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Tewkesbury Borough

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Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Region
  
South West England

Admin HQ
  
Tewkesbury

Constituent country
  
England

Non-metropolitan county
  
Gloucestershire

Area
  
414.4 kmĀ²

Tewkesbury Borough

Status
  
Non-metropolitan district

Government body
  
Tewkesbury Borough Council

Tewkesbury Borough is a local government district and borough in Gloucestershire, England. It is named after its main town, Tewkesbury. Other places in the borough include Ashchurch, Bishop's Cleeve, Churchdown and Winchcombe. It is administratively distinct from the parish of Tewkesbury, which is served by Tewkesbury Town Council.

It was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, from the municipal borough of Tewkesbury, along with Cheltenham Rural District and part of Gloucester Rural District. Prior to assuming its borough charter the district was intended to be referred to as North Gloucestershire, and consultations have taken place in an attempt to change the name to avoid confusion with Tewkesbury proper.

Gloucestershire Airport is in the borough, near to Gloucester and Cheltenham. The Borough is also served by Ashchurch for Tewkesbury on the mainline as well as a number of Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway stations.

References

Tewkesbury Borough Wikipedia