SOUTH SOMERSET

South Somerset District
South Somerset ''Shown within Somerset''
Geography
Status:	District
Region:	South West England
Admin. County:	Somerset
Area: - Total	Ranked 30th 959.04 km²
Admin. HQ:	Yeovil
ONS code:	40UD
Demographics
Population: - Total () - Density	Ranked / km²
Ethnicity:	98.9% White
Politics
South Somerset District Council http://www.southsomerset.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:
MPs:	David Heath, David Laws

'South Somerset' is a local government district in Somerset, England. Its council is based in Yeovil.
The district was formed on April 1, 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.
Its main towns include:

★ Bruton

★ Castle Cary

★ Chard

★ Crewkerne

★ Ilminster

★ Milborne Port

★ Somerton

★ Wincanton

★ Yeovil

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Transport Links

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Transport Links

'Major Roads in South Somerset'

★ A30

★ A37

★ A303
'Rail Stations in South Somerset'

★ Bruton railway station (Heart of Wessex Line), First Great Western

★ Castle Cary railway station (Heart of Wessex Line/Great Western Main 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/Great Western Main Line), First Great Western

External links

★ South Somerset District Council

★ BBC Somerset
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