Winchcombe Rural District

The district consisted of twenty-nine civil parishes. Twenty-eight parishes were in Gloucestershire, while the parish of Cutsdean was a detached part of Worcestershire.^[1] In 1931 the county boundaries were altered and Cutsdean was transferred to Gloucestershire. However another parish in the rural district, Beckford, was transferred from Gloucestershire to Worcestershire at the same time. Two years later Beckford was transferred back to Worcestershire and to Evesham Rural District.^[1]

The following parishes were in the district:^[1][2]

Under the Local Government Act 1929 county councils were given the duty of reviewing the districts within their county. The County of Gloucester Review Order 1935 came into effect on 1 April 1935, and led to the abolition of a number of small urban and rural districts in the county. Winchcombe Rural District was dissolved, with its area redistributed between Cheltenham Rural District and a new North Cotswold Rural District.^[1][2]