Tewkesbury Rural District (RD)

Created: 1894   Abolished: 1935

Statistics

Population

Population

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.
Industry

Industry

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.
Life & Death

Life & Death

Numbers of babies born. Deaths, especially infant deaths. Causes of death by age and gender.
Work & Poverty

Work & Poverty

Unemployment rates and poor relief. What proportions of men and of women did paid work?
Housing

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
ASHCHURCH Ch/AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1894 1935 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 162.
BODDINGTON Ch/CP Parish-level Unit 1894 1935 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 165.
CHACELEY Ch/CP Parish-level Unit 1931 1935 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 474.
DEERHURST AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1894 1935 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 171.
ELMSTONE HARDWICKE CP/Ch/AP Parish-level Unit 1894 1935 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 172.
FORTHAMPTON CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 173.
HASFIELD AP/Ch/CP Parish-level Unit 1894 1935 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 176.
KEMERTON CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1894 1931 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 612.
LEIGH Ch/AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1894 1935 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 179.
OXENTON CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1894 1935 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 182.
STOKE ORCHARD Hmlt/CP Parish-level Unit 1894 1935 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 186.
TEDDINGTON Ch/CP Parish-level Unit 1931 1935 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 187.
TIRLEY AP/CP/Ch Parish-level Unit   1935 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 188.
TREDINGTON CP/AP/Ch Parish-level Unit   1935 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 188.
TWYNING CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1894 1935 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 189.
WALTON CARDIFF Ch/CP Parish-level Unit 1894 1935 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 189.
WOOLSTONE CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1935 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 191.

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
had administrative responsibility for TEWKESBURY RD Local Government District 1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Population, Acreage, Private Families and Dwellings'.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
GLOUCESTERSHIRE Administrative County 1894 1935 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 612.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Apr 1935 was abolished to enlarge CHELTENHAM RD the whole of the part in Glos. AC Except Chaceley, Forthampton, Hasfield, and Tirley CPs and parts of Ashchurch, Tredington, and Walton Cardiff CPs Area: 21713 acres. Population in 1931: 3216.   1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.; M. of H. Order No. 80904. The County of Gloucester Review Order, 1935
01 Apr 1935 was abolished to enlarge GLOUCESTER RD Chaceley, Forthampton, Hasfield, and Tirley CPs Area: 6587 acres. Population in 1931: 853.   1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.; M. of H. Order No. 80904. The County of Gloucester Review Order, 1935
01 Apr 1935 was abolished to enlarge TEWKESBURY MB parts of Ashchurch, Tredington, and Walton Cardiff CPs Area: 182 acres. Population in 1931: 199.   1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.; M. of H. Order No. 80904. The County of Gloucester Review Order, 1935

Boundary Map of Tewkesbury Rural District (RD)

If the boundaries of the Local Government District changed over time, this map will show all the different boundaries.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Tewkesbury Rural District (RD) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10186419

Date accessed: 08th April 2026