Winchcombe Rural District
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Winchcombe was, from 1894 to 1935, a rural district
in the Cotswolds
area of England
. It included parts of two administrative counties
: Gloucestershire
and Worcestershire
.
as the successor to the Winchcombe Rural Sanitary District. The rural district was governed by a directly-elected rural district council (RDC), which replaced the rural sanitary authority that had comprised the poor law
guardians
for the area.
es. Twenty-eight parishes were in Gloucestershire, while the parish of Cutsdean
was a detached part of Worcestershire. In 1931 the county boundaries were altered and Cutsdean was transferred to Gloucestershire. However another parish in the rural district, Beckford
, was transferred from Gloucestershire to Worcestershire at the same time. Two years later Beckford was transferred back to Worcestershire and to Evesham Rural District.
The following parishes were in the district:
county councils were given the duty of reviewing the districts within their county. The The County of Gloucester Review Order 1935 came into effect on 1 April 1935, and led to the abolition of a number of small urban and rural districts in the county. Winchcombe Rural District was dissolved, with its area redistributed between Cheltenham Rural District and a new North Cotswold Rural District
.
Rural district
Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of the administrative counties.-England and Wales:In England...
in the Cotswolds
Cotswolds
The Cotswolds are a range of hills in west-central England, sometimes called the Heart of England, an area across and long. The area has been designated as the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty...
area of England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It included parts of two administrative counties
Administrative counties of England
Administrative counties were a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government from 1889 to 1974. They were created by the Local Government Act 1888 as the areas for which county councils were elected. Some large counties were divided into several administrative...
: Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
and Worcestershire
Worcestershire
Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...
.
Formation
The rural district was created by the Local Government Act 1894Local Government Act 1894
The Local Government Act 1894 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales outside the County of London. The Act followed the reforms carried out at county level under the Local Government Act 1888...
as the successor to the Winchcombe Rural Sanitary District. The rural district was governed by a directly-elected rural district council (RDC), which replaced the rural sanitary authority that had comprised the poor law
Poor Law
The English Poor Laws were a system of poor relief which existed in England and Wales that developed out of late-medieval and Tudor-era laws before being codified in 1587–98...
guardians
Board of Guardians
Boards of guardians were ad hoc authorities that administered Poor Law in the United Kingdom from 1835 to 1930.-England and Wales:The boards were created by the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834, replacing the parish Overseers of the Poor established under the old poor law, following the recommendations...
for the area.
Parishes
The district consisted of twenty-nine civil parishCivil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
es. Twenty-eight parishes were in Gloucestershire, while the parish of Cutsdean
Cutsdean
Cutsdean is a small village in the Cotswolds, located close to the Gloucestershire town of Cheltenham. The River Windrush runs through the village.-External links:...
was a detached part of Worcestershire. In 1931 the county boundaries were altered and Cutsdean was transferred to Gloucestershire. However another parish in the rural district, Beckford
Beckford, Worcestershire
Beckford is a small village on the main Cheltenham to Evesham Road, five miles north-east of Tewkesbury, on the Worcestershire - Gloucestershire border, England....
, was transferred from Gloucestershire to Worcestershire at the same time. Two years later Beckford was transferred back to Worcestershire and to Evesham Rural District.
The following parishes were in the district:
- AldertonAlderton, GloucestershireAlderton is a village in Gloucestershire. It lies about 24 km north of Cheltenham, 10 km east of Tewkesbury, 12 km south of Evesham and 24 km west of Stow-on-the-Wold. The main roads are the B4077 and the A46.-Administration:...
- AlstoneAlstoneAlstone is a hamlet in the civil parish of Teddington in the English county of Gloucestershire.Until 1844 Alstone was part of an exclave of the county of Worcestershire.- External links :...
- BeckfordBeckford, WorcestershireBeckford is a small village on the main Cheltenham to Evesham Road, five miles north-east of Tewkesbury, on the Worcestershire - Gloucestershire border, England....
(until 1931) - Bishop's CleeveBishop's CleeveBishop's Cleeve is an urbanised village in the Borough of Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, near Cheltenham. The village lies at the foot of Cleeve Hill, the highest point in the Cotswolds.- History :...
