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Geographic Area

for the South West Training Programme

The Severn Deanery and Peninsula Deaneries cover a large geographic area in the South West of England, incorporating seven unitary authorities and five shire counties. This webpage is designed to give you information about the main towns and cities in this area and the hospitals which serve them. Whether you are new to the area, or continuing your training here, these pages are designed to act as a springboard for you to begin or continue your exploration of all the South West has to offer.

Click on the map to the right or select from the list below:

Read more about the areas

  • DEAareabath

    Bath

    Bath is a Spa city and World Heritage site, containing the only thermal...

  • DEAareabridgewater

    Bridgwater

    Bridgwater Town Centre Bridgwater began as a Saxon village and later William the...

  • DEAareabristol

    Bristol

    Bristol’s history dates back to Anglo-Saxon times, when a settlement grew up between...

  • DEAareacheltenham

    Cheltenham

    Cheltenham was originally an Anglo-Saxon settlement, which rose from relative obscurity in the...

  • Devizes

    Devizes is a lovely historic market town within Wiltshire with some buildings dating...

  • DEAareaglouchester

    Gloucester

    Gloucester began as a Roman town because it lies at the first point...

  • DEAareaswindon

    Swindon

    Swindon began as a Saxon village, which grew to a small market town...

  • DEAareataunton

    Taunton

    Taunton began as a Saxon village and was called Tone Tun. The Saxon...

  • DEAareawestonsmare

    Weston-super-Mare

    The name Weston is made up of two Old English or Saxon...

  • DEAareayeovil

    Yeovil

    Yeovil was founded in the eighth century after the Saxons conquered this part...

  • Plymouth

    Set in the far south west of Devon, Plymouth can boast easy access...

  • Exeter

    Situated on the River Exe in the beautiful county of Devon, Exeter can...

  • Bournemouth

    Bournemouth is a large coastal resort town in the county of Dorset. According...

  • Torbay

    Torbay offers a host of different ways to unwind from the pressures of...

  • Truro

    Truro is the only ‘city’ in Cornwall. It hosts a cathedral and is...