Bristol (England). City Council
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Information for Authority record
Name (Latin)
Bristol (England). City Council
Other forms of name
Bristol City Council
City of Bristol District Council
Start period
1974-04-01
Type of corporate body
City councils
Place of residence/headquarters
Bristol (England)
Field of activity
Municipal government
Associated Language
eng
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- Bristol city centre draft local plan, 1990:emblem on cover (Bristol City Council)
- The story of H.M.S. Bristol, 1986:t.p. (City of Bristol District Council)
- Wikipedia website, 18 June 2013(Bristol was granted a charter by Edward III in 1373, the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 established Bristol Corporation. The term Corporation of Bristol or Bristol Corporation, encompassing the mayor and common council, had been in use since the eighteenth century at least. Bristol became a county borough in 1888, however, on 1 April 1974, it became a local government district of the short-lived county of Avon. On 1 April 1996, it regained its independence and county status, when the county of Avon was abolished and Bristol became a unitary authority, styled as the City and County of Bristol)