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Barceló Combe Grove Manor Hotel |
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Brassknocker Hill. BA2 7HS. Monkton Combe
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The United Kingdom comprises the island of Great Britain, the north-east part of the island of Ireland and many small local islands.
Great Britain, its largest island is linked to France by the Channel Tunnel.
The UK is a constitutional monarchy with Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as head of state; the monarch of the UK also serves as head of state of fifteen other Commonwealth countries, putting the UK in a personal union with those other states.
The UK uses a parliamentary government based on strong democratic traditions, a system that has been emulated around the world—a legacy of the British Empire. | |
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Avon was formed on 1 April 1974.
It took in the areas of the former county boroughs of Bristol and Bath, and areas from the administrative counties of Gloucestershire and Somerset.
It had six districts.
The area of Avon was 1,347 square kilometres (520 sq mi) and its population in 1991 was 919,800.
Cities and towns in Avon included (in approximate order of population) Bristol, Bath, Weston-super-Mare, Yate, Clevedon, Portishead, Midsomer Norton & Radstock, Bradley Stoke, Nailsea, Yatton, Keynsham and Thornbury. | |
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