Although B&NES was only created in 1996 the area it covers has been occupied for thousands of years. The age of the henge monument at Stanton Drew stone circles is unknown, but is … 展开

Historically part of the county of Somerset, Bath was made a county borough in 1889 so being independent of the newly created administrative Somerset county council, which covered the rest of … 展开

The major towns and villages in the district are:
• Bath
• Bathampton
• Peasedown
• Keynsham
• Midsomer … 展开

The area is served by BBC West and ITV West Country broadcasting from the Mendip TV transmitter.
Local radio stations are:
• BBC Radio Bristol on 94.9 FM, 103.6 FM and 104.6 FM
• BBC Radio … 展开

Bath and North East Somerset covers an area of 136 square miles (352 km ), of which two thirds is green belt. It stretches from the outskirts of 展开

170,238 people live in the area and approximately half live in the City of Bath making it 12 times more densely populated than the rest of the area.
According to the 展开

Bath is approximately 12 miles (19 km) south-east of the larger city and port of Bristol, to which it is linked by the A4 road, and is a similar distance … 展开