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'''This article provides information covering areas once in the historic county of Gloucester. The current Gloucestershire County Council area does not have the same geographical boundaries as the historic county.''' | '''This article provides information covering areas once in the historic county of Gloucester. The current Gloucestershire County Council area does not have the same geographical boundaries as the historic county.''' | ||
*Some northern parts of the county, including Long Marston and Welford-on-Avon, were transferred to Warwickshire in 1931. | *Some northern parts of the county, including '''Long Marston and Welford-on-Avon, were transferred to '''Warwickshire''' in 1931. | ||
*Following the Local Government Act 1972, some southern parts of the county were transferred for administrative purposes to the new county of Avon, which ceased to exist on 1 April 1996. Parts of Gloucestershire were then returned. | *Following the Local Government Act 1972, some southern parts of the county were transferred for administrative purposes to the new county of Avon, which ceased to exist on 1 April 1996. Parts of Gloucestershire were then returned. | ||
*After 1996, the city of '''Bristol and South Gloucestershire became separate unitary authorities'''.<ref>"Gloucestershire", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloucestershire, accessed 16 February 2023.</ref> | *After 1996, the city of '''Bristol and South Gloucestershire became separate unitary authorities'''.<ref>"Gloucestershire", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloucestershire, accessed 16 February 2023.</ref> | ||