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___MASK35___ ( or ) is a county in South West ___MASK37___ with an area of . It is landlocked and borders the counties of ___MASK96___ , Somerset , Hampshire , Gloucestershire , ___MASK71___ and Berkshire . The county town was Wilton but ___MASK35___ Council is now based in the new county town of Trowbridge . In ___MASK37___ , a civil parish is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties , or their combined form , the unitary authority . It is an administrative parish , in contrast to an ecclesiastical parish . ___MASK81___ - super - Mare is a ___MASK84___ resort town in Somerset , England , on the ___MASK63___ Channel south west of ___MASK63___ between Worlebury Hill and Bleadon Hill . It includes the suburbs of Oldmixon , West Wick and Worle . Its population at the 2011 census was 76 , 143 . Since 1983 , ___MASK81___ has been twinned with Hildesheim , Germany . The Church ___MASK94___ St Christopher in Lympsham , Somerset , ___MASK37___ dates from the 15th century , and has been designated as a Grade I listed building . It is known that Bartholomew de ___MASK37___ was appointed rector at Lympsham in 1274 , although the parish had been given by Ine ___MASK94___ Wessex to Glastonbury Abbey in 690 remaining part ___MASK94___ the Abbey estates until the dissolution ___MASK94___ the monasteries in 1539 . During the 19th century extensive restoration was carried out by Rev A . J . Stephenson and his son , J . H . Stephenson . Further refurbishment was undertaken in 1909 . Archaeological exploration in 2001 uncovered a copper alloy coin from ___MASK3___ dated 1670 . The parish is part ___MASK94___ the benefice ___MASK94___ Brent Knoll , East Brent and Lympsham , within the deanery ___MASK94___ Axbridge . ___MASK20___ ___MASK10___ ___MASK37___ is one of nine official regions of ___MASK37___ . It is the largest in area , covering and the counties of ___MASK30___ , ___MASK63___ , Wiltshire , Somerset , ___MASK96___ , ___MASK73___ and Cornwall , as well as the Isles of Scilly . Five million people live in ___MASK20___ ___MASK10___ ___MASK37___ . ___MASK63___ is a city , unitary authority area and county in South West England with an estimated population of 449 , 300 in 2016 . It is England ' s sixth and the United Kingdom ' s eighth most populous city , and the most populous city in Southern England after London . The city borders the Unitary Authority areas of North Somerset and ___MASK21___ , with the historic cities of Bath and Gloucester to the south - east and north - east , respectively . ___MASK73___ ( archaically known as Devonshire ) is a county of England , reaching from the Bristol Channel in the north to the English Channel in the south . It is part of South West England , bounded by Cornwall to the west , Somerset to the northeast , and Dorset to the east . The City of Exeter is the county town ; seven other districts of East ___MASK73___ , Mid ___MASK73___ , North ___MASK73___ , South Hams , Teignbridge , ___MASK43___ , and West ___MASK73___ are under the jurisdiction of ___MASK73___ County Council ; Plymouth and Torbay are each a part of ___MASK73___ but administered as unitary authorities . Combined as a ceremonial county , ___MASK73___ ' s area is and its population is about 1 . 1 million . ___MASK88___ is a county in ___MASK20___ ___MASK10___ ___MASK37___ which borders ___MASK30___ and ___MASK63___ to the north , Wiltshire to the east , ___MASK96___ to the south - east and ___MASK73___ to the south - west . It is bounded to the north and west by the Severn Estuary and the ___MASK63___ Channel , its coastline facing southeastern Wales . Its traditional border with ___MASK30___ is the River Avon . ___MASK88___ ' s county town is Taunton . The Severn Estuary is the estuary ___MASK94___ the River Severn , the longest river in Great Britain . It is at the mouth ___MASK94___ four major rivers , being the Severn , Wye , Usk and Avon , and other smaller rivers . Its high tidal range ___MASK94___ about means that it has been at the ___MASK24___ ___MASK94___ discussions in the UK regarding renewable energy . A County town is usually the location ___MASK94___ administrative or judicial functions within the county , or it has been established over ___MASK66___ as the " de facto " main town ___MASK94___ a county . The concept ___MASK94___ a county town eventually became detached from its original meaning ___MASK94___ where the county administration or county hall is based . In fact , many county towns are no longer part ___MASK94___ the administrative county . For example , ___MASK1___ is administered by a unitary authority entirely separate from the rest ___MASK94___ Nottinghamshire . Many county towns are classified as cities , but all are referred to as county towns regardless ___MASK94___ whether city status is held or not . ___MASK29___ is the county town ___MASK94___ Somerset , ___MASK37___ . The built up area ___MASK94___ the town had a population ___MASK94___ 64 , 621 in 2011 . ___MASK96___ ( or archaically , Dorsetshire ) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast . The ceremonial county comprises the non - metropolitan county , which is governed by ___MASK96___ County Council , and the unitary authority areas of Poole and Bournemouth . Covering an area of , ___MASK96___ borders ___MASK73___ to the west , Somerset to the north - west , Wiltshire to the north - east , and Hampshire to the east . The county town is ___MASK42___ which is in the south . After the reorganisation of local government in 1974 the county ' s border was extended eastward to incorporate the Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch . Around half of the population lives in the South East ___MASK96___ conurbation , while the rest of the county is largely rural with a low population density . ___MASK62___ is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain . It is bordered by England to the east , the Irish Sea to the north and west , and the ___MASK63___ Channel to the south . It had a population in 2011 of 3 , 063 , 456 and has a total area of . ___MASK62___ has over of coastline and is largely mountainous , with its higher peaks in the north and central areas , including Snowdon , its highest summit . The country lies within the north temperate zone and has a changeable , maritime climate . Lympsham is a village and civil parish six miles ___MASK10___ of Axbridge and six miles south - ___MASK95___ of ___MASK81___ - super - Mare , close to the River Axe in Somerset , England . The parish includes the hamlet of Wick where Wick Farmhouse dates from the mid 18th century . The ___MASK63___ Channel is a major inlet in the island of Great Britain , separating South Wales from ___MASK73___ and Somerset in South West England . It extends from the lower estuary of the River Severn to the North Atlantic Ocean . It takes its name from the English city of ___MASK63___ , and is over 30 miles ( 50 km ) across at its widest point . ___MASK99___ is a small town in Somerset , ___MASK37___ , situated in the ___MASK83___ district on the River Axe , near the southern edge of the Mendip Hills . The town population according to the 2011 census was 2 , 057 . ___MASK30___ (; abbreviated Glos .) is a county in South West England . The county comprises part of the ___MASK33___ Hills , part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn , and the entire Forest of Dean .