Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire
County
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Prorsum semper ("Ever forward")
Gloucestershire in England
Coordinates: 51°50′N 2°10′W / 51.833°N 2.167°W / 51.833; -2.167Coordinates: 51°50′N 2°10′W / 51.833°N 2.167°W / 51.833; -2.167
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	England
Region	South West
Established	Ancient
Ceremonial county
Lord Lieutenant	Janet Trotter
High Sheriff	The Countess Bathurst (2016-17)
Area	3,150 km2 (1,220 sq mi)
• Ranked	16th of 48
Population (mid-2014 est.)	861,700
• Ranked	25th of 48
Density	274/km2 (710/sq mi)
Ethnicity	91.6% White British
Non-metropolitan county
County council	Gloucestershire County Council
Executive	Conservative
Admin HQ	Gloucester
Area	2,653 km2 (1,024 sq mi)
• Ranked	13th of 27
Population	598,300
• Ranked	20th of 27
Density	225/km2 (580/sq mi)
ISO 3166-2	GB-GLS
ONS code	23
GSS code	E10000013
NUTS	UKK13
Website	www.gloucestershire.gov.uk
Unitary authorities
Councils	South Gloucestershire Council
Districts of Gloucestershire   Unitary   County council area
Districts	City of Gloucester Tewkesbury Cheltenham Cotswold Stroud Forest of Dean South Gloucestershire
Members of Parliament	List of MPs
Police	Gloucestershire Constabulary
Time zone	GMT (UTC)
• Summer (DST)	BST (UTC+1)

Gloucestershire (ⁱ/ˈɡlɒstərʃər/ GLOSS-tər-shər; abbreviated Glos.) 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.

The county town is the city of Gloucester, and other principal towns include Cheltenham, Cirencester, Stroud, and Tewkesbury.

Gloucestershire borders Herefordshire to the north west, Worcestershire to the north, Warwickshire to the north east, Oxfordshire to the east, Wiltshire to the south, Bristol and Somerset to the south west, and the Welsh county of Monmouthshire to the west.

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