Gloucester

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Region: South West
Country: England

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Gloucester, on the River Severn, is a historic cathedral city surrounded by countryside. The city centre features Gloucester Cathedral, with its medieval cloisters, and historic docks with converted warehouses now housing museums and leisure facilities. The River Severn and Sharpness Canal shape its geography, while nearby hills such as the Cotswolds rise to the east. Gloucester’s mix of Roman history, medieval heritage, and riverside regeneration defines its character.

The local authority for this district is: Gloucester City Council - responsible for district-level services. Since Gloucestershire is a two-tier area, county-level services are handled by: Gloucestershire County Council.

This district page, Gloucester, is a sub-page of this county page: Gloucestershire and this region page: South West. It zooms in to local authorities and parliamentary constituencies, and provides a list of wards in this district. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK local authority districts: List of Local Authority Districts.

Constituencies in Gloucester

A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.

Wards in Gloucester

Gloucester is divided into 18 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.

  • Abbeydale
  • Abbeymead
  • Barnwood
  • Barton and Tredworth
  • Coney Hill
  • Elmbridge
  • Grange
  • Hucclecote
  • Kingsholm and Wotton
  • Kingsway
  • Longlevens
  • Matson, Robinswood and White City
  • Moreland
  • Podsmead
  • Quedgeley Fieldcourt
  • Quedgeley Severn Vale
  • Tuffley
  • Westgate

Gloucester in International Geographies

In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, Gloucester is within one of ITLs Level 2 area, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire, that contains the following 4 ITLs Level 3 areas:

(ITL 1) South West
(ITL 2) ⇒ West of England
(ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire

(ITL 1) South West
(ITL 2) ⇒ Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
(ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Swindon ⁞ Wiltshire ⁞ Gloucestershire CC

The International Territorial Levels are used by OECD member countries for statistical purposes to classify administrative areas. We have this listable page for easy browsing of ITL names and codes: International Territorial Levels.

Districts in Gloucestershire