Gloucestershire | |||
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County | |||
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Motto: Prorsum semper ("Ever forward") | |||
Gloucestershire in England |
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Coordinates: 51°50′N 2°10′W / 51.833°N 2.167°WCoordinates: 51°50′N 2°10′W / 51.833°N 2.167°W | |||
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | ||
Country | England | ||
Region | South West | ||
Established | Ancient | ||
Ceremonial county | |||
Lord Lieutenant | Janet Trotter | ||
High Sheriff | Lt Colonel Andrew J Tabor(2017-18) | ||
Area | 3,150 km2 (1,220 sq mi) | ||
• Ranked | 16th of 48 | ||
Population (mid-2016 est.) | 900,800 | ||
• Ranked | 23rd of 48 | ||
Density | 285/km2 (740/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 | 623,100 | ||
• Ranked | 19th of 27 | ||
Density | 234/km2 (610/sq mi) | ||
ISO 3166-2 | GB-GLS | ||
ONS code | 23 | ||
GSS code | E10000013 | ||
NUTS | UKK13 | ||
Website | www |
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Unitary authorities | |||
Councils | South Gloucestershire Council | ||
Districts of Gloucestershire Unitary County council area |
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Districts | |||
Members of Parliament | List of MPs | ||
Police | Gloucestershire Constabulary | ||
Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC) | ||
• Summer (DST) | British Summer Time (UTC+1) |
Gloucestershire (/ˈɡlɒstərʃər/ ( listen), /-ʃɪər/ ( listen); formerly abbreviated as Gloucs. in print but now often as 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.