The Nomenclature of Units for Territorial Statistics (NUTS) is a hierarchical classification of administrative areas, used across the European Union for statistical purposes.
South West is one of 12 NUTS 1 areas in the UK. The directory below and the map opposite display its breakdown into NUTS 2, 3 and LAU 1 areas.
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Click on the extract to view the full map of South West NUTS. |
| NUTS 2 areas in 'South West': |
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Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and North Somerset
Dorset and Somerset
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Devon |
| These four NUTS 2 areas are divided into the following the
NUTS 3 areas: |
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Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and North Somerset |
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Bristol, City of
North and North East Somerset, South Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Swindon
Wiltshire CC |
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Dorset and Somerset |
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Bournemouth and Poole
Dorset CC
Somerset |
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Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |
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Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |
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Devon |
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Plymouth
Torbay
Devon CC |
| These twelve NUTS 3 areas are divided into the following LAU 1 areas:
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Bristol, City of |
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Bristol, City of |
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North and North East Somerset, South Gloucestershire |
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Bath and North East Somerset
North Somerset
South Gloucestershire |
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Gloucestershire |
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Cheltenham
Cotswold
Forest of Dean
Gloucester
Stroud
Tewkesbury |
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Swindon |
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Swindon |
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Wiltshire CC |
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Kennet
North Wiltshire
Salisbury
West Wiltshire |
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Bournemouth and Poole |
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Bournemouth
Poole |
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Dorset CC |
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Christchurch
East Dorset
North Dorset
Purbeck
West Dorset
Weymouth and Portland |
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Somerset |
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Mendip
Sedgemoor
South Somerset
Taunton Deane
West Somerset |
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Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |
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Caradon
Carrick
Kerrier
North Cornwall
Penwith
Restormel
Isles of Scilly |
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Plymouth |
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Plymouth |
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Torbay |
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Torbay |
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Devon CC |
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East Devon
Exeter
Mid Devon
North Devon
South Hams
Teignbridge
Torridge
West Devon |
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