Bridgnorth (district)
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| Bridgnorth District | |
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| Image:ShropshireBridgnorth.png Shown within Shropshire non-metropolitan county | |
| Geography | |
| Status: | Non-metropolitan district |
| Region: | West Midlands |
| Administrative and Ceremonial county: | Shropshire |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 70th 633.17 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Bridgnorth |
| ONS code: | 39UB |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2004 est.) - Density | Ranked 337th 52,900 84 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 99.1% White |
| Politics | |
| Bridgnorth District Council http://www.bridgnorth.gov.uk | |
| Leadership: | Alternative - Sec.31 |
| Control: | Conservative with Independents |
| MPs: | Phillip Dunne, Mark Pritchard |
Bridgnorth is a local government district in Shropshire, England. Its main town is Bridgnorth and other towns in its area are Much Wenlock, Shifnal and Broseley. The villages of Albrighton and Sheriffhales as well as RAF Cosford are also in the district.
The district was formed on April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972. It was a merger of the Bridgnorth Rural District and nearly all of the Shifnal Rural District.
| Districts of the West Midlands | Image:Flag of England.svg |
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Birmingham | Bridgnorth | Bromsgrove | Cannock Chase | Coventry | Dudley | East Staffordshire | Herefordshire | Lichfield | Malvern Hills | Newcastle-under-Lyme | North Shropshire | North Warwickshire | Nuneaton and Bedworth | Oswestry | Redditch | Rugby | Sandwell | Shrewsbury and Atcham | Solihull | South Shropshire | South Staffordshire | Stafford | Staffordshire Moorlands | Stoke-on-Trent | Stratford-on-Avon | Tamworth | Telford and Wrekin | Walsall | Warwick | Wolverhampton | Worcester | Wychavon | Wyre Forest | |
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Counties with multiple districts: Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire |
