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South Gloucestershire is a local government area in South West England. It was created in 19961996 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty''. Events January January 5 Hamas operative Yahya Ayyash is killed by an Israeli-planted booby-trapped cell phone Jan when the county of Avon was abolished, by the merger of the districts of Kingswood and Northavon. The district borders the city of BristolThis article is about the English city of Bristol. For other uses please see Bristol (disambiguation). Bristol is a city in south-western England, on the River Avon. It borders on the Unitary Districts of Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and S, Bath and North East SomersetBath and North East Somerset (commonly referred to as BANES is an English unitary local government authority that was created on April 1, 1996 following the abolition of Avon County Council, and is an administrative county in its own right. Bath is the pr, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire. It lies within the traditional and ceremonial county of Gloucestershire.

South Gloucestershire is a major transport hub for the south of England where the M4 and M5 motorways meet. Other major routes include the A38, the Avon Ring Road and part of the M32. It also has major connections to the railway network, home to Bristol Parkway railway station and the Severn Tunnel. It is home to the eastern ends of the two famous Severn bridges which are the main route by road to and from South Wales.