Tewkesbury Rural District

51.988°N 2.127°W / 51.988; -2.127

Tewkesbury
Area
 • 191128,366 acres (114.79 km2)
 • 193128,482 acres (115.26 km2)
Population
 • 19014,986
 • 19314,268
History
 • Created1894
 • Abolished1935
 • Succeeded byCheltenham Rural District, Gloucester Rural District
StatusRural district
 • HQTewkesbury

Tewkesbury Rural District was from 1894 to 1935 a rural district in the southwestern 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 the entire district in Gloucestershire.[1][2]

Formation

The rural district was formed by the Local Government Act 1894 as successor to the Tewkesbury Rural Sanitary District.[1][2] A directly elected rural district council (RDC) replaced the rural sanitary authority, which consisted of the poor law guardians for the area. The district did not include the town of Tewkesbury which was a separate municipal borough.

Parishes

The district comprised the following civil parishes:[1][2]

ParishCounty
AshchurchGloucestershire
BoddingtonGloucestershire
BredonWorcestershire. Transferred to Pershore Rural District 1933.
Bredon's NortonWorcestershire. Transferred to Pershore Rural District 1933.
ChaceleyWorcestershire until 1931, Gloucestershire thereafter.
CondertonWorcestershire. Transferred to Evesham Rural District 1933.
DeerhurstGloucestershire
Elmstone HardwickeGloucestershire
ForthamptonGloucestershire
KemertonGloucestershire until 1931, Worcestershire thereafter. Transferred to Evesham Rural District 1933.
LeighGloucestershire
OverburyWorcestershire. Transferred to Evesham Rural District 1933.
OxentonGloucestershire
PendockWorcestershire. Transferred to Upton-upon-Severn Rural District 1933.
Stoke OrchardGloucestershire
TeddingtonWorcestershire until 1931, Gloucestershire thereafter.
TirleyGloucestershire
TredingtonGloucestershire
TwyningGloucestershire
Walton CardiffGloucestershire
WoolstoneGloucestershire

Abolition

The district was abolished in 1935, and its area was redistributed. Most (21,713 acres (87.87 km2)) passed to Cheltenham Rural District; four parishes (Chaceley, Forthampton, Hasfield and Tirley) were transferred to Gloucester Rural District, while 182 acres (0.74 km2) was included within the municipal borough of Tewkesbury.[3]

References
Notes
  1. Youngs 1979, p. 612.
  2. Youngs 1991, p. 764.
  3. "Relationships / unit history of Tewkesbury RD". A Vision of Britain through Time. University of Portsmouth. 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
Bibliography
  • Youngs, Frederic A, Jr. (1979). Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol.I: Southern England. London: Royal Historical Society. ISBN 0-901050-67-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Youngs, Frederic A, Jr. (1991). Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol.2: Northern England. London: Royal Historical Society. ISBN 0-86193-127-0.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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