Mendip District

Mendip
Mendip
Non-metropolitan district
	Shown within Somerset
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	South West England
Ceremonial county	Somerset
Admin HQ	Shepton Mallet
Created; Abolished;	1 April 1974; 1 April 2023;
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district
• Leader	Ros Wyke
• Council	Liberal Democrats
• MPs:	James Heappey (Con), Sarah Dyke (LD)
Area
• Total	285.50 sq mi (739.44 km2)
Population (2022)
• Total	116,285
• Density	410/sq mi (160/km2)
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
Post Code	BA
Area code	01749

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Mendip was a local government district of Somerset in England. The district covered a largely rural area of 285 square miles (738 km²)^[3] with a population of approximately 112,500,^[3] ranging from the Wiltshire border in the east to part of the Somerset Levels in the west. The district took its name from the Mendip Hills. The administrative centre of the district was Shepton Mallet but the largest town was Frome.

The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 by a merger of the municipal boroughs of Glastonbury and Wells, along with Frome, Shepton Mallet, and Street urban districts, and Frome Rural District, Shepton Mallet Rural District, Wells Rural District, part of Axbridge Rural District and part of Clutton Rural District.

On 1 April 2023, the district was abolished and became part of Somerset Council, a unitary authority.^[4]

^ Mumby, Daniel (21 May 2019). "What the first Lib Dem leader in Mendip for 16 years says she will do". SomersetLive. Archived from the original on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
^ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Somerset Intelligence Network" (PDF). Mendip District Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2009.
^ "Frequently asked questions". Somerset County Council. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.

[1] Mumby, Daniel (21 May 2019). "What the first Lib Dem leader in Mendip for 16 years says she will do". SomersetLive. Archived from the original on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.

[popstats-2] "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.

[SomersetIntelligenceNetwork-3] "Somerset Intelligence Network" (PDF). Mendip District Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2009.

[abolish-4] "Frequently asked questions". Somerset County Council. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.

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