Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge

Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge is a civil parish in Somerset, England. It has a population of 19,576 (2011 census).[1] The parish contains the towns Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge, which share a town council.

Burnham-on-Sea urban district was created in 1894.[2] In 1933 it annexed Highbridge urban district. This combined urban district became a civil parish in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972.

  1. ^ "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  2. ^ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Burnham on Sea Urban District