See also: West Country - Wessex - England - Britain - United Kingdom.
It is divided into the following local government areas:
Counties See Counties of England Cornwall Devon Dorset Gloucestershire Somerset Wiltshire Unitary Authority Areas See Unitary authorities in England Bath and North East Somerset -- formerly part of Somerset, then of Avon Bournemouth -- formerly part of Hampshire, then of Dorset Bristol -- formerly part of Avon Isles of Scilly North Somerset -- formerly part of Somerset, then of Avon Plymouth -- formerly part of Devon Poole -- formerly part of Dorset South Gloucestershire -- formerly part of Gloucestershire, then of Avon Swindon -- formerly part of Wiltshire, 1997 Torbay -- formerly part of Devon