Winscombe and Sandford, formerly just Winscombe, is a civil parish in the North Somerset district, in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England. It includes the villages of Winscombe and Sandford. In 2011 he parish had a population of 4,546.[1] On 1 June 1992 the parish was renamed from "Winscombe" to "Winscombe and Sandford".[2]
Winscombe and Sandford
Looking down Woodborough Road towards the village centre
The parish council has responsibility for local issues, including setting an annual precept (local rate) to cover the council's operating costs and producing annual accounts for public scrutiny. The parish council evaluates local planning applications and works with the local police, district council officers, and neighbourhood watch groups on matters of crime, security, and traffic. The parish council's role also includes initiating projects for the maintenance and repair of parish facilities, such as the village hall or community centre, playing fields and playgrounds, as well as consulting with the district council on the maintenance, repair, and improvement of highways, drainage, footpaths, public transport, and street cleaning. Conservation matters (including trees and listed buildings) and environmental issues are also of interest to the council.
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April 10, 2024
winscombe, sandford, formerly, just, winscombe, civil, parish, north, somerset, district, ceremonial, county, somerset, england, includes, villages, 2011, parish, population, june, 1992, parish, renamed, from, winscombe, looking, down, woodborough, road, towar. Winscombe and Sandford formerly just Winscombe is a civil parish in the North Somerset district in the ceremonial county of Somerset England It includes the villages of Winscombe and Sandford In 2011 he parish had a population of 4 546 1 On 1 June 1992 the parish was renamed from Winscombe to Winscombe and Sandford 2 Winscombe and SandfordLooking down Woodborough Road towards the village centreWinscombe and SandfordLocation within SomersetPopulation4 546 2011 1 OS grid referenceST425575Civil parishWinscombe and SandfordUnitary authorityNorth SomersetCeremonial countySomersetRegionSouth WestCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townWINSCOMBEPostcode districtBS25Dialling code01934PoliceAvon and SomersetFireAvonAmbulanceSouth WesternUK ParliamentWeston Super MareList of places UK England Somerset 51 18 49 N 2 49 35 W 51 3136 N 2 8263 W 51 3136 2 8263Governance editThe parish council has responsibility for local issues including setting an annual precept local rate to cover the council s operating costs and producing annual accounts for public scrutiny The parish council evaluates local planning applications and works with the local police district council officers and neighbourhood watch groups on matters of crime security and traffic The parish council s role also includes initiating projects for the maintenance and repair of parish facilities such as the village hall or community centre playing fields and playgrounds as well as consulting with the district council on the maintenance repair and improvement of highways drainage footpaths public transport and street cleaning Conservation matters including trees and listed buildings and environmental issues are also of interest to the council The parish falls within the unitary authority of North Somerset which was created in 1996 as established by the Local Government Act 1992 It provides a single tier of local government with responsibility for almost all local government functions within their area including local planning and building control local roads council housing environmental health markets and fairs refuse collection recycling cemeteries crematoria leisure services parks and tourism They are also responsible for education social services libraries main roads public transport trading standards waste disposal and strategic planning although fire police and ambulance services are provided jointly with other authorities through the Avon Fire and Rescue Service Avon and Somerset Constabulary and the Great Western Ambulance Service North Somerset s area covers part of the ceremonial county of Somerset but it is administered independently of the non metropolitan county Its administrative headquarters are in the town hall in Weston super Mare Between 1 April 1974 and 1 April 1996 it was the Woodspring district of the county of Avon 3 Before 1974 the parish was part of the Long Ashton Rural District 4 and Portishead Urban District 5 The parish is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom as part of the Weston Super Mare county constituency It elects one Member of Parliament MP by the first past the post system of election References edit a b 2011 Census Profile North Somerset Council Archived from the original Excel on 4 January 2014 Retrieved 4 January 2014 Weston super Mare Registration District UKBMD Retrieved 30 March 2024 The Avon Structural Change Order 1995 HMSO Archived from the original on 30 January 2008 Retrieved 9 December 2007 A Vision of Britain Through Time Long Ashton Rural District Long Ashton RD A vision of Britain Through Time University of Portsmouth Retrieved 4 January 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Winscombe and Sandford amp oldid 1216404660, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