- BucklandBuckland, GloucestershireBuckland is a village and civil parish in the borough of Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 256. The village is situated near the Worcestershire border and is about 9 miles south of Evesham....
- Charlton Abbots
- CutsdeanCutsdeanCutsdean is a small village in the Cotswolds, located close to the Gloucestershire town of Cheltenham. The River Windrush runs through the village.-External links:...
- Didbrook
- DumbletonDumbletonDumbleton is a village in the English county of Gloucestershire. The village is roughly 20 miles from Gloucester and 50 miles from Bristol.The village is known to have existed in the time of Ethelred I who granted land to Abingdon Abbey, and it is mentioned in the Domesday Book.St Peter's church is...
- GotheringtonGotheringtonGotherington is a village north of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, England. It is surrounded on the north by the villages of Woolstone and Oxenton, and to the south by Woodmancote and Bishop's Cleeve. It has a population of around 1,200.-History:...
- Great Washbourne
- Guiting PowerGuiting PowerGuiting Power is a small Gloucestershire village in the Cotswolds, England.-Location:It is situated on the slopes above a small valley . There was a late Anglo-Saxon settlement on this site, when it was called Gyting Broc...
- HailesHailesHailes or clacken is a Scottish ball game which dates to the 18th century and achieved its widest popularity in the nineteenth. It has now virtually died out, replaced by football, except at the Edinburgh Academy, where an exhibition match is played annually...
- Hawling
- Little Washbourne
- Pinnock and Hyde
- PrescottPrescott, GloucestershirePrescott is a parish in the English county of Gloucestershire: there is no village.-Historic buildings:Pardon Hill Farm is a 17th century timber-framed farmhouse...
- Roel
- SnowshillSnowshillSnowshill is a small Cotswolds village in Gloucestershire, England, located near to Broadway, Worcestershire.Snowshill is best known for nearby Snowshill Manor, a National Trust property open to the public...
- Southam and Brockhampton
- Stanley PontlargeStanley PontlargeStanley Pontlarge is a hamlet in Gloucestershire, within the civil parish of Prescott and the ecclesiastical parish of Winchcombe. It is notable for its Norman church as well as 'The Cottage;' a 14th century house that was the home of Tom Rolt, the writer on canals and industrial archaeology...
- StantonStanton, GloucestershireStanton is a small village 3½ miles south of Broadway, and north of Cheltenham. It is completely constructed out of Cotswold stone, with a high street, and a pub, The Mount, at the end. Pevsner calls it 'architecturally, the most distinguished of the smaller villages in the North Cotswolds'.It is...
- StanwayStanway, GloucestershireStanway is a small crossroads village in the English county of Gloucestershire, about 1 mile south of Stanton: both villages are on the Cotswold Way...
- Sudeley Manor
- Temple Guiting
- ToddingtonToddington, GloucestershireToddington is a village and civil parish in north Gloucestershire in Tewkesbury Borough, located approx. 20 km north-east of Cheltenham with a population of around 300 people....
- WinchcombeWinchcombeWinchcombe is a Cotswold town in the local authority district of Tewkesbury, in Gloucestershire, England. Its population according to the 2001 census was 4,379.-Early history:...
- WoodmancoteWoodmancoteWoodmancote may refer to more than one place in England:*Woodmancote, Gloucestershire*Woodmancote, West Sussex *Woodmancote, West Sussex...
- Wormington
Abolition
Under the Local Government Act 1929Local Government Act 1929
The Local Government Act 1929 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that made changes to the Poor Law and local government in England and Wales....
county councils were given the duty of reviewing the districts within their county. The The County of Gloucester Review Order 1935 came into effect on 1 April 1935, and led to the abolition of a number of small urban and rural districts in the county. Winchcombe Rural District was dissolved, with its area redistributed between Cheltenham Rural District and a new North Cotswold Rural District
North Cotswold Rural District
North Cotswold was, from 1935 to 1974, a rural district in the administrative county of Gloucestershire, England.-Formation:Under the Local Government Act 1929 county councils were given the duty of reviewing the districts within their county. Gloucestershire contained a large number of very small...
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