Gloucester Rural District
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Gloucester was, from 1894 to 1974, a rural district
in the administrative county
of Gloucestershire
, England
. The district did not include the City of Gloucester
, which was a separate county borough
. In 1935 Gloucester RD was more than doubled in size.
as successor to Gloucester Rural Sanitary District. The rural district was governed by a directly-elected rural district council (RDC), which replaced the rural sanitary authority that had comprised the poor law
guardians
for the area.
county councils were given the duty of reviewing all urban and rural districts within their area. In Gloucestershire there were a number of very small districts, and under the County of Gloucester Review Order 1935, Gloucester RD was enlarged by the transfer of the whole or parts of five abolished districts.
Between 1951 and 1967 a number of areas suburban to Gloucester were removed from the rural district when the city boundaries were extended.
es:
. Its area was redistributed between three non-metropolitan district
s: Tewkesbury
(17 parishes), Stroud
(16 parishes) and Forest of Dean
(Newnham and Westbury-on-Severn).
Rural district
Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of the administrative counties.-England and Wales:In England...
in the administrative county
Administrative counties of England
Administrative counties were a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government from 1889 to 1974. They were created by the Local Government Act 1888 as the areas for which county councils were elected. Some large counties were divided into several administrative...
of Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The district did not include the City of Gloucester
Gloucester
Gloucester is a city, district and county town of Gloucestershire in the South West region of England. Gloucester lies close to the Welsh border, and on the River Severn, approximately north-east of Bristol, and south-southwest of Birmingham....
, which was a separate county borough
County borough
County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland , to refer to a borough or a city independent of county council control. They were abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 in England and Wales, but continue in use for lieutenancy and shrievalty in...
. In 1935 Gloucester RD was more than doubled in size.
Formation
The rural district was created by the Local Government Act 1894Local Government Act 1894
The Local Government Act 1894 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales outside the County of London. The Act followed the reforms carried out at county level under the Local Government Act 1888...
as successor to Gloucester Rural Sanitary District. The rural district was governed by a directly-elected rural district council (RDC), which replaced the rural sanitary authority that had comprised the poor law
Poor Law
The English Poor Laws were a system of poor relief which existed in England and Wales that developed out of late-medieval and Tudor-era laws before being codified in 1587–98...
guardians
Board of Guardians
Boards of guardians were ad hoc authorities that administered Poor Law in the United Kingdom from 1835 to 1930.-England and Wales:The boards were created by the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834, replacing the parish Overseers of the Poor established under the old poor law, following the recommendations...
for the area.
Boundary changes
Under the Local Government Act 1929Local Government Act 1929
The Local Government Act 1929 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that made changes to the Poor Law and local government in England and Wales....
county councils were given the duty of reviewing all urban and rural districts within their area. In Gloucestershire there were a number of very small districts, and under the County of Gloucester Review Order 1935, Gloucester RD was enlarged by the transfer of the whole or parts of five abolished districts.
Between 1951 and 1967 a number of areas suburban to Gloucester were removed from the rural district when the city boundaries were extended.
