Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire county | ||
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Country | United Kingdom | |
Part of the country | England | |
region | South West England | |
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status | Ceremonial and Administrative County | |
First mention | 10th century | |
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Ceremonial county | ||
surface | 3,150 km² | |
Residents | 916.202 | |
was standing | June 30, 2018 | |
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Administrative county | ||
Administrative headquarters | Gloucester | |
ISO-3166-2 | GB-GLS | |
surface | 2,653 km² | |
Residents | 633,558 | |
was standing | June 30, 2018 | |
ONS code | 23 | |
GSS code | E10000013 | |
NUTS code | UKK13 | |
Website | www.gloucestershire.gov.uk | |
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Gloucestershire [ ˈglɒstəʃər ] is a county in south-west England . The county includes part of the Cotswolds , parts of the flat but fertile valley on the River Severn and the entire Forest of Dean .
The county’s administrative seat is Gloucester . Other major cities are Cheltenham , Stroud , Cirencester and Tewkesbury . Today's Gloucestershire borders on Monmouthshire in Wales and in England on Herefordshire , South Gloucestershire , Oxfordshire , Worcestershire , Borough of Swindon , Warwickshire and Wiltshire . The abbreviation “Glos.” Is common, and “Gloucs.” Or “Glouc.” Are also used frequently (but incorrectly).
The city of Bristol used to belong to Gloucestershire , but since 1373 the city has not been included in the county area. The area of South Gloucestershire is now a separate Unitary Authority , while it is ceremonial (ie feudal) still assigned to Gloucestershire.
Other cities and towns in the county
- Berkeley
- Bibury
- Bourton-on-the-Water
- Brockhampton
- Chalford
- Chedworth
- Cheltenham
- Chipping Campden
- Cirencester
- Coln St. Aldwyns
- Gloucester
- Fairford
- Longborough
- Newent
- Slimbridge
- Stonehouse
- Stow-on-the-Wold
- Stroud
- Tewkesbury
- Winchcombe
Attractions
- the cathedrals of Gloucester and Bristol
- the Abbey Church of Tewkesbury and the Church of Cirencester
- Hayles Abbey Ruins near Winchcomb
- Churches that partly date from pre-Norman times: Deerhurst near Tewkesbury and Cleeve near Cheltenham
- Belas Knap , Hazleton North , Nympsfield , Uley Long and Windmill Tump are megalithic systems of the Cotswold Severn Tomb
A regular entertainment event at Cooper's Hill near Brockworth is the four-day cheese race .
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Mid 2018 Estimates of the population for the UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Coordinates: 51 ° 50 ′ N , 2 ° 7 ′ W