Gloucester Rural District - Parishes

Parishes

The district comprised the following civil parishes:

Parish Notes
Arlingham Transferred from abolished Wheatenhurst Rural District in 1935.
Ashleworth
Barnwood Abolished in 1967 with most of area passing to Gloucester County Borough
Brockworth
Brookthorpe, renamed Brookthorpe with Whaddon 1956 Transferred from abolished Wheatenhurst Rural District in 1935.
Chaceley Transferred from abolished Tewkesbury Rural District 1935.
Churchdown
Down Hatherley
Eastington Transferred from abolished Wheatenhurst Rural District in 1935.
Elmore
Forthampton Transferred from abolished Tewkesbury Rural District 1935.
Frampton on Severn Transferred from abolished Wheatenhurst Rural District in 1935.
Fretherne with Saul Transferred from abolished Wheatenhurst Rural District in 1935.
Frocester Transferred from abolished Wheatenhurst Rural District in 1935.
Hardwicke Transferred from abolished Wheatenhurst Rural District 1935.
Harescombe Transferred from abolished Wheatenhurst Rural District 1935.
Haresfield Transferred from abolished Wheatenhurst Rural District 1935.
Hasfield Transferred from abolished Tewkesbury Rural District 1935.
Hempsted Absorbed by Gloucester County Borough 1967.
Highnam Formed 1935 by union of Highnam Over, Lassington parishes.
Highnam Over Became part of Highnam parish 1935.
Hucclecote
Innsworth: renamed from Longlevens 1967
Lassington Became part of Highnam parish 1935.
Longford Transferred from abolished Wheatenhurst Rural District 1935.
Longlevens: renamed Innsworth 1967 Created 1935 from part of Wotton St Mary Without
Longney
Maisemore
Matson Absorbed by Gloucester County Borough 1935.
Minsterworth Transferred from abolished East Dean and United Parishes Rural District 1935
Moreton Valence Transferred from abolished Wheatenhurst Rural District 1935.
Newnham Formerly an urban district, abolished 1935
Norton
Prinknash Park Absorbed by Upton St Leonards parish 1935
Quedgeley
Sandhurst
Standish Transferred from abolished Wheatenhurst Rural District 1935.
Tirley Transferred from abolished Tewkesbury Rural District 1935.
Twigworth
Upton St Leonards Absorbed Prinknash Park parish 1935
Westbury on Severn Formerly an urban district, abolished 1935
Whaddon Abolished 1935: split between Gloucester County Borough and Brookthorpe parish
Wheatenhurst: renamed Whitminster 1945 Transferred from abolished Wheatenhurst Rural District 1935.
Wotton St Mary Without Abolished 1935, part to create Longlevens parish, part to Gloucester County Borough.
Wotton Vill Absorbed by Gloucester County Borough 1951.

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