Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge
| Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge | |
|---|---|
 Burnham-on-Sea Wooden Lighthouse | |
  Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge Location within Somerset | |
| Population | 19,846 (Parish, 2021)[1] |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge is a civil parish in Somerset, England. The parish contains the towns of Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge. At the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 19,846.
History
The parish was created under its current name in 1974 as part of wider local government reforms under the Local Government Act 1972. It was a successor parish, covering the area of the abolished Burnham-on-Sea Urban District.[2]
The Burnham-on-Sea Urban District had its origins in a local board district called Burnham which had been created in 1850 and reconstituted as an urban district in 1894.[3] The urban district was formally renamed from Burnham to Burnham-on-Sea in 1917.[4]
Neighbouring Highbridge was made an urban district in 1896. The Highbridge Urban District was abolished in 1933 and its area absorbed into Burnham-on-Sea Urban District.[5][6]
Governance
There are two tiers of local government covering the parish, at parish (town) and unitary authority level: Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge Town Council and Somerset Council. The town council is based at the Old Courthouse on Jaycroft Road in Burnham-on-Sea.[7]
For national elections, the parish of Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge forms part of the Bridgwater constituency.[8]
References
- ↑ "2021 Census Parish Profiles". NOMIS. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 May 2026. (To get individual parish data, use the query function on table PP002.)
- ↑ "The Local Government (Successor Parishes) Order 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1973/1110, retrieved 10 March 2024
- ↑ Kelly's Directory of Somerset. 1914. p. 173. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
- ↑ "Somerset County Council: Burnham-on-Sea". Weston-super-Mare Gazette. 6 January 1917. p. 2. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
- ↑ "Highbridge Urban District". A Vision of Britain. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
- ↑ "Burnham on Sea Urban District". A Vision of Britain. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
- ↑ "Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge Town Council". Retrieved 25 May 2026.
- ↑ "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