Parishes
The district comprised the following civil parishCivil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
es:
| Parish | Notes |
| Arlingham Arlingham Arlingham is a village and civil parish in the Stroud District of Gloucestershire, England. The 200 Census recorded a parish population of 410. The parish occupies a peninsula on a sharp bend in the River Severn. The next parish to the east is Fretherne with Saul.In Passage Road is a fish... |
Transferred from abolished Wheatenhurst Rural District in 1935. |
| Ashleworth Ashleworth Ashleworth is a village and civil parish in the Tewkesbury district of Gloucestershire, England, with a population of 553 , about six miles north of Gloucester... |
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| Barnwood Barnwood Barnwood, in Gloucestershire, England is situated on the old Roman road that connects the City of Gloucester with Hucclecote, Brockworth and Cirencester.... |
Abolished in 1967 with most of area passing to Gloucester County Borough |
| Brockworth | |
| Brookthorpe Brookthorpe Brookthorpe is a village in Gloucestershire, England.... , renamed Brookthorpe with Whaddon 1956 |
Transferred from abolished Wheatenhurst Rural District in 1935. |
| Chaceley | Transferred from abolished Tewkesbury Rural District Tewkesbury Rural District Tewkesbury Rural District was, from 1894 to 1935, a rural district in the south-western part of the Midlands in England. It had the unusual feature of including territory from the two neighbouring administrative counties of Gloucestershire and Worcestershire until boundary changes in 1933 placed... 1935. |
| Churchdown Churchdown, Gloucestershire Churchdown is a village in Gloucestershire, England, situated between Gloucester and Cheltenham.The village is unusual in having two centres. The old centre is near St Andrew's Church; the new centre is near St John's Church... |
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| Down Hatherley Down Hatherley Down Hatherley is a civil parish and village in Tewkesbury near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. It has approximately 165 houses and a population of 450.... |
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| Eastington Eastington, Stroud Eastington is a village and civil parish in the English county of Gloucestershire. It lies 4 miles west of Stroud and 9 miles south of Gloucester at the entrance to the Stroud Valley.... |
Transferred from abolished Wheatenhurst Rural District in 1935. |
| Elmore Elmore, Gloucestershire For other places with the same name, see Elmore.Elmore is a village and civil parish, located in the Stroud district of Gloucestershire, England... |
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| Forthampton Forthampton Forthampton is a village in Gloucestershire, England in the Cotswolds area. The village is located close to the River Severn five miles from the market town of Tewkesbury and features "a great number of interesting buildings", several duck ponds, a church, a collection of thatched cottages and... |
Transferred from abolished Tewkesbury Rural District 1935. |
| Frampton on Severn | Transferred from abolished Wheatenhurst Rural District in 1935. |
| Fretherne with Saul Fretherne with Saul Fretherne with Saul is a civil parish in the Stroud district of Gloucestershire, England. It includes the villages of Framilode, Fretherne, Saul and Upper Framilode.... |
Transferred from abolished Wheatenhurst Rural District in 1935. |
| Frocester Frocester Frocester is a village and civil parish in Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England. It lies below the Cotswold escarpment, 10 miles south of Gloucester and 4 miles west of Stroud. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 194.... |
Transferred from abolished Wheatenhurst Rural District in 1935. |
| Hardwicke Hardwicke Hardwick and Hardwicke are common place names in England - This is from the Old English pre 7th century word "heorde", meaning a herd or flock", with "wic", which like the later Viking word "thorp" described an outlying farm or settlement, which was dependent on a larger village. In some cases,... |
Transferred from abolished Wheatenhurst Rural District 1935. |
| Harescombe Harescombe Harescombe is a small village in Gloucestershire, England. It is situated five miles south of Gloucester. It is thought the name of the village is derived from a combination of the Celtic term "cwm" and the Saxon term "here" , thus the full meaning of "Harescombe" would be "the Army's Valley".The... |
Transferred from abolished Wheatenhurst Rural District 1935. |
| Haresfield | Transferred from abolished Wheatenhurst Rural District 1935. |
| Hasfield | Transferred from abolished Tewkesbury Rural District 1935. |
| Hempsted Hempsted Hempsted is a suburban village and part of the City of Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England.- History :An ancient area of Gloucester, Hempsted was just outside the City. The fine Norman church of St. Swithun was built and paid for by Norman noblemen... |
Absorbed by Gloucester County Borough 1967. |
| Highnam Highnam Highnam is a village and civil parish on the outskirts of the city of Gloucester. It is three miles northwest of the city on the A40, on its way to Ross, west of Alney Island and Over Bridge. The parish includes the villages of Lassington and Over... |
Formed 1935 by union of Highnam Over, Lassington parishes. |
