Cotswold
§ This page provides an overview of a UK's local authority district, bringing together various information to help you better understand this district.
The Cotswold district is a landscape of limestone hills, villages, and historic market towns. Cirencester, often called the “Capital of the Cotswolds,” is the main town, with Roman history and Georgian architecture. Picturesque villages such as Bourton-on-the-Water, Stow-on-the-Wold, and Chipping Campden are famed for honey-coloured stone cottages, medieval churches, and vibrant markets. The rolling hills, valleys, and woodlands form part of the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, offering walking trails and scenic countryside. Rivers such as the Windrush and Coln wind through, enhancing the district’s rural charm.
The local authority for this district is: Cotswold District Council - responsible for district-level services. Since Gloucestershire is a two-tier area, county-level services are handled by: Gloucestershire County Council.
Constituencies in Cotswold
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Wards in Cotswold
Cotswold is divided into 32 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Abbey
- Blockley
- Bourton Vale
- Bourton Village
- Campden & Vale
- Chedworth & Churn Valley
- Chesterton
- Coln Valley
- Ermin
- Fairford North
- Fosseridge
- Four Acres
- Grumbolds Ash with Avening
- Kemble
- Lechlade, Kempsford & Fairford South
- Moreton East
- Moreton West
- New Mills
- Northleach
- Sandywell
- Siddington & Cerney Rural
- South Cerney Village
- St Michael's
- Stow
- Stratton
- Tetbury East & Rural
- Tetbury Town
- Tetbury with Upton
- The Ampneys & Hampton
- The Beeches
- The Rissingtons
- Watermoor