Avon County Council

Avon County Council
History
Founded	1 April 1974
Disbanded	31 March 1996

Avon County Council was the county council of the non-metropolitan county of Avon in south west England. It came into its powers on 1 April 1974 and was abolished on 31 March 1996 at the same time as the county. The county council was based in Bristol at Avon House and Avon House North. It was replaced with four authorities: Bristol City Council, South Gloucestershire Council, North Somerset Council and Bath and North East Somerset Council.

Former county councils of England

Avon
Bedfordshire
Berkshire
Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely
Cheshire
Cleveland
Cornwall
Cumberland
Durham
East Riding
East Suffolk
Greater Manchester
Hereford and Worcester
Herefordshire
Holland
Humberside
Huntingdon and Peterborough
Huntingdonshire
Isle of Ely
Isle of Wight
Kesteven
Lindsey
London
Merseyside
Middlesex
North Riding
Northumberland
Rutland
Shropshire
Soke of Peterborough
South Yorkshire
Tyne and Wear
West Midlands
Westmorland
West Riding
West Suffolk
West Yorkshire
Wiltshire

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