List of settlements in Gloucestershire by population

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This is a list of settlements in Gloucestershire by population based on the results of the 2011 census. The next United Kingdom census will take place in 2021. In 2011, there were 23 built-up area subdivisions with 5,000 or more inhabitants in Gloucestershire, shown in the table below.

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Population ranking

#SettlementBorough/DistrictPopulation [1] [2] [3]
20012011
1 Gloucester Gloucester123,590136,362
2 Cheltenham Cheltenham110,260116,447
3 Kingswood* South Gloucestershire 105,70687,190
4 Filton South Gloucestershire51,42059,495
5 Stroud Stroud 31,41232,670
6 Yate South Gloucestershire30,46330,022
7 Tewkesbury Tewkesbury 16,83019,778
8 Cirencester Cotswold 15,86016,325
9 Frampton Cotterell / Winterbourne South Gloucestershire14,10014,694
10 Dursley Stroud13,79014,542
11 Innsworth Tewkesbury12,99813,458
12 Bishop's Cleeve Tewkesbury12,21013,273
13 Downend**South Gloucestershire10,40912,125
14 Thornbury South Gloucestershire11,96911,687
15 Cinderford Forest of Dean 10,06910,508
16 Lydney Forest of Dean8,9608,776
17 Nailsworth Stroud7,1907,728
18 Staple Hill**South Gloucestershire6,8237,338
19 Stonehouse Stroud7,3187,400
20 Chalford Stroud6,6286,876
21 Wotton-under-Edge Stroud5,5745,627
22 Tetbury Cotswold5,2505,472
23 Coleford Forest of Dean5,1095,103
24 Winchcombe Tewkesbury4,3794,538

Notes:

* This is the parliamentary constituency count. It groups nearly all the urban suburb areas east of Bristol. Borders changed in 2010 which reflected in the 2011 reduction. See talk page for further discussion

** Contiguous with Kingswood. Council ward counts

See also

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kingswood, South Gloucestershire</span> Town on the edge of Bristol, England

Kingswood is a suburban town and unparished area in the South Gloucestershire district, in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, England, bordering the eastern edge of the City of Bristol. The suburb is situated 3.4 miles (5.5 km) east-northeast of Bristol city centre and 102 miles (164 km) west of London.

References

  1. "Gloucestershire (County, South West England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  2. "South Gloucestershire (Unitary District, South West England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  3. "KS101EW (Usual resident population) - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics". www.nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved 20 November 2016.