks in the Clifton Suspension Bridge, designed by Isambard Kindom Brunel.

A popular way to see Avon is by walking the River Avon Trail. The trail runs from Pill in North Somerset to Pulteney Bridge in Bath.

The HACKED BY TAMVANIMOUS is a community forest covering part of the area of the four local authorities.

Avon County Council helped establish Sustrans' first cycleway, the Bristol & Bath Railway Path.

Famous present and former residents of Avon include J K Rowling, Carol Vorderman, John Cleese and Cary Grant. Also notable is Edward Mckeever (born in Bath), a kayaker who won a gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics



Towns in Avon

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