Borough of Tewkesbury
The Borough of Tewkesbury is a local government district with borough status in Gloucestershire, England. The borough is named after its largest town, Tewkesbury, which is where the council is based. The district also includes the town of Winchcombe and numerous villages including Bishops Cleeve, Ashchurch, Churchdown, Innsworth and Brockworth as well as other hamlets and surrounding rural areas. Parts of the district lie within the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Tewkesbury Borough | |
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Non-metropolitan district and borough | |
Tewkesbury Abbey in the town of Tewkesbury which the district is named after and governed from | |
Tewkesbury shown within Gloucestershire | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | South West England |
| Non-metropolitan county | Gloucestershire |
| Status | Non-metropolitan district |
| Admin HQ | Tewkesbury |
| Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
| • Body | Tewkesbury Borough Council |
| • MPs | Mark Harper Laurence Robertson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 160.0 sq mi (414.4 km2) |
| • Rank | 83rd (of 296) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 95,429 |
| • Rank | 252nd (of 296) |
| • Density | 600/sq mi (230/km2) |
| Ethnicity (2021) | |
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| Religion (2021) | |
| • Religion | List
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| Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| ONS code | 23UG (ONS) E07000083 (GSS) |
| OS grid reference | SO8855933566 |
The neighbouring districts are Cotswold, Cheltenham, Stroud, Gloucester, Forest of Dean, Malvern Hills and Wychavon.
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