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Borough of Tewkesbury
The Borough of Tewkesbury is a local government district with borough status in Gloucestershire, England. The borough is named after its largest town, Tewkesbury where the council is based. The district also includes the town of Winchcombe and numerous villages including Bishops Cleeve, Ashchurch, Churchdown, Innsworth and Brockworth as well as other hamlets and surrounding rural areas. Parts of the district lie within the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
The neighbouring districts are Cotswold, Cheltenham, Stroud, Gloucester, Forest of Dean, Malvern Hills and Wychavon.
Prior to 1974 the borough of Tewkesbury only covered the town itself. The town was an ancient borough, having been granted a charter of incorporation by Elizabeth I in 1575. The town was reformed in 1836 to become a municipal borough under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835, governed by a body formally called the "mayor, aldermen and burgesses of the borough of Tewkesbury", but generally known as the corporation or town council.
The modern district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, and covered the whole area of Tewkesbury Municipal Borough and Cheltenham Rural District plus part of Gloucester Rural District; all three of which were abolished.
The new district was named Tewkesbury after its main town. The new district was awarded borough status from its creation, allowing the council to take the name Tewkesbury Borough Council and letting the chair of the council take the title of mayor. A successor parish was created at the same time covering the area of the former municipal borough of Tewkesbury, with the parish council taking the name Tewkesbury Town Council.
In 1991, the parishes of Leckhampton, Prestbury, Swindon and Up Hatherley were transferred to the neighbouring borough of Cheltenham.
In 2024, the council consulted its residents on whether the borough's name should be changed to "North Gloucestershire". The council voted to make the change at a meeting on 3 September 2024. The new name was to be brought into use from December 2024, but was delayed because of the potential implications for local government arising from a White Paper to be issued on devolution for England.
On 29 January 2025, the council had decided to scrap the proposed name change, owing to the aforementioned proposals on devolution, which would see the council merge with other Gloucestershire authorities, in a form yet to be agreed.
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Borough of Tewkesbury
The Borough of Tewkesbury is a local government district with borough status in Gloucestershire, England. The borough is named after its largest town, Tewkesbury where the council is based. The district also includes the town of Winchcombe and numerous villages including Bishops Cleeve, Ashchurch, Churchdown, Innsworth and Brockworth as well as other hamlets and surrounding rural areas. Parts of the district lie within the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
The neighbouring districts are Cotswold, Cheltenham, Stroud, Gloucester, Forest of Dean, Malvern Hills and Wychavon.
Prior to 1974 the borough of Tewkesbury only covered the town itself. The town was an ancient borough, having been granted a charter of incorporation by Elizabeth I in 1575. The town was reformed in 1836 to become a municipal borough under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835, governed by a body formally called the "mayor, aldermen and burgesses of the borough of Tewkesbury", but generally known as the corporation or town council.
The modern district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, and covered the whole area of Tewkesbury Municipal Borough and Cheltenham Rural District plus part of Gloucester Rural District; all three of which were abolished.
The new district was named Tewkesbury after its main town. The new district was awarded borough status from its creation, allowing the council to take the name Tewkesbury Borough Council and letting the chair of the council take the title of mayor. A successor parish was created at the same time covering the area of the former municipal borough of Tewkesbury, with the parish council taking the name Tewkesbury Town Council.
In 1991, the parishes of Leckhampton, Prestbury, Swindon and Up Hatherley were transferred to the neighbouring borough of Cheltenham.
In 2024, the council consulted its residents on whether the borough's name should be changed to "North Gloucestershire". The council voted to make the change at a meeting on 3 September 2024. The new name was to be brought into use from December 2024, but was delayed because of the potential implications for local government arising from a White Paper to be issued on devolution for England.
On 29 January 2025, the council had decided to scrap the proposed name change, owing to the aforementioned proposals on devolution, which would see the council merge with other Gloucestershire authorities, in a form yet to be agreed.