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Burnham Without is a civil parish to the east of Burnham on Sea and north of Highbridge in the Sedgemoor district of Somerset, England.

The parish includes the village of Edithmead and is the site of the Somerset Rebels Speedway track.

The parish 2002 had a population of 796.^[1]

It consists of drained low lying land between the coast and Brent Knoll Iron Age hill fort.

Governance

The parish council has responsibility for local issues, including setting an annual precept (local rate) to cover the council’s operating costs and producing annual accounts for public scrutiny. The parish council evaluates local planning applications and works with the local police, district council officers, and neighbourhood watch groups on matters of crime, security, and traffic. The parish council's role also includes initiating projects for the maintenance and repair of parish facilities, as well as consulting with the district council on the maintenance, repair, and improvement of highways, drainage, footpaths, public transport, and street cleaning. Conservation matters (including trees and listed buildings) and environmental issues are also the responsibility of the council.

The village falls within the Non-metropolitan district of Sedgemoor, which was formed on April 1, 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having previously been part of Axbridge Rural District,^[2] who are responsible for local planning and building control, local roads, council housing, environmental health, markets and fairs, refuse collection and recycling, cemeteries and crematoria, leisure services, parks, and tourism.

Somerset County Council are responsible for running the largest and most expensive local services such as education, social services, libraries, main roads, public transport, policing and fire services, trading standards, waste disposal and strategic planning.

It is also part of the Wells county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election, and part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament which elects seven MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation.

References

^ "Parish Population estimates 2002" (PDF). Somerset County Council. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
^ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Axbridge Rural District

51°14′02″N 2°57′25″W / 51.234°N 2.957°W / 51.234; -2.957

[1] "Parish Population estimates 2002" (PDF). Somerset County Council. Retrieved 2008-07-05.

[2] A Vision of Britain Through Time : Axbridge Rural District

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-'''Burnham Without''' is a [[civil parish]] to the east of [[Burnham on Sea]] and north of [[Highbridge, Somerset|Highbridge]] in the [[Sedgemoor]] district of [[Somerset]], [[England]].
+'''Burnham Without''' is a [[civil parish]] to the east of [[Burnham on Sea]] and north of [[Highbridge, Somerset|Highbridge]] in the [[Sedgemoor]] district of [[Somerset]], England.
 The parish includes the village of '''Edithmead''' and is the site of the [[Somerset Rebels]] Speedway track.
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 It consists of drained low lying land between the coast and [[Brent Knoll]] [[Iron Age]] [[hill fort]].
+==Governance==
+The [[parish council]] has responsibility for local issues, including setting an annual precept (local rate) to cover the council’s operating costs and producing annual accounts for public scrutiny. The parish council evaluates local planning applications and works with the local police, district council officers, and [[Neighbourhood Watch (UK)|neighbourhood watch]] groups on matters of crime, security, and traffic. The parish council's role also includes initiating projects for the maintenance and repair of parish facilities, as well as consulting with the district council on the maintenance, repair, and improvement of highways, drainage, footpaths, public transport, and street cleaning. Conservation matters (including trees and listed buildings) and environmental issues are also the responsibility of the council.
+The village falls within the [[Non-metropolitan district]] of [[Sedgemoor]], which was formed on [[April 1]], [[1974]] under the [[Local Government Act 1972]], having previously been part of [[Axbridge Rural District]],<ref>[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10025515&c_id=10001043 A Vision of Britain Through Time : Axbridge Rural District]</ref> who are responsible for [[planning permission|local planning]] and [[Building regulations in the United Kingdom|building control]], local roads, [[council housing]], [[environmental health]], [[market]]s and fairs, [[refuse collection]] and [[recycling]], [[cemeteries]] and [[crematoria]], leisure services, parks, and [[tourism]].
+Somerset County Council are responsible for running the largest and most expensive local services such as [[Local Education Authority|education]], [[social services]], [[library|libraries]], main roads, [[public transport]], [[police|policing]] and  [[fire service]]s, [[Trading Standards|trading standards]], [[waste disposal]] and strategic planning.
+It is also part of the  [[Wells (UK Parliament constituency)|Wells]] [[county constituency]] represented in the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]]. It elects one [[Member of Parliament|Member of Parliament (MP)]] by the [[first past the post]] system of election, and part of the [[South West England (European Parliament constituency)|South West England constituency]] of the [[European Parliament]] which elects seven [[Members of the European Parliament|MEPs]] using the [[d'Hondt method]] of [[party-list proportional representation]].
 ==References==
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 [[Category:Sedgemoor]]
 [[Category:Villages in Somerset]]
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