Gloucester Rural District

51°52′01″N 2°14′56″W / 51.867°N 2.249°W / 51.867; -2.249

Gloucester
Area
  191130,680 acres (124.2 km2)
  196170,817 acres (286.59 km2)
Population
  190110,779
  193114,840
  197137,397
History
  Created1894
  Abolished1974
  Succeeded byForest of Dean, Stroud, Tewkesbury
StatusRural district
  HQGloucester

Gloucester was, from 1894 to 1974, a rural district in the administrative county of Gloucestershire, England. The district did not include the City of Gloucester, which was a separate county borough. In 1935, Gloucester RD was more than doubled in size.