| Highnam Over | Became part of Highnam parish 1935. |
| Hucclecote Hucclecote Hucclecote is an affluent and sought-after village in Gloucestershire , England situated on the old Roman road connecting Gloucester with Barnwood, Brockworth, Cirencester and Cheltenham... |
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| Innsworth Innsworth Innsworth is a suburb of Gloucester, it is a civil parish and forms part of the borough of Tewkesbury.It contains Imjin Barracks, the home of HQ ARRC, which moved from Germany in 2010... : renamed from Longlevens 1967 |
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| Lassington | Became part of Highnam parish 1935. |
| Longford | Transferred from abolished Wheatenhurst Rural District 1935. |
| Longlevens Longlevens Longlevens is an area of Gloucester, United Kingdom. It was once a small farmstead outside the city of Gloucester. The name is believed to be based on the old Roman name Colonia Glevensis. Another possibility is that it was named after a row of eleven houses with long gardens... : renamed Innsworth 1967 |
Created 1935 from part of Wotton St Mary Without |
| Longney | |
| Maisemore Maisemore Maisemore is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It lies on the A417 road 2.5 miles northwest of Gloucester, on the west bank of the River Severn. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 488. There is a church, dedicated to St Giles.Maisemore Bridge connects the... |
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Absorbed by Gloucester County Borough 1935. |
| Minsterworth Minsterworth Minsterworth is a village in Gloucestershire, UK. It lies on the border of Gloucester, on the north bank of the River Severn and on the A48 road between Gloucester and Chepstow, at... |
Transferred from abolished East Dean and United Parishes Rural District 1935 |
| Moreton Valence | Transferred from abolished Wheatenhurst Rural District 1935. |
| Newnham | Formerly an urban district, abolished 1935 |
| Norton | |
| Prinknash Park | Absorbed by Upton St Leonards parish 1935 |
| Quedgeley Quedgeley Quedgeley is a suburb and civil parish of Gloucester, England, situated southwest of the city. It is the only civil parish in Gloucester, and a has a population of 11,800.-See also:*RAF Quedgeley, a large RAF logistics site which closed in 1995... |
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| Sandhurst Sandhurst, Gloucestershire Sandhurst is a village just outside Gloucester, England.The River Severn is the border between Sandhurst and the neighbouring parish of Maisemore.... |
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| Standish Standish, Gloucestershire Standish is a small village and civil parish in the Stroud local government district in Gloucestershire, England.The village is north-west of Stroud, on the B4008 road to Quedgeley... |
Transferred from abolished Wheatenhurst Rural District 1935. |
| Tirley | Transferred from abolished Tewkesbury Rural District 1935. |
| Twigworth Twigworth Twigworth is a small village near Gloucester in Gloucestershire, England.The place-name 'Twigworth' is first attested in 1220, as 'Twigeworth', and is thought to mean 'enclosure made of twigs'.... |
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| Upton St Leonards Upton St Leonards Upton St Leonards is a village in the English county of Gloucestershire.Forming part of the district of Stroud it is a mile or so north of the A46 road between Stroud and Cheltenham.... |
Absorbed Prinknash Park parish 1935 |
| Westbury on Severn | Formerly an urban district, abolished 1935 |
| Whaddon | Abolished 1935: split between Gloucester County Borough and Brookthorpe parish |
| Wheatenhurst: renamed Whitminster Whitminster Whitminster is a village in Gloucestershire, on the A38 trunk road about six miles south of Gloucester. It was formerly known as Wheatenhurst, the name being changed officially in 1945... 1945 |
Transferred from abolished Wheatenhurst Rural District 1935. |
| Wotton St Mary Without | Abolished 1935, part to create Longlevens parish, part to Gloucester County Borough. |
| Wotton Vill | Absorbed by Gloucester County Borough 1951. |
Abolition
The rural district was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972Local Government Act 1972
The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974....
. Its area was redistributed between three non-metropolitan district
Non-metropolitan district
Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially shire districts, are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a so-called "two-tier" arrangement...
s: Tewkesbury
Tewkesbury (borough)
Tewkesbury is a local government district and borough in Gloucestershire, in the West Country of England. It is named after its main town, Tewkesbury...
(17 parishes), Stroud
Stroud (district)
Stroud is a local government district in Gloucestershire, England. It is named after its largest town, Stroud, and has its administrative headquarters in Ebley Mill, in the Ebley area on the outskirts of the town.thumb |left |Ebley Mill...
(16 parishes) and Forest of Dean
Forest of Dean (district)
Forest of Dean is a local government district in Gloucestershire, England, named after the Forest of Dean. Its council is based in Coleford. Other towns in the district include Cinderford, Newent and Tidenham....
(Newnham and Westbury-on-Severn).