{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/english-non-metropolitan-districts-definition-order-1972/schedule/part-33",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/english-non-metropolitan-districts-definition-order-1972/schedule/part-33.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1972/2039",
  "legislation_title": "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/english-non-metropolitan-districts-definition-order-1972",
  "path": "schedule/part/33",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "33",
  "heading": "COUNTY OF SOMERSET",
  "text": "(1)\n(2)\nReference number of district\nArea of district by reference to existing administrative areas\n1\nIn the administrative county of Somerset—\nthe borough of Bridgwater;\nthe urban district of Burnham-on-Sea;\nthe rural district of Bridgwater;\nin the rural district of Axbridge, the parishes of Axbridge, Badgworth, Berrow, Brean, Brent Knoll, Burnham Without, Chapel Allerton, Cheddar, Compton Bishop, East Brent, Lympsham, Mark, Shipham, Weare and Wedmore and so much of the parish of Loxton as is not in Avon.\n2\nIn the administrative county of Somerset—\nthe boroughs of Glastonbury and Wells;\nthe urban districts of Frome, Shepton Mallet and Street;\nthe rural districts of Frome, Shepton Mallet and Wells;\nin the rural district of Axbridge, so much of the parishes of Blagdon and Burrington as is not in Avon;\nin the rural district of Clutton, the parishes of Chilcompton, Litton and Ston Easton, and so much of the parishes of Compton Martin, East Harptree, Ubley and West Harptree as is not in Avon.\n3\nIn the administrative county of Somerset—\nthe urban districts of Minehead and Watchet;\nthe rural districts of Dulverton and Williton.\n4\nIn the administrative county of Somerset—\nthe borough of Taunton;\nthe urban district of Wellington;\nthe rural districts of Taunton and Wellington.\n5\nIn the administrative county of Somerset—\nthe boroughs of Chard and Yeovil;\nthe urban districts of Crewkerne and Ilminster;\nthe rural districts of Chard, Langport, Wincanton and Yeovil.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1972/2039/schedule/part/33",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T22:21:20.670452+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}