Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order transfers areas in the county of Gloucestershire affecting the districts of Tewkesbury, Gloucester, Stroud, Cheltenham and Cotswold. Consequential changes to parishes are made.

The map following part of this note gives a general guide to the areas affected. Prints of the detailed boundary maps (described in article 2) may be inspected at all reasonable times at the offices of the district councils whose areas are affected by the Order and at the office of the Secretary of State for the Environment, 2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 3EB.

The following are the approximate area and population of the areas transferred–

	Area (hectares)	Population
Tewkesbury to Gloucester	66.46	1,000
Gloucester to Tewkesbury	6.07	11
Stroud to Gloucester	662.00	6,662
Tewkesbury to Cheltenham	1,225.70	16,700
Tewkesbury to Cotswold	2,281.00	600

The Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976 contain general provisions regarding the effect of orders such as this one.

Areas as from 1 April 1991