Gloucester Rural District Council

This page summarises records created by this Organisation

The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection.

Date:	1872-1974
History:	The Rural Sanitary Authority administered by the Guardians of Gloucester Union, set up in 1872, was superseded in 1895 by the Rural District Council. In 1935 the District Council took over responsibility for the areas formerly controlled by Newnham and Westbury Urban District Councils, Wheatenhurst Rural District Council and parts of some neighbouring authorities.
Places:	Arlingham, Gloucestershire Ashleworth, Gloucestershire Barnwood, Gloucestershire Brockworth, Gloucestershire Brookthorpe, Gloucestershire Chaceley, Gloucestershire Churchdown, Gloucestershire Down Hatherley, Gloucestershire Eastington, Gloucestershire Elmore, Gloucestershire Forthampton, Gloucestershire Frampton-on-Severn, Gloucestershire Frocester, Gloucestershire Gloucester, Gloucestershire Hardwicke, Gloucestershire Harescombe, Gloucestershire Haresfield, Gloucestershire Hasfield, Gloucestershire Hempsted, Gloucestershire Highnam, Gloucestershire Hucclecote, Gloucestershire Innsworth, Gloucestershire Longford, Gloucestershire Longlevens, Gloucestershire Longney, Gloucestershire Maisemore, Gloucestershire Matson, Gloucestershire Minsterworth, Gloucestershire Newnham, Gloucestershire Norton, Gloucestershire Quedgeley, Gloucestershire Sandhurst, Gloucestershire Saul, Gloucestershire Standish, Gloucestershire Tirley, Gloucestershire Upton St Leonards, Gloucestershire Westbury-on-Severn, Gloucestershire Whaddon, Gloucestershire Wheatenhurst, Gloucestershire Whitminster, Gloucestershire Wotton, Gloucestershire Fretherne, Gloucestershire Lassington, Gloucestershire Moreton Valence, Gloucestershire Twigworth, Gloucestershire Prinknash Park, Gloucestershire
Sources of authority:	Youngs, F., Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 611
Functions, occupations and activities:	Government (local) > Boards of health and district councils
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/C44461 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/O42199 )

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1872-1974: minutes, ledgers, accounts, rating and valuation records,	Gloucestershire Archives	DA27	NRA 30547 Glos RDC
2	1940-1974: Clerk's corresp files	Gloucestershire Archives	DA27	See Annual Return 2005