Forest of Dean (district)
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| Forest of Dean District | |
|---|---|
 Shown within Gloucestershire | |
| Geography | |
| Status: | District |
| Region: | South West England |
| Admin. County: | Gloucestershire |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 94th 526.43 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Coleford |
| ONS code: | 23UD |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total () - Density | Ranked {{EnglishDistrictRank / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 99.1% White |
| Politics | |
| Forest of Dean District Council http://www.fdean.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | |
| MP: | Mark Harper |
The district was formed on April 1, 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of the East Dean Rural District, Lydney Rural District, Newent Rural District and West Dean Rural District, and from Gloucester Rural District the parishes of Newnham and Westbury-on-Severn.
- Alvington, Awre, Aylburton
- Blaisdon, Bromsberrow
- Churcham, Cinderford, Coleford, Corse
- Drybrook, Dymock
- English Bicknor
- Hartpury, Hewelsfield and Brockweir, Huntley
- Kempley
- Littledean, Longhope, Lydbrook, Lydney,
- Mitcheldean
- Newent, Newland, Newnham
- Oxenhall
- Pauntley
- Redmarley D`Abitot, Ruardean, Rudford and Highleadon, Ruspidge and Soudley
- St. Briavels, Staunton, Staunton Coleford
- Taynton, Tibberton, Tidenham
- Upleadon
- Westbury-on-Severn, West Dean, Woolaston
- Gorsley and Kilcot
| Districts of South West England |
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| Bath and North East Somerset | Bournemouth | Bristol | Caradon | Carrick | Cheltenham | Christchurch | Cotswold | East Devon | East Dorset | Exeter | Forest of Dean | Gloucester | Isles of Scilly | Kennet | Kerrier | Mendip | Mid Devon | North Cornwall | North Devon | North Dorset | North Somerset | North Wiltshire | Penwith | Plymouth | Poole | Purbeck | Restormel | Salisbury | Sedgemoor | South Gloucestershire | South Hams | South Somerset | Stroud | Swindon | Taunton Deane | Teignbridge | Tewkesbury | Torbay | Torridge | West Devon | West Dorset | West Somerset | West Wiltshire | Weymouth and Portland | |
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Counties with multiple districts: Cornwall - Devon - Dorset - Gloucestershire - Somerset - Wiltshire |
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