Editing Gloucester (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Gloucester Docks at Night.jpeg|thumb|Gloucester Docks at night]]

Gloucester is the [[county town]] of [[Gloucestershire]], and is the 53rd largest settlement in the United Kingdom by population.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}} In 2010, its population was 123,400.<ref>{{cite web |title=Growing Gloucester's Visitor Economy |url=https://www.gloucester.gov.uk/media/1371/growing_gloucesters_visitor_economy.pdf |publisher=Gloucester City Council |access-date=19 July 2020 |archive-date=3 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503115724/https://www.gloucester.gov.uk/media/1371/growing_gloucesters_visitor_economy.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref> It has the traditional [[lowest bridging point]] of the longest river in Great Britain, connecting it with [[Over, Tewkesbury|Over]]. The 2011 census recorded that the city had a population of 121,921 and by 2016 its population was estimated to be 128,488.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/php/uk-admin.php?adm2id=E07000081 |title=Gloucester (District, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom) – Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location |website=www.citypopulation.de |access-date=5 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180505205653/https://www.citypopulation.de/php/uk-admin.php?adm2id=E07000081 |archive-date=5 May 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> The city's urban area extends beyond its boundaries, with [[:Category:Areas of Gloucester|several outlying districts]]. The 2021 census gave the population of the Gloucester Urban Area as 169,061, absorbing areas such as [[Brockworth]] and [[Churchdown]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/UK-EnglandUA.html?cityid=7168 |title=United Kingdom: Urban Areas in England – Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information |website=www.citypopulation.de |access-date=5 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180505205831/https://www.citypopulation.de/UK-EnglandUA.html?cityid=7168 |archive-date=5 May 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The city is located on the eastern bank of the [[River Severn]], sheltered by the [[Cotswolds]] to the east, while the [[Forest of Dean]] and the [[Malvern Hills AONB|Malvern Hills]] rise to the west and north, respectively. Gloucester is an [[inland port]], linked via the [[Gloucester and Sharpness Canal]] which runs from Gloucester's docks to the [[Severn Estuary]], allowing larger ships to reach the docks than would be possible on the tidal reaches of the river itself, which go well north of the city to Haw Bridge. The wharfs, warehouses and the docks themselves fell into disrepair until their renovation in the 1980s. They now form a public open space. Some warehouses now house the [[Gloucester Waterways Museum]], others were converted into residential flats, shops and bars. Additionally, the [[Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum]] is located in the Custom House.

Gloucester is made up of a variety of neighbourhoods, some of which correspond to electoral divisions of the City Council.
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* [[Abbeydale, Gloucestershire|Abbeydale]] 
* [[Abbeymead]]
* [[Alney Island]]
* [[Barnwood]]
* [[Barton and Tredworth]]
* [[Coney Hill]]
* [[Coopers Edge]]
* [[Elmbridge, Gloucester|Elmbridge]]
* [[Hempsted]]
* [[Hucclecote]]
* [[Kingsholm, Gloucester|Kingsholm]]
* [[Linden, Gloucester|Linden]]
* [[Longford, Gloucester|Longford]]
* [[Longlevens]]
* [[Matson, Gloucester|Matson]]
* [[Podsmead]]
* [[Quedgeley]] †
* [[St. Pauls, Gloucester|St. Pauls]]
* [[Tuffley]]
* [[Westgate, Gloucester|Westgate]]
* [[White City, Gloucester|White City]]
* [[Wotton, Gloucester|Wotton]]
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† Quedgeley is the only town within the city's borders. Because of this it has its own town council.<ref name="Quedgeley Town"/>

=== Green belt ===
{{Further|Gloucester and Cheltenham Green Belt}}
The city itself contains no green belt; however, it is bordered to the north east by the green belt in the surrounding Tewkesbury district, helping to maintain local green space, prevent further urban sprawl and unplanned expansion towards [[Cheltenham]] and [[Innsworth]], as well as protecting smaller nearby villages such as [[Churchdown]], [[Badgeworth]], [[Shurdington]], and [[Twigworth]].