Coln St. Aldwyns
Encyclopedia
Coln St. Aldwyns is a village and civil parish
in the Cotswold district
of the English
county of Gloucestershire
. The parish church of St John the Baptist is in the extreme south of the parish and is in the charge of a team ministry alongside neighbouring parishes.
and is currently represented by Councillor
Carole Topple and Charles Alfred Richard Gillams, members of the Conservative Party
. Coln St. Aldwyns is part of the parliamentary constituency of Cotswold
, represented in the House of Commons by Conservative MP
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown. It is part of the South West England
constituency of the European Parliament
.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the Cotswold district
Cotswold (district)
Cotswold is a local government district in Gloucestershire in England. It is named after the wider Cotswolds region. Its main town is Cirencester....
of the English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
county of Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
. The parish church of St John the Baptist is in the extreme south of the parish and is in the charge of a team ministry alongside neighbouring parishes.
Governance
Coln St. Aldwyns is part of the Riversmeet ward of the district of CotswoldCotswold (district)
Cotswold is a local government district in Gloucestershire in England. It is named after the wider Cotswolds region. Its main town is Cirencester....
and is currently represented by Councillor
Councillor
A councillor or councilor is a member of a local government council, such as a city council.Often in the United States, the title is councilman or councilwoman.-United Kingdom:...
Carole Topple and Charles Alfred Richard Gillams, members of the Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
. Coln St. Aldwyns is part of the parliamentary constituency of Cotswold
Cotswold (UK Parliament constituency)
The Cotswolds is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
, represented in the House of Commons by Conservative MP
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown. It is part of the South West England
South West England (European Parliament constituency)
South West England is a constituency of the European Parliament. For 2009 it elects 6 MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation, reduced from 7 in 2004.-Boundaries:...
constituency of the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
.