| Tewkesbury District | |
|---|---|
| — Non-metropolitan district — | |
| 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 |
| • Leadership | Alternative - Sec.31 (Conservative) |
| • MPs | Mark Harper Laurence Robertson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 160 sq mi (414.4 km2) |
| Area rank | 98th (of 326) |
| Population (2010 est.) | |
| • Total | 81,700 |
| • Rank | 284th (of 326) |
| • Density | 510.6/sq mi (197.2/km2) |
| • Ethnicity | 98.6% White |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC0) |
| • Summer (DST) | BST (UTC+1) |
| ONS code | 23UG |
| OS grid reference | SO8855933566 |
| Website | www.tewkesburybc.gov.uk |
Tewkesbury is a local government district and borough in Gloucestershire, in the West Country of England. It is named after its main town, Tewkesbury. Other places in the borough include Ashchurch, Bishop's Cleeve, Churchdown and Winchcombe.
The district 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.
Gloucestershire Airport is in the borough, near to Gloucester and Cheltenham.
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