Tewkesbury
§ This page gives an overview of the Tewkesbury local authority district, bringing together key facts, maps, and data to help you quickly understand the area. One of 361 district profiles on Baseview.
Overview ⁞ Tewkesbury is a riverside town at the confluence of the Severn and Avon, famous for its medieval streets, half-timbered houses, and Tewkesbury Abbey with its Norman tower. The surrounding district includes villages, farmland, and floodplains shaped by the rivers. The landscape features meadows, canals, and historic battlefields, with the Cotswolds and Malvern Hills nearby. Tewkesbury’s riverside setting and historic core make it a district of both natural and cultural importance.
The administrative boundary of Tewkesbury can be viewed on OpenStreetMap: District Boundary of Tewkesbury.
Key Facts about Tewkesbury
What region is Tewkesbury in? Tewkesbury is in the South West of England, a region within the UK.
What county is Tewkesbury in? Tewkesbury is located in the county of Gloucestershire.
Is Tewkesbury a city? No, Tewkesbury is not a city. (Note: the UK has 76 officially designated cities.)
Who governs Tewkesbury? The local authority for this district is: Tewkesbury Borough Council - responsible for district-level services. Since Gloucestershire is a two-tier area, county-level services are handled by: Gloucestershire County Council.
▶ Official website of Tewkesbury Borough Council 🔗 tewkesbury.gov.uk
Which police force covers Tewkesbury? Policing in Tewkesbury is provided by Gloucestershire Constabulary 🔗 gloucestershire.police.uk, which serves 6 local authority districts: Cheltenham ⁞ Cotswold ⁞ Forest of Dean ⁞ Gloucester ⁞ Stroud ⁞ Tewkesbury.
Constituencies in Tewkesbury
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 Tewkesbury
Tewkesbury is divided into 20 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Badgeworth
- Brockworth East
- Brockworth West
- Churchdown Brookfield with Hucclecote
- Churchdown St John's
- Cleeve Grange
- Cleeve Hill
- Cleeve St Michael's
- Cleeve West
- Highnam with Haw Bridge
- Innsworth
- Isbourne
- Northway
- Severn Vale North
- Severn Vale South
- Shurdington
- Tewkesbury East
- Tewkesbury North & Twyning
- Tewkesbury South
- Winchcombe
In the UK, a ward is a subdivision of a local authority area, used mainly for electoral and statistical purposes. Defined by the ONS, wards represent the primary unit for local elections, each returning one or more councillors to the local council. Wards are also used as a key geography for presenting population and census data.
Parishes in Tewkesbury
Tewkesbury is fully parished: 51 civil parishes, listed A-Z below.
- Alderton
- Ashchurch Rural
- Ashleworth
- Badgeworth
- Bishop's Cleeve
- Boddington
- Brockworth
- Buckland
- Chaceley
- Churchdown
- Deerhurst
- Down Hatherley
- Dumbleton
- Elmstone Hardwicke
- Forthampton
- Gotherington
- Great Witcombe
- Gretton
- Hasfield
- Hawling
- Highnam
- Hucclecote
- Innsworth
- Leigh
- Longford
- Maisemore
- Minsterworth
- Northway
- Norton
- Oxenton
- Prescott
- Sandhurst
- Shurdington
- Snowshill
- Southam
- Stanton
- Stanway
- Staverton
- Stoke Orchard
- Sudeley
- Teddington
- Tewkesbury
- Tirley
- Toddington
- Twigworth
- Twyning
- Uckington
- Wheatpieces
- Winchcombe
- Woodmancote
- Wormington
A civil parish is the lowest tier of local government in England, used for villages, small towns, and suburbs. They have their own local authority, either a parish council or a parish meeting, which provides local services like managing parks, allotments, and streetlights, and represents the community's views to larger councils.
Built-up Areas in Tewkesbury
Tewkesbury covers 32 built-up areas, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Alderton (Tewkesbury)
- Apperley
- Ashchurch
- Ashleworth
- Bamfurlong (Tewkesbury)
- Bentham *
- Bishop's Cleeve
- Brockworth *
- Cheltenham *
- Churchdown *
- Gloucester *
- Golden Valley *
- Gotherington
- Greet
- Gretton (Tewkesbury)
- Highnam
- Longford *
- Maisemore
- Minsterworth
- Moor End *
- New Town
- Northway
- Prestbury (Cheltenham) *
- Sandhurst (Tewkesbury)
- Shurdington
- Southam (Tewkesbury)
- Stanton (Tewkesbury)
- Stoke Orchard
- Tewkesbury *
- Twigworth
- Twyning *
- Winchcombe
In the UK, a Built-up Area (BUA) is a continuous urban area of at least 20 hectares (0.2 km²), defined by the ONS as land where buildings are generally no more than 200 metres apart, such as towns, cities, or large villages. (Note: A BUA name marked with an asterisk (*) indicates that the area is situated partly in the district of Tewkesbury.)
Tewkesbury compared with other districts in the UK
This section shows how Tewkesbury compares with other local authority districts in the UK, using a variety of measures and rankings.
Tewkesbury has 20 electoral wards.
Tewkesbury has a population of 101,949 (2024 mid-year estimate by ONS)
More local statistics and data for Tewkesbury can be found on the ONS statistics for Tewkesbury